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Skimea pics i hope again

as ni said something eating them,

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    That looks like the dreaded vine weevil Alan image

    We found that watering on nematodes really worked image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657

    Hi Dove ,sorry to ask i know nothing about vine weevil,wot is it and what do you look for to find it please,perhaps a burn would be best, by the way you cant tell but its in a big tub.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    This thread will show you what the adults look like - they come out at night - when we had a lot of them I'd go out in the evening with a torch and look on and under the leaves and squidge them.

    The real b*****ds are their grubs which look like this 

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    They live underground and eat the roots of your plants - they particularly like primulas and love to get into pots of nice compost with lots of lovely plant roots.  image

    Get a load of nematodes - I got mine via Amazon - and water them into the soil - you then have to keep the soil moist for a while - they sorted the problem for us.  

    You can only do it in the summer when the soil is above a certain temperature and as the nematodes are alive you have to water them on pretty soon after you receive them.

    Good luck - you'll probably have to be very nice to Kate to get her to cart watering cans full of water and nematodes around image

     


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657

    Cor blimey,don't they know iv got enough problems at the momentimage right many thanks Dove for that wonderful news Amazon here i come,iv noticed the other one has slight damage as well,Cheers for that Dove 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Thanks Edd image - I forgot the link image

    More info here Alan http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=234 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657

    Got that as well many thanks Edd, Dove. 

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