Passion Flower Munched
Last post 06-08-2012 7:45 AM by Pesty. 8 replies.
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15/07/2012 09:05 AM
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- Kodama
- Bristol
- 15 Jul 2012
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Dear All
I bought 3 plants recently to try and cheer up my outside wall. All creeping and climbing plants, two clementis and a passion flower. I've been away for two weeks and came back to a decimated Passion Flower and partially eaten Celmentis. One of them is perfect, weirdly.
I had been sprinkling the pellets on the ground for slugs and snails and it does look a little like a massacre at the base of the plant, so they are certainly trying to reach them. Is there a way of stopping them from coming along the wall? Can you spray the plants with anything?
I see that the earwigs like to chew on these plants too. Does this damage look like earwigs to anyone? If so, how do you stop these guys?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
PS - Can only seem to add one image :(
Will
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15/07/2012 06:15 PM
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- sue1002
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- 06 Sep 2005
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Yes, it does look like the slugs and snails are the culprits. I don't know about spraying the plants but spraying some WD40 on the wall might stop them actually climbing the wall although with all this wet weather, it could need re-applying quite often.
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15/07/2012 07:17 PM
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- Kodama
- Bristol
- 15 Jul 2012
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WD40? That's a top tip. Would mild salt water be of any use, or would it get potentially harm the flower?
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15/07/2012 11:04 PM
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- 07 Nov 2006
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Hey ho! WD 40.. This a a new one to me. Jokes aside. These most strange weather conditions that we are experiencing. perhaps the time has arirved for us to rewrite the analls of botanical history. Strange things are taking place. So why shouldn't we be trying out strange forms of defense etc.
Mike.
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16/07/2012 07:11 AM
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- Kodama
- Bristol
- 15 Jul 2012
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Well, I'm up for anything that can help. The plant has been completely stripped of leaves and looks very sad and sorry. I'm worried about the other two plants suffering the same effects, one has been attacked and the other hasn't lost a leaf. It's odd, I guess the snails and slugs don't like that one.
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16/07/2012 08:32 AM
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- sue1002
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- 06 Sep 2005
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I wouldn't go using salt water near plants as I think that could have an adverse effect on them. The idea of the WD40 is to make the surface slippery so the slugs and snails can't climb the wall. It certainly works on plastic pots and isn't anywhere as messy (and looks better) than Vaseline that some people use round their pots.
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28/07/2012 04:56 PM
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- Kodama
- Bristol
- 15 Jul 2012
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The plant now has almost lost all of it's leaves, should I prune it back?
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04/08/2012 05:11 PM
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- Lynnoot
- Notts
- 12 Aug 2010
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This damage looks very similar to what I've found on one of my roses - the leaves have been stripped, leaving just a bare skeleton. I found very small caterpillars on it that were obviously the cause. I haven't been able to identify them as yet, so don't know how to tackle them. Also the same damage seems to have occurred on a lupin plant and some cabbage plants. Never had it before, wonder if it's an invader from overseas. If I can find out which caterpillar it is I might be able to take action.
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06/08/2012 07:45 AM
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- Pesty
- At a desk
- 24 Nov 2005
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Caterpillar on Rose will probably be one of the rose sawflies http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=196Lupin and cabbage - lupin most likely slugs. Cabbage could be slugs or a caterpillar - check at night with a torch to find the culprits.
'Trying is the first step to failure' H.J.Simpson
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