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Stolen Peas

STEPHANIE OTTEVANGERSTEPHANIE OTTEVANGER Posts: 10
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Over the past week we have had our peas eaten by something. The peas are cracked open with no teeth mark visible, and the peas eaten. We have had almost our entire crop of peas taken. 

It is not mice because mice eat through the pod and often leave the empty pod on the plant and teeth marks are visible.

It is obviously something with a big appetite, pretty certain it is not human as it happens at night. I have tried netting the plants, but the animal still gets through.

Has anyone any ideas please?

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  • STEPHANIE OTTEVANGERSTEPHANIE OTTEVANGER Posts: 10
    Hello Pansyface ,

    This is on the allotment which is away from the village with fields and moorland nearby. The creature has to negotiate a 3ft fence on to our allotment and there is also a fence around all the allotments.
  • STEPHANIE OTTEVANGERSTEPHANIE OTTEVANGER Posts: 10
    I wish it was just children. This is happening at night and very early morning when children would not be around. Also very few children in village ,

    I have netted the plants, but this is no deterrent. I suspect a rat or a squirrell.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Don't think that's rodent-type behaviour

    pansyface wrote (see)

    I'd say it was the immature form of the homo sapiens type creature.image

    I suspect the more mature form image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316

    Do you have a wildlife camera?  We use ours to enjoy the wildlife, but it can be put in a place where it's not obvious.image

    S. E. NSW
  • treehugger80treehugger80 Posts: 1,923

    I suspect Homo sapiens too, they are too neatly cracked open.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Start a rumour around the village that you're really really worried because it looks as if something has been eating your peas, and you'd accidentally sprayed them with a poisonous fungicide - then see who's queueing up at the local GP practice image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316

    Well done, Dove. I like that oneimage

    S. E. NSW
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Hello , could it be squirrel ? image

  • STEPHANIE OTTEVANGERSTEPHANIE OTTEVANGER Posts: 10
    I like all these suggestions. Many thanks. I think it may be a squirrel, but perhaps I will never know. Will try again next year!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    That's a bit heavy-footed for the birds mentioned above - the area has been trampled - but possibly a flock of fat wood pigeons who of course, love peas ... now there's a thought  ... is there any pigeon poo around?


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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