This week is supposed to be so warm that I’ll be putting my seedlings out during the day and for a few nights they’ll be able to stay outside.
Last year I had issues with mice snacking on my seedlings. I went out one day and found 90% all chewed off. So what I’m doing is taking some dishpans which I had mr mm drill some holes in and we got some hardware cloth and he’s going to cut them to fit the dishpans and I’ll twist tie them on.
That way they’ll get the sun and wind but no critters will be able to snack on them.
I did set out a mouse trap last year and got the seedling eating bugger.
I’ve had that problem in the past in my greenhouse. I locked my ‘Killer Queen’ cat, Eva Grace, in the greenhouse overnight and...problem solved. Word must’ve gotten out to The Mouse Community, as it was no longer a problem after that. ;)
Thanks for the reminder. I see mouse turds in my shed and will grab a sticky trap. I get the rat sized ones and usually get a half a dozen mice with one. Need to toss a small one in the Ford Focus too because it evidently has a hole in it somewhere where they’ve gotten in.
I’ve thought about making hardware cloth lids for the 1020 trays and do have some so I should do that too. I’ve lost my share of seedlings to mice. Also had them dig up the seeds and eat them.
Another cup of coffee and I’ll go turn on the lights in the shed and walk around and peak underneath and look for light to see where they’re getting in. It’s warm enough for spray foam. Not sure how I’d do that with the car. Maybe shove a drop light up under the dash and look under the hood and floor boards for light or visa versa. Light under car and/or under hood and look for light under the dash.