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Violas being eaten

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travelsafar Wed 30-Sept-20 10:24:47

I have just been in the garden to deadhead pansies and violas and it looks like something is eating the violas. Its is such a shame as sweet little flowers. All the petals look like they have been nibbled.Any one got ideas as to what it may be??

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Oopsadaisy4 Wed 30-Sept-20 10:27:44

Slugs, snails, rabbits, muntjac deer, birds, all theses things and more eat my flowers on a regular basis.

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Teetime Wed 30-Sept-20 11:41:41

I read the title of this thread and thought it meant your musical instrument had got dry rot or something. I'm glad its not. Went for a walk yesterday - BIG slugs everywhere.

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Ashcombe Wed 30-Sept-20 11:46:00

Me too, Teetime!

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lemongrove Wed 30-Sept-20 11:47:35

Pigeons seem to like them!

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LadyGracie Wed 30-Sept-20 11:49:55

Ants love pansies and violas, they eat the roots completely too.

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EllanVannin Wed 30-Sept-20 11:51:13

They are nice in salads. I've even had them crystalized.grin

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H1954 Wed 30-Sept-20 11:53:55

EllanVannin

They are nice in salads. I've even had them crystalized.grin

There you go travelsafar, I think you have your culprit! ???
Sorry, could not resist!

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MiniMoon Wed 30-Sept-20 13:54:25

Mice will nibble on anything in our garden. We have loads of wood mice around here.

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Chewbacca Wed 30-Sept-20 14:00:26

Funny what we all extract from a thread title isn't it? When I saw it, I though it was asking whether you could eat violas! I was just about to say "yes you can"! But obviously the mice, deer, slugs, birds or moles are beating you to it!

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Charleygirl5 Wed 30-Sept-20 16:20:11

Again I am learning- I thought humans could not eat them.

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Chewbacca Wed 30-Sept-20 16:23:11

Only the petals and sepals Charleygirl, not all of it.

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MawB2 Wed 30-Sept-20 19:19:35

Well it’s obvious who the culprit is!
Nom, nom!

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Callistemon Wed 30-Sept-20 21:32:12

Sorry, I thought this thread would be asking if violas were edible eg in salads.

Caterpillars? If there are holes they could be the culprits.

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Chewbacca Wed 30-Sept-20 21:33:16

Me too Callistemon! smile

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Doodle Wed 30-Sept-20 21:35:03

I thought it was a musical instrument being eaten too blush

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Chewbacca Wed 30-Sept-20 21:37:36

grin Ah Doodle, you always make me giggle! grin

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Callistemon Wed 30-Sept-20 21:54:33

I've been served posh salads decorated with flowers and thought " Do I eat these? Would it be bad manners to leave them?".

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