Another pumpkin problem

sianb · « **on:** July 17, 2008, 20:04 »

Hi evertone
my pumpkin,s keep flowering and when i check on them the next day. The stem seem,s to be cut with no sign of the flower any idea,s as what might be eating them.

Thankyou in advance.

Sian

fivespud364 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2008, 20:40 »

Hi There you have the dreaded slug or snail attack im afraid they are causing us no end of problems i am going for all out war next week with nematodes and slug pellets and chris who lives at the nursery and owns it is collecting them late at night and dropping them in Salt water as we are getting very serious amounts of damage after three weeks of wet weather down here in cornwall

sianb · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2008, 21:44 »

Thank,s fivespuds how do you use nemetodes.

Sian

fivespud364 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2008, 08:21 »

i have not actually used them before but i believe you water them on and they work on the ones under the soil

DD. · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2008, 08:35 »

Here's the advertising blurb...

http://www.greengardener.co.uk/slug.htm

Not cheap - would cost me well over £100 to treat all my area.

vineweevil1 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2008, 11:09 »

I seem to have this problem also. Does it matter that the flower has been eaten overnight? Is it likely that it has been polinated during the day?

sianb · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2008, 18:51 »

Thankyou all for your help, guess i,ll be out with the torch tonight

Sian

agapanthus · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2008, 18:56 »

You could always try 'advanced' slug bait....supposed to be organic.

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