Brassica Bandit

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spectrum (Zone 2b) May 17, 2005

Last night, something or another decided to nip off all the leaves on all my Brassica family seedlings - cabbages, cauliflowers, etc. The seedlings were in a box on the deck, hardening off before being transplanted into the garden. Needless to say, there will be no transplanting for them now. The funny thing is, none of the other seedlings in the box were touched. Assorted herbs, tomatoes, peppers, artichokes - not a leaf was disturbed. Only the Brassica family.

My best guess is that it was a mouse - so a trap will be going out tonight, baited with a piece of cabbage :) My question is: has this ever happened to anyone else? My mother says she can't remember it ever happening before and she has been growing cabbages for years.

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Drew_N_Corinn Pleasant Grove, UT(Zone 6b) May 25, 2005

Very Strange...

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Yuska San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) May 25, 2005

Wish I had seen this earlier....I hope you didn't toss the seedlings...sometimes after being badly ripped that way a few will put out new leaves and go on to grow. Worth giving them a chance.

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spectrum (Zone 2b) May 28, 2005

None survived. But the second round of seedlings have emerged in the garden now.

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