I am so cross...

shiney · Post: # 29872Post **shiney** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:06 pm

I went on me hols for a week and when I came back yesterday ALL of my huge sprout plants were ablitterated by caterpillars. The whole lot scoffed in a week.

I could cry.

It's big big big nets for those plants next season.

Shirley · Post: # 29877Post **Shirley** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:27 pm

Ohhhhhhhhhh hugs Shiney - sorry to hear that. Bloomin' nuisance these caterpillars... :blackknight:

shiney · Post: # 29881Post **shiney** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:42 pm

I have just pulled the whole lot up and composted them. Grrrrrr!

Millymollymandy · Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:14 am

Poor Shiney

. Going on hols when you are growing veg is a bit of a nightmare really!

hedgewizard · Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:00 pm

Yup. It's skiing in Feb for me.

Wombat · Post: # 29993Post **Wombat** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:07 pm

Sorry to hear that mate! I do know the feeling

Nev

shiney · Post: # 30009Post **shiney** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:20 am

I even dreamt I ate a caterpillar by mistake last night.

I found a lovely looking green leaf of cabbage on the ground and thought I'd munch it. Underneath was a bit fat green and black caterpillar. It was really bitter and I had to wash my mouth out.

I spat it on the ground and watched it limp (YES LIMP!) away.

O o oh...I see the men in white coats arriving.

See how much this has affected me?

Millymollymandy · Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:58 am

Never mind, it could have been worse. It could have been THAT slug you photo'd!!!

shiney · Post: # 30026Post **shiney** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:33 pm

Oh gosh yes! That would have been the ultimate nightmare.

bazil · Post: # 31324Post **bazil** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:34 am

shiney wrote:I even dreamt I ate a caterpillar by mistake last night.

I found a lovely looking green leaf of cabbage on the ground and thought I'd munch it. Underneath was a bit fat green and black caterpillar. It was really bitter and I had to wash my mouth out.

I spat it on the ground and watched it limp (YES LIMP!) away.

O o oh...I see the men in white coats arriving. See how much this has affected me?

dreams are well weird.......like i bet if you did eat a caterpiller it would be bitter......i have loads of weird real stuff in dreams....makes you wonder

Millymollymandy · Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:41 am

Explain this one then! A few days after Shiney's post about her dream, I had a dream about gooseberries!

I don't grow them, buy them, eat them or cook with them. I think I may have tried them once and didn't like them - sour!

So where did that come from? I think this must have been my wierdest dream ever because it was so ordinary and normal!

shiney · Post: # 31368Post **shiney** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:48 am

I think we're just a load of wierd dreamers!!! I love gooseberries.

Wombat · Post: # 31370Post **Wombat** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:52 am

I really should get more sleep....

digiveg · Post: # 31508Post **digiveg** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:25 am

Dunno what you lot are putting in your compost...but can I have some?