Good morning all. I grow our veg garden in a cage (exclusion area) and over recent times managed to exclude most food eating critters (possums etc.) I produced about 200 tomato seedlings over winter in the cage and planted about 5 plants in the cage.
Inspired by many of you, I decided to conduct a new experiment with critters and gremlins.
I made a new veg garden nearby and planted a 5m row of tomatoes then covered them with shade cloth. All good, no critters got near them.
On Tuesday I planted another two rows of tomatoes with basil interspersed around them. These were left uncovered.
Unfortunately, when I checked first thing yesterday, all my plants (not covered) were chewed back to a few stalks. Some basil plants had a leaf or two remaining but essentially the patch was destroyed. Without night monitoring I assume possums.
Critters and Gremlins ... 1
Dan ... Nil
Back to the drawing board I guess.
Happy gardening, everyone!
Inspired by many of you, I decided to conduct a new experiment with critters and gremlins.
I made a new veg garden nearby and planted a 5m row of tomatoes then covered them with shade cloth. All good, no critters got near them.
On Tuesday I planted another two rows of tomatoes with basil interspersed around them. These were left uncovered.
Unfortunately, when I checked first thing yesterday, all my plants (not covered) were chewed back to a few stalks. Some basil plants had a leaf or two remaining but essentially the patch was destroyed. Without night monitoring I assume possums.
Critters and Gremlins ... 1
Dan ... Nil
Back to the drawing board I guess.
Happy gardening, everyone!