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Title: Beaten the beetle
Post by: saddad on August 10, 2009, 22:35:22

Makes it all worthwhile...
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/lillies.jpg)
:)

Title: Re: Beaten the beetle
Post by: angle shades on August 10, 2009, 22:59:08

:) mine got eaten by snails ::)/ shades x

Title: Re: Beaten the beetle
Post by: betula on August 10, 2009, 23:11:18

Lovely Pic ;D

Title: Re: Beaten the beetle
Post by: ellie2cats on August 10, 2009, 23:18:19

Congrats on your beautiful lillies. Mine would have looked as good except for the dreaded beetle. The flowers have survived but the foliage is a mess. I tried to pick off and squash everyone that I saw. How did you do it? Do you spray or use magic?
Ellie 2cats

Title: Re: Beaten the beetle
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 11, 2009, 10:00:30

I didn't get it either; I've only seen it once. I suspect a lot depends on where you are.

Title: Re: Beaten the beetle
Post by: saddad on August 11, 2009, 13:50:11

Magic, well constant squishing actually :)

Title: Re: Beaten the beetle
Post by: ellie2cats on August 18, 2009, 00:10:18

I google the dreaded Lily Beetle and see that the grubs do the damage. I will also look out for them. I wonder if I should remove the bulbs and clean them and put them in fresh soil for next year. They devastated my lillies this year and it seems as though the bulbs will not be very good next year now. Such is life.
Ellie 2cats

Title: Re: Beaten the beetle
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 18, 2009, 14:23:34

The beetle doesn't affect the bulbs, so I should leave them!

Title: Re: Beaten the beetle
Post by: saddad on August 18, 2009, 15:45:12

It's vine weevil that wreck lily and any other bulb in pots... :-X

Title: Re: Beaten the beetle
Post by: saddad on August 26, 2009, 11:44:45

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/DSCN3000.jpg)

The "Stargazers" are out now... :)

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