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on here make me laugh out loud I find slugs eat new growth of Campanula but seem not to like them too much. Vine weevil will also eat Campanula and love to hide under veg on warm walls.

'll give it a go, don't see I have anything to lose at this point Check the soil for vine weevil grubs and the leaves for adults and get some nematodes in if you find any. I can't see any evidence but it might be worth doing in case.  Thanks As an aside

other ideas? Thanks Noodle I love heuchera but have stopped growing them in pots now as I've lost too many to the dreaded vine weevils.  The ones growing in the borders have all been fine. Gentians!   Heucheras worth a try. Ajugas, small varigated leaved

beetle and a picture of a vine weevil so I can compare and contrast, and only stomp on the vine weevil. At the moment I am leaving everything alone as I am not sure what is what. I have a friend living in Moordown, near Bournemouth and she has Stag

dying.  The other two now look dried up and dead.  The stems have become brittle, although they are still green inside.  I can't understand it, as everything else around them is doing well.  Any thoughts? Have you checked for Vine Weevils eating

sure it is in a sheltered, sunny position to give it the best chance. A thought - did you examine the roots while re-potting? Did they look healthy? And no sign of any grubs such as vine weevil? Hi  i'd concur with Alina, that bay trees like to be fed

as this has coincided with exceptionally weather. Many thanks! It might have wilted, or there might be a root problem. have you checked for vine weevil (white C-shaped maggots with a dark head, about 1 cm in size). Just thought I'd say firstly thank you

't get heat from sun after 2pm, is well watered and fed with Miracle grow twice since May. There is no sign of Vine weevil and all other plants in the border look OK. The plant is in its second year Any ideas?? When you say there are no signs of vine

have lost count of the number of auriculas that the vine weevils have destroyed. I keep my collection in terracotta pots in cat litter trays in a 4 tier mini greenhouse. The cat litter trays are great for watering as no water drips onto the plants

vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, but smaller, rounder and hairier. It was this I had under the microscope.It turns out to be Otiorhynchus setosulus, a Sicilian endemic. How on Earth had it come to Bluewater? The only conclusion I can draw