tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post3870004375920194417..comments2024-03-29T13:05:34.663+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: The Mystery Of The Missing ZucchinisAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-37645047832616498082016-04-12T21:32:16.116+01:002016-04-12T21:32:16.116+01:00Sorry to hear your efforts have been thwarted. I o...Sorry to hear your efforts have been thwarted. I once lost a lot of little lettuce plants. I assumed it was slugs but discovered the true culprits to be pigeons!! Good luck with the next batch.Christine17https://www.blogger.com/profile/13305963901751150615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-25443471423617240652016-04-12T21:20:51.565+01:002016-04-12T21:20:51.565+01:00Definitely the evil little blighters known as SLUG...Definitely the evil little blighters known as SLUGS!!! The swines decimated many of my plants and tiny seedlings last year!! Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-54793654076208034022016-04-12T16:39:02.714+01:002016-04-12T16:39:02.714+01:00As others have said, probably slugs and snails. O...As others have said, probably slugs and snails. Or, if you have rabbits in your area, they might have eaten them. Also, sometimes, birds like to eat young plants. Good luck with the next batch of plants!Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-32579967681297953862016-04-12T12:53:00.001+01:002016-04-12T12:53:00.001+01:00A little bit early to plant out courgette plants. ...A little bit early to plant out courgette plants. We're still having overnight frosts in Suffolk.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-43249652229988125132016-04-12T12:41:51.182+01:002016-04-12T12:41:51.182+01:00SLUGS - they ravaged my courgette plants and then ...SLUGS - they ravaged my courgette plants and then the courgettes that I had rescued from them. Fat Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061838276997211115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-56944186638182125622016-04-12T11:20:29.826+01:002016-04-12T11:20:29.826+01:00I agree with Carol....they can easily gobble-up en...I agree with Carol....they can easily gobble-up entire plants at night...especially the tender ones.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-46436635282316981142016-04-12T08:23:56.098+01:002016-04-12T08:23:56.098+01:00Slugs love burgeoning courgettes, I'm afraid. ...Slugs love burgeoning courgettes, I'm afraid. Plant some more but only when they are a bit bigger, and surround them with broken eggshells or something called SlugGone, which is sheeps wool, and not harmful to birds (or courgettes). Apparently slugs won't crawl over it. It is possible that the courgettes might still regrow from the roots, so do protect them, NOW!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-17977354948546074952016-04-12T08:16:26.747+01:002016-04-12T08:16:26.747+01:00I agree with Carol. Slugs and snails seem most lik...I agree with Carol. Slugs and snails seem most likely, particularly if the plants were small. We don't put ours out until they are bigger and less juicy and tender to the slimy critters and once all risk of frost has passed - which makes it late May early June up here.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-70739901330854086992016-04-12T07:46:47.799+01:002016-04-12T07:46:47.799+01:00I suspect it may have been slugs or snails.
Carolx...I suspect it may have been slugs or snails.<br />CarolxCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04332392686031711784noreply@blogger.com