best way to protect sweet corn seeds - loo rolls?

[newspud9]

When I planted sweetcorn last year I feel sure I lost some seeds to mice. Is pushing empty loo rolls around them (the seeds not the mice - helpful comment from son!) until they start to show through something that others do.  Does anyone use down-turned plastic cups (maybe with holes poked in the top) for the same kind of thing.  Always found that trying to cover with fleece or netting a bit of a pian to set up and keep in place.

Thanks for all the comments.

[newspud9]

[davyw1]

If you have plastic cups why not set them away in the cups and transplant out when they are big enough

[newspud9]

Thanks davyw1... i tried that last year (twice) but they just wouldnt take.  am cursed with a no-sunshine backyard and difficult to get capture the right conditions, so have always had to sow direct.