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kentstar 5b NE Ohio (
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Mon, Jul 25, 11 at 15:43
| Grasshoppers? Slugs? JB's?
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RE: Heuchera: what does this kind of damage? Pics
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| Looks like it could be either slugs or JBs or both. I normally have slug damage on my hostas but this year I sprinkled crushed eggshells around them as soon as they poked up through the soil. This year: zero slug damage. They've never bothered any of my heuchera though and I have close to a dozen plants. |
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- Posted by morz8 Z8 Wa coast (My Page) on
Mon, Jul 25, 11 at 17:14
| If I were to find sharp notches from outer edges leading in, in my climate it would be weevil. Go out after dark with a flashlight, look. You may have to make more than one trip, begin about dusk and if you don't see anything, try again later. |
RE: Heuchera: what does this kind of damage? Pics
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I do use Sluggo regularly and I don't see evidence of slug damage.
The notches are all from the outer edges so maybe weevils. I never had this damage before and they've been in the ground for 4 years now! |
RE: Heuchera: what does this kind of damage? Pics
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| On a side note, it looks like your 'Jack Frost' brunnera may have foliar nematodes. And I'd agree with the weevil damage on the heuchera. |
RE: Heuchera: what does this kind of damage? Pics
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| It's weevil time. Overnight all of my Rhodies, huecheras and Clematis have weevil damage. |
RE: Heuchera: what does this kind of damage? Pics
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| I think every brunnera out there has foliar nematodes. As much as I like them, I'm about to pitch them all and not grow brunnera any more. They look nice in spring, but by July they are ragged and look like crap. Karen |
RE: Heuchera: what does this kind of damage? Pics
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| Is the damage new? If not, maybe it's winter moth larvae. One of my heuchera was decimated before I noticed the caterpillars. After that I started checking all the heuchera and hand-picking. But this was back in late May/early June. |
RE: Heuchera: what does this kind of damage? Pics
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- Posted by ornata London UK 8/9%3F% (My Page) on
Fri, Aug 5, 11 at 10:34
| I get lots of slugs and snails in my garden but they've never so much as taken a nibble out of any of my heucheras. |
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