scott
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Post by scott on Feb 19, 2018 15:33:14 GMT
Hi All
I have been over keen this season and planted lots of seeds in seed trays. So far all I seem to be doing is feeding some mice, any ideas how to discourage them would be welcome. I have tried covering trays with bubble wrap etc but to no avail.
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Post by murrayc on Feb 20, 2018 10:20:38 GMT
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scott
Clearing the weeds
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Post by scott on Feb 20, 2018 16:24:29 GMT
Hi Murray
Yes peas and broad beans, will paraffin be ok not harm the peas or beans?
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Post by murrayc on Feb 21, 2018 7:32:45 GMT
Hi Murray Yes peas and broad beans, will paraffin be ok not harm the peas or beans? From the various gardening sites I've looked at there seems to be agreement that a 24 hour soaking won't stop germination and the smell/taste will deter the mice until after germination, when they're no longer interested. Other suggestions are all based around noxious smells and tastes: Olbas oil, mixtures of chili and garlic, infusions of rhubarb leaves are all cited. I can't find anything that says that the plants resulting from it are affected. Other solutions are about protecting the seed while germinating, including my own recent preference of starting them off in a length of guttering, which you can cover over with mesh or other impermeable until the seeds have sprouted. Hope this helps.
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Post by wilbarra on Feb 21, 2018 9:31:22 GMT
all the deterents mentioned are for pea seed sown in the ground if you sow pea seed sown in seed traysyou have to make sure the seed trays are level andglass on top of the trays are placed level put a a weight of some sort on the glass. problem solved in minutes
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bridgey
Clearing the weeds
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Post by bridgey on Feb 25, 2018 18:45:20 GMT
one of the old ways of stopping mice eating pea seed was to put them in a mixture of arsenate of lead dust.
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