28-05-2018, 06:09 PM
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What's eating my garden pinks?
I've got four little garden pinks plants (Dianthus) but something's eating the buds and hollowing them out before they bloom.It can't be slugs can it?
Wouldn't the weight of a slug break the stem?
If you zoom in you can see the empty buds
There were lots of flowers when I bought them a few weeks ago...
28-05-2018, 06:17 PM
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Re: What's eating my garden pinks?
Originally Posted by Mags
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I've found several snails on my Dianthus so I think they could also be your problem, Ruthio...
Wouldn't they chomp the buds right off the stems?
These buds are hollowed out from inside, an inside job!
I dunno...so will slug pellets do for snails too?
28-05-2018, 09:38 PM
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Re: What's eating my garden pinks?
I wish I knew what did it Ruthio!Roses and Pinks are my two most favourite flowers. I have a collection of approximately 30 Pinks at the moment, and take cuttings each year of my favourites.
Every year, a few of them get this problem of 'empty buds.'
Can you see tiny, minute little brown bug type insects clinging to the stems anywhere? They don't move much, just sit there in groups.
If there is a heavy infestation and its left untreated, the leaves start getting pale and yellowy, then the buds are hollowed out, just leaving the outer casing.
Is any of this familiar Ruthio?
I am not sure what these things are, unless they are Scale Insects, but whenever I have an infestaton of these on a plant, if I don't spray quickly, the insides of the buds disappear.
That's the only time I get this bud problem - when I have got those tiny dark brown things clinging to the stems.
(Put your specs on, as they are very small
).After all that, I also agree with Aerolor and it could well be earwigs, as they eat buds too.
29-05-2018, 09:25 AM
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Re: What's eating my garden pinks?
Originally Posted by Mups
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Every year, a few of them get this problem of 'empty buds.'
Can you see tiny, minute little brown bug type insects clinging to the stems anywhere? They don't move much, just sit there in groups.
If there is a heavy infestation and its left untreated, the leaves start getting pale and yellowy, then the buds are hollowed out, just leaving the outer casing.
Is any of this familiar Ruthio?
I am not sure what these things are, unless they are Scale Insects, but whenever I have an infestaton of these on a plant, if I don't spray quickly, the insides of the buds disappear.
That's the only time I get this bud problem - when I have got those tiny dark brown things clinging to the stems.
(Put your specs on, as they are very small
).After all that, I also agree with Aerolor and it could well be earwigs, as they eat buds too.
I will look, with my specs on, but at the moment it's raining!
And what do I spray them with?
Years ago I heard that soraying with washing up liquid was the answer.
Because I intend to spray them whether or not I see any bugs!
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