Thursday, October 24, 2013
Dahlia Disappointment
This is the second of my dahlias to go from looking very healthy one day to being gone the next. The first one lost all its leaves, and I assumed snails had got to it. I sprinkled some iron phosphate snail bait around to protect the remaining ones, but today a second dahlia has bitten the dust. This one has had the stem chewed through, but the leaves are untouched. Is this normal for snails or slugs? Or is something else the culprit?
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Might be earwigs. Roll up some damp newspaper or corrugated cardboard and place in it the area. Each morning check for earwigs and dispose of in garbage. Repeat.
May be something 4-legged with generous incisors looking for something sweet near the roots.
Thanks, Dee, I'l give that a go and see what turns up. I've also had the suggestion that it may be cutworms. More investigation required!
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