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Mar 31, 2008 | 12:50 PM PST
Tags: lettuce , pests , mole

I put down snail bait, yes there where some, but now it looks like something is chewing on my Romaine lettuce. It looks like it's being chewed off. I'm thinking of setting up my movie camera at night... or just covering them. But I don't know if I have enough containers to fit over them all. Do moles or gophers eat lettuce??

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CarolineC	Mar 31, 2008 \| 4:55 PM PST Bunny rabbits eat lettuce. You could try sprinkling some human hair around the lettuce beds--the rabbits don't like the scent.
marymary	Mar 31, 2008 \| 8:27 PM PST Thanks for replying....Really? I guess I better give myself a haircut...Tee Hee! I guess I could get some from my hair stylist friend and try it. How did you ever hear of it? I haven't seen any bunnies, but maybe.
CarolineC	Mar 31, 2008 \| 9:17 PM PST I first heard of it on "You Bet Your Garden" the National Public radio show. I tried it last year, and I know we DO have rabbits, and my lettuce was fine. Don't really know if it was the hair, or I just got lucky, but I'm going to do it again this year too. ;)
marymary	Mar 31, 2008 \| 9:22 PM PST Well for tonight I went out and covered them. I will try it though, I planted the Romaine lettuce for me not for the little monsters! Thanks Caroline, lets keep in touch! Mary
marymary	Apr 6, 2008 \| 11:31 AM PST Well I got my hair, I will spread it out and stop covering my lettuce at night and see what happens! My hair dresser had fun telling people what she was collecting it for. Last edited by marymary on April 6th at 11:32 AM.
marymary	Apr 14, 2008 \| 8:19 PM PST Ok, tried and true, it really worked! It's been a week and my lettuce is beautiful and no bite marks. Thanks for the tip Caroline!
Gardengurl	Jun 11, 2008 \| 10:13 AM PST Now my lettuce is being mowed down, also the bottoms of my peapod shoots . Noticed is happening only at ends of the rows. lettuce plants seems to be eaten in the middle of the plant but the leaves are not eaten. also noticed a hole next to the lettuce plant about the size of a pencil. doesn't sound like rabbits....and i covered the rows and still had this problem which I've never had prior with my lettuce or peas, so i'm freaked! help! Last edited by Gardengurl on June 12th at 10:06 AM.

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