Gone

[shadycon]

2 day old,1" seedlings disappeared overnight! I found 2 stubs out of 8 plants at ground level. Nothing left.Looks to have been chewed off. No evidence as to what did it. Germinated seed put directly into 3 gal pots in grow room. Not a good start but I can start more.

[Gator]

That's probably mice, I've had the same thing happen starting seeds in the basement

[Orggrwr]

Man that sucks, hate when that happens. I had a problem with a groundhog. Thought he was stealing my weed but I had no idea.

[Orggrwr]

Just kidding.🙂 Could also be voles if they attacked from below ground. Have lost many a tomato and flowers to voles.

[shadycon]

I have been doing a little research on mice repellents. Tom Cat has an essence oil product to repel mice,peppermint,cinnamon,lemongrass oils. Has anyone tried it?

[Ckbrew]

Fox urine keeps them away. Predator scent. It stinks like mild skunk and rotten something so if the grow is inside your house, well you decide. I use it around my plow truck to keep out the mice. just use a squirt around the wheels and anything that touches the ground. There is also a fiber pad in the engine bay to add some also.

[shadycon]

This my grow room

[golfnrl]

That's a lot of tomatoes, LOL.

[Floopydoop]

*picks at teeth*

Awww...I'm sorry. I don't even know where you live. *burp*

[crucialbunny]

I encountered the same problem a number of times and discovered it was pill bugs from homemade compost I was using to sprout seeds. Typically they only eat rotting plant matter but they seem to also enjoy noshing on delicate new sprouts as well.

[Allotrope1000]

I avoid critters munching on my seedlings by growing them to about 6" tall in a one gallon pot, then transplanting into 7 gal pots in the greenhouse. The same for in ground outdoor grows, but chicken wire cages with Remay wrap keeps them from eating the 6" plus plants.

[MeowMeow]

Did it nibble on anything else, or just the new little sprouts? That would freak me out!

[Allotrope1000]

My most offensive seedling eaters are quail and maybe doves. They do not bother the 6" + transplanted seedlings, but they have chicken wire cages and Remay to protect them. No other critter problems.

[Bowhunterwoody]

Yep f'n robins think the new growth breaking soil are worms I think. I've found more than a few seedlings laying on the ground. State bird here. If not the 22 would be roaring. More for my cukes and zucchini than weed.

[Orggrwr]

You're lucky if you still have wild quail in your area. Used to love to hear them call in the evenings when I was a kid but haven't heard the " bob-white" call in a long time. A sad sign of the times..