who/what ate my white beetroot ?????

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I sowed white beetroot outside under cloche on march 2nd , there was 10/15 of them shooting in 10 days and coming on nicely . I removed the cloche about a week after they shooting and was delighted with there progress until i went out ystdy morning and .........there was only 3 left !!!!! there was no trace whatsoever of them , all the leaves, the roots everything gone ....all the stuff beside them was perfect, radish, shallots , scallions?????could it have been a mouse??????.....

what can i do to prevent this in the future ?????

any advice plz Confused

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billy39 · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:05 am Post subject: theory through rumour

hello avatar, my theory is through rumour so is basically a guess.my neighbour had much the same problem with beetroot an found alot of well feed crows had been dining on his goodies, his solution was a fine mesh raised enough to stop the birds landing and strips of plastic hanging to deter them from getting in the side, hope this helps a bit

beetroot · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject:

hi billy
thank you for that, i hadnt thought of birds, i have nothing up to keep them away so ill try that thakns again
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