Growing Silverbeet, also Swiss Chard or Mangold

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25 Dec 12 dee (Australia - temperate climate)
What eats silver beet at night? Husband growing it and finding at night it gets munched? We live in town so no rabbits.
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30 May 13 Jeremy (Australia - temperate climate)
Most commonly you will find it to be slaters and/or snails. I've even found a few cabbage moth catepillars on the underside of the leaves from time to time. A good pyrethum (natural) spray should help take care of it.
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07 Apr 13 Salli Su (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It might be possums eating your silverbeet
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17 Apr 13 Andrew S (Australia - temperate climate)
Could well be.. but I would also include good old rats and even bandicoots (even in town).
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