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Mice

bored_newbie · 2024-11-03 21:41:53

It's the time of year where mice are active and I've noticed I have more around the place than ususal. We were late planting tomatoes in the polytunnel this year and they have been ripening nicely the last few weeks. However I have seen some tomoatoes on the ground with broken skin and I worry the mice are in there.…

03-11-2024 10:41PM

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bored_newbie

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It's the time of year where mice are active and I've noticed I have more around the place than ususal.
We were late planting tomatoes in the polytunnel this year and they have been ripening nicely the last few weeks.
However I have seen some tomoatoes on the ground with broken skin and I worry the mice are in there.
Assuming they are, should I continue to eat the tomatoes or decide to rip the plants out of there?

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#2 04-11-2024 09:31PM

standardg60

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More than likely everything everyone eats has been defecated on by something at some stage. Wash and enjoy, or even not as I doubt you'll be harmed anyway.

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