whats happened to my redcurrants

[sunnydee]

I planted a redcurrant bush earlier this year which was doing well when I went to allotment other day the stems had been stripped of the bark any idea what is doing this and will the bush survive

[Hans Mum]

that'll be the pigeons ....... they should surive i know its a bit late for this year but a fellow plotholder told me to wrap round some old nets over all my currant bushes which i did and i've harvested 4kgs so far & there's at least twice as much still to crop ...

[Two_Sheds]

I don't think Pigeons eat bark.
I'd plump for Sawfly: Royal Horticultural Society - Gardening Advice: Gooseberry Sawfly

[kernowyon]

if it is around the base of the stems could be Wabbits

[sunnydee]

Thanks it is all round the bottom of bush and there are rabbits around do you think it will survive with out the bark as it is a young bush

[Two_Sheds]

Prob not. Shoot the Wabbit.

[PurpleBecca]

Wabbit pie! YUM!!!!

[PurpleBecca]

About these Wabbits - build little chicken wire - strong mess 'tubes' around the bases of anything else (ie, trees or fruit busses) you plant on the allotment, if they did it once they will probably do it agian.

I have to put my 'tubes' about 3 or four feet high and pretty wide as we get Hares here and Deer.

Still like the sound of the pie........