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Been up lottie this afternoon...mostly to burn xmas tree, but my 2 rows of broadies are about 2" tall and about 4 leaves each! hoping to plant a few more rows shortly.

Regards

matt

my acquadulce are doing fine in their black buckets (all but one germinated), but something is having a chomp at the leaves.  Not quite shredded but something is definitely having a chew.

I've surrounded with them the contents of my hairbrush and egg shells but anyone got any idea what might be feasting and what I can do ?

Do they look like tiny neat half-circle chomps that make the leaf edges look 'frilly' kaypee?

nothing "neat" about them, but you might say frilly.  ;D or should that be  :'(

Take a look here kaypee, it might be the Pea and Bean Weevil:
http://www.organicgardening.org.uk/factsheets/pc25.php

Advice from HDRA on that link, if it looks like that, and more advice:

From plot regulars: puff underside of leaves after rain or watering with Derris dust
From SS: ignore, they will grow out of it
From Geoff Hamilton, Barnsdale Gardens: admire the Wonder of Nature that can give you frilly-edged leaves on your peas and broadies in Spring, then ignore, they will grow out of it; if desperate, use Derris but he reckons they do little harm other than cosmetic :D

SSxx

I'm sure the neighbours will have phoned the police by now "mad woman in the garden in the dark with camera" !

LOL@kaypee
:-[ ::) that looks like slugs to me. Have you got any of those organic ferrous based slug pellets?
Come on, what does everyone else think? 8)

No idea what is chomping at them, but it has not affected my crops in the past. As soon as the plants start growing vigorously, the munching will not be noticed.

Derek

I have two types !  I guess one of them will be the ofbsp type (the other type being blue lol).

So much for the human hair/eggshell approach.  Little blighters.

:-X

Last year as the Broadies started pushing through the ground the slugs attacked some of them :o, I put down pellets and they never touched them again loads of dead slugs thou ;D ;D. But I was under the impression they only attacked early seedlings but what do I know.   :) :) :) ;) ;) ;) :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D

Generally looks like slugs to me... probably the little black ones that are decimating my chinese cabbage in the frame!
:'(

maybe they were early seedlings when they were chomped  ???  the top leaves seem to be surviving atm, so maybe sluggy has got bored now.

Now I'm back home, I'll keep a closer eye on them for varmints.

mine are healthy but too big and leafy, if the weather does get cold then i think they'll be in trouble.

i planted (in suffolk) when i would have planted them before (in newcastle) and then its been so mild. its a learning curve this down south thing!

no frills though, for the first time ever.

Went for a swim up the lottie this morning, heres mine in picture form! Too me they look far too advanced for Jan. In fact it all is, even the weeds are growing...its been on average 14 degrees during the days lately!

Regards

Matt

Well I'd have a song in my heart if my broadies looked like that matty ::)

Hello all,
I sow mine in the spring every year and allways get a good crop from strong plants.

Quote from: MattyJC on January 09, 2007, 17:13:20
even the weeds are growing...its been on average 14 degrees during the days lately

I've got dandelions in full flower  :-\

Didn't see any Dandelions but there are plenty of weeds still growing!
;D

wouldn't want you to miss out dad - shall I pop some in the post ?  ;D ;D

I got some nettles for you Dad.   ;D ;D ;D