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    hello i have just started a new hobby growing veg, just bought a greenhouse, so any help would be great, i just planted some veg plug plants, and when i got up in the morning , all the heads were off 15 of my plants, what can be causing this, thanks ann
     
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    hello Ann , welcome to GC :dbgrtmb: I have just asked admin to move your post to a more useful section of Gardeners Corner , probably the Edible section or the Greenhouse section. It sounds like slug or snail damage to me , I am sure you will find some advice on here .
     
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    hi ann:) ,which veg have you planted?
     
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    hello i planted brussels, cauilflower, brocolli, plug plants, its the brussels that have gone
     
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    Hi Ann, did you harden them off before planting outside?

    It might also be pigeons.
     
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    hello, they were plug plants, so i just put them straight in to garden, oh i am lost, what does harden them off mean
     
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    If the plug plants had been grown in a greenhouse they will need to be acclimatised prior to going outdoors, this is called 'hardening off'. For 7 to 10 days you need to leave them outside during the day and move them back inside at night. Alternatively you can use a cold frame to acclimatise them.

    If you put plants straight outside they will sit around and sulk for a couple of weeks or more and they are more of a target for pests and disease.

    If it's pigoens you need to net against them. If it's slugs and snails and you are not green you can use pellets otherwise use beer traps, egg shells etc - but be prepared to lose one or two plants.
     
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