24th March - Disaster Strikes - my army is chopped / eaten down!!

I've woken today to a scene of total decimation and heartbreak. It was only yesterday that I posted details of how my little army of chile seedlings were roaring along. Today is a different matter as the 'curse of the black pearl' as Im now calling it has stuck again (I been jinxed ever since I took possession of that black pearl plant - thanks Tony!). The culprits are not the 'Darlington Slugs' but an even worse menace - mice! They have some how got into the outhouse, chewed clean through one of my plastic propagators before eating alive all my little seedlings. I'm absolutely gutted.


On a brighter note most of the seedlings lost are annuums which germinate pretty quickly so its only set me back a fortnight or so. I'm pretty sure have got replacement seeds and time is still on my side so all is not lost. My other tray of seedlings containing the slower to germinate species (Chinense/Pubescens) and the rarer wild varieties has escaped relatively untouched . This tray contains all my Trinidad Scorpions and the highly prized 7 Pod seedlings so it could have been so much worse.

Well, I'm going to have to get myself of to the garden centre, buy some more seed compost and some mousetraps. I hate these little bastards so much, I think I'll leave out a plate of my Naga Snakebite sauce for them to try. That should ensure a nice painful slow death!