Camel CSA’s growers leave long-tailed field mice well alone, provided they stay away from our polytunnels. 

The problem is that mice love the warmth in the tunnels and like certain types of vegetable seed – especially peas – even better.

As we cleared away this year’s mangetout pea bed we disturbed no fewer than THREE mouse nests. Suddenly there were adult, teen and baby mice running everywhere!

• Enterprisingly, the mice bit back in verse last year in response to anti-mouse measures we took then.

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