just dug up my front lawn

[lynda66]

but on this site it says about the potatoes, and there isn't exactly loads of grass lol ...... they've eaten most of it BBC - Gardening - Advice - Non interactive Pest and Disease Identifier

[Tam]

On the lawn put down some plastic sheeting and the leatherjackets come up to the surface and you can brush them up and dispose of them. I suppose most softbills would eat them - we are lucky to have enough starlings who come and dig them up. I don't know how one would deal with them when they attack potatoes.

[lynda66]

i'm going to try that tomorrow, we have 2 blackbirds who will probably eat them, the strange thing is, we get loads of birds at the back but, but i never see any birds in the front ........ i guess that could be the reason why they are only in the front ....... but tomorrow ...... it is all out WAR

i have loads of potatoes out the back, so if they eat these, it's not too tragic, they are only in there cos they sprouted and i want to get the lawn up at some point, and i thought they'd help kill the rest of the grass.

[terrier]

I just love this place. It's so ... ENTERTAINING!!!

[T.Austin]

Might have something to do with the cat!

[terrier]

Might have something to do with the cat!

Say, do you play TENNIS??

[lynda66]

Might have something to do with the cat!

the cat goes in the back garden as much as the front and that still has birds

[lynda66]

I just love this place. It's so ... ENTERTAINING!!!

i'm so glad you're entertained ....... if you're really 'that' bored and need some excitement........ you can come and help me pick all the bugs off the lawn lol

[terrier]

i'm so glad you're entertained ....... if you're really 'that' bored and need some excitement........ you can come and help me pick all the bugs off the lawn lol

Eeuuww!! Not likely. Anyway, I've already had too many cans of Guinness to drive all that way.

[lynda66]

that's ok, i've only just put the plastic down, tomorrow will be fine