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hello all, im new to the group and this is my 1st posting.
i have some peas growing that have been in the ground for about 3 weeks, they are about 3inches tall so far but instead of having round leaves they appear to be jagged rather like a saw blade, i have slug pellets on the ground and they seem to be working but the leaves seem to have only very small chunks cut away from the edges, i did notice some red ants in the vicinity , could these be eating the leaves? if so what methods can i introduce to curb it, any help will be appreciated , unfortunately i cannot remember the variety of the pea in question.
just for the record my name is simon and both myself and my wife + 5 children have just been allocated an allotment as we used to keep chickens in our garden but we have very fussy neighbours so decided upon the allotment as we can keep the birds up there with no problems at all.
its only a small plot about 30x20 ft but we have managed to build the chicken run install a 6x4 shed and built 5 large raised beds to grow veg in, so far in the ground we have the following,
potatoes
onion sets
red onions
beetroot
turnips(not too good)
carrots
peas
runner beans (going in this weekend)
i will have a few more questions soon but i don't want to clog up the forum .
look forward to any replies
kind regards simon
i have some peas growing that have been in the ground for about 3 weeks, they are about 3inches tall so far but instead of having round leaves they appear to be jagged rather like a saw blade, i have slug pellets on the ground and they seem to be working but the leaves seem to have only very small chunks cut away from the edges, i did notice some red ants in the vicinity , could these be eating the leaves? if so what methods can i introduce to curb it, any help will be appreciated , unfortunately i cannot remember the variety of the pea in question.
just for the record my name is simon and both myself and my wife + 5 children have just been allocated an allotment as we used to keep chickens in our garden but we have very fussy neighbours so decided upon the allotment as we can keep the birds up there with no problems at all.
its only a small plot about 30x20 ft but we have managed to build the chicken run install a 6x4 shed and built 5 large raised beds to grow veg in, so far in the ground we have the following,
potatoes
onion sets
red onions
beetroot
turnips(not too good)
carrots
peas
runner beans (going in this weekend)
i will have a few more questions soon but i don't want to clog up the forum .
look forward to any replies
kind regards simon
