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Something ate holes in the new pitcher
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:27 pm
by pandaking666
i woke up this morning to see that something ate someholes in my s.pupurea . what can i do to help prevent this again. Any help is appreciated..
Re: Something ate holes in the new pitcher
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:31 pm
by ChefDean
Looks like slugs. Put some snail bait around and it'll get rid of them.
Also, your purp looks to be planted too deep, the rhizome should be exposed a bit otherwise you could run into rhizome rot.
Re: Something ate holes in the new pitcher
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:32 pm
by Panman
A shallow saucer of beer will also trap slugs. Use cheap domestic stuff, they aren't picky.
Re: Something ate holes in the new pitcher
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:39 pm
by pandaking666
ChefDean wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:31 pm
Looks like slugs. Put some snail bait around and it'll get rid of them.
Also, your purp looks to be planted too deep, the rhizome should be exposed a bit otherwise you could run into rhizome rot.
Do you know any bait that is safe for the plants? im trying to dig out the growth rhizome as i dont want completely unearth the plant .