Growing Onion

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21 Sep 14 Sarina (Australia - temperate climate)
Our onions (brown and red) are hanging on the fence in a planter box we made from pallets(we have a dog who likes to knock things over). However something is eating the tips of the leaves and only the tips. It wouldn't be possums as the dog would be going crazy. There is no bugs at all near the plants. The fence is colourbond steel, in off-white, and we can not see any trails, marks, tell tale signs of any slugs or snails etc. there is no bugs or sign of them in or around the pallets, and the boxes are lined with weed mat to stop the dirt from falling out. Any ideas of what this could be that's loving the tops of the onions? It's our first ever attempt at growing veggies, and we would really like some to survive!
29 Aug 15 Sally-Anne Pucek (Australia - temperate climate)
I discovered our cat was nibbling the tips of our young garlic and onions...
02 Apr 15 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi there had the same problem and found it was rats ,if you can move them onions to a less easily accessible spot for rats anyway .A fence is like a rat highway
09 Dec 14 Glen (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Sounds to me like heat transfer from the tin fence. Regards
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