Bizarre disappearance of seedling leaves

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  May 2018

  I think mice always leave a little calling card! Is there evidence on your kitchen window sill? 

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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• Gardener Eve Posts: 118

  May 2018

  Hi everyone thanks so much for your thoughts!
  
  Lyn said:

  I think mice always leave a little calling card! Is there evidence on your kitchen window sill? 

  
  Lyn...
  Thats my confusion - there are usually droppings when he comes out and there haven’t been any around the sill or even many recently. 
  
  I guess theyd blend  into the compost though if they had landed in the pots or trays themselves...!
  
  I’ll have a closer look today when I reseed and move everything.
  
  we had one last entry point we thought he could be getting into &
  my partner covered it over yesterday so hopefully that’s it 
  
  Re: slugs-  no slime trails plus I washed everything so carefully before but I will check again. 
  
  Cant decide if it’s just too late to try the cosmos again now! 
  
  
  

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  May 2018

  Is it too late to try cosmos again? All mine were slugged and I bought some more seeds ....
  

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  May 2018

  Not too late for cosmos, Monty Don sows some on the 1st June for a late display.  Mine are only about 3” tall, and they germinate in 2 to 3 days this time of the year. 

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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• Gardener Eve Posts: 118

  May 2018

  Ok! I’ve re- sown the cosmos and my herbs and moved them away from possible mouse access!!! Fingers crossed!
  
  thanks everyone!!

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