On 5/5/2013 7:04 PM, Farm1 wrote:
"Natural Girl" wrote in message
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On 5/5/2013 11:47 AM, Steve Peek wrote:
On Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:36:29 PM UTC-4, Natural Girl wrote:
Has anyone grown those hot peppers before?



What sort of pests would be eating the daylights out of the leaves? I

planted a couple and have babied them through the spring temps only to

have something chew up those pretty leaves!



Any ideas? Will the plants survive being eaten like that?

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Natural Girl

It could be slugs. They have totally eaten my kale seedlings this year.
Try using Sluggo. It's an organic (iron phosphate)treatment that works
wonders on slugs and snails.


I put some D.E. *diatomaceous earth* all around them... it looks like the
chewing has stopped, but the leaves look pitiful even though it's not
dead. Do you think it will recover and put on new leaves? Are they
hearty plants?

My advice would be that if you don't need that spot for something else, wait
and see what happens. If they aren't being chomped now then they should
recover as the season progresses.



I checked the habaneros this evening and they are still alive. I guess
they are waiting for more warm weather to start growing! My peas are
doing well, though, and a few tomato plants have baby tomatoes on the
vines. So far so good.

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Natural Girl