Hi guys, I'm new to all this. I built a raised lasagna garden and yesterday the kids and I sewed our first veg seedlings. This morning when I got up, the raised beds have been destroyed by some sort of animal, dug up. I am going to buy netting today and build a frame for my net so it's a couple of feet above the bed. The question I have is what do I do about seeds we planted yesterday do I sow new ones or hope that the ones that we put in yesterday grow?
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Raised bed destroyed :-(
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What a shame, and how demoralising for you. Is there anything that can be watered or sprinkled on I wonder, which would deter foxes? I know you can get anti-cat and anti-other things products, don't know about foxes... I'm sure I read somewhere that human urine is a good deterrent as the fox will see it as you staking out your territory
. Strangley it's said to be the best fertiliser too! Hmmm...
sigpicGardening in France rocks!
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Originally posted by Scarlet View PostHi Dave, sorry to hear that, the kids will be disappointed. What are you trying to grow? It may be best to start off in pots and then plant out the seedlings that have germinated.
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I start everything off in pots indoors rather than sowing seed directly into the soil. You can keep an eye on them better and, when they're big enough to plant out they're also more able to stand up for themselves against the weather and the bugs. Spacing them out is easier and, because its warmer indoors/in the greenhouse they have a head start on outdoor sown seeds.
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Not necessarily indoors. Although i think you are guaranteed more success if you sow in pots and only plant out the ones that have germinated. Often small seedlings will get eaten by slugs etc. I start lots off in modules especially things like broccoli because they are very slow growing and the weeds will be up before your seedlings.
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Any form of 'deep mulch' gardening faces these problems, unfortunately. It drives me mad that as soon as I have prepared a bed and covered it with something that looks interesting, the dogs find it and turn it into a bed in the sun, and when they have finished, the chickens decide there must be thousands of tasty insects and worms just beneath the surface (there probably are). I get around the problem by growing almost everything in modules and then planting them out, but I have to use branches or wire to keep them off until they are established. Badgers and foxes will turn over compost looking for worms and grubs.
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