Q.Something Is Devastating My Young Plants Dahlias,Lupins Stocks And Now My Buddleia
My young penstemons, sages , Japanese Anemones haven’t been touched but now my new lavender is being attacked . We have been out at night with a torch but have seen nothing . I have sprayed with Bug Clear and put anti snail and slug pellets . All to no avail . Whatever it is it’s costing me a small fortune ! Yours gratefully Sue Holworthy is
In the one pic it appears the plant is in a Planter maybe concrete? Is there a bottom to the container? Poor drainage, root growth impairment are first thought in that particular plant along with pruning concerns on my part. In fact the soil appears to be stone and pebble among Clay soil ( i have that too) and non container plant could also be root impairment Long Tap roots reach deep and are difficult to raise in a planter and Clay stone soil mix creates a similar situation. With that in mind, both also cause poor drainage and roots can rot if over watered. Also to mind is MITES, tiny on the underside of a leave, may see what appears to be tiny web of spider mites on a few. If provide additional info i may be able to narrow this down but these are immediately brought to my mind.
In the one pic it appears the plant is in a Planter maybe concrete? Is there a bottom to the container? Poor drainage, root growth impairment are first thought in that particular plant along with pruning concerns on my part. In fact the soil appears to be stone and pebble among Clay soil ( i have that too) and non container plant could also be root impairment Long Tap roots reach deep and are difficult to raise in a planter and Clay stone soil mix creates a similar situation. With that in mind, both also cause poor drainage and roots can rot if over watered. Also to mind is MITES, tiny on the underside of a leave, may see what appears to be tiny web of spider mites on a few. If provide additional info i may be able to narrow this down but these are immediately brought to my mind.
