green pepper eater
We like green peppers, so I start them inside, set the tray of seedlings
outside for a week, then transplant them into the garden. Some insect or animal eats off the leaves after we transplant them, and they die. We solved the problem by placing large canning jars over the seedlings for a few days. I'm really curious what kind of pest would attack a newly planted seedling, but won't attack it a week or two later when we remove the jars. No other seedlings are attacked. Any ideas? This is in Ohio, zone 5. |
green pepper eater
Rabbits and deer. And, you'd better watch out with those canning jars.
They're going to act like little greenhouses and cook your plants. It's not a matter of "if", but "when". "Not@home" wrote in message news:kkoeg.205581$5Z.99302@dukeread02... We like green peppers, so I start them inside, set the tray of seedlings outside for a week, then transplant them into the garden. Some insect or animal eats off the leaves after we transplant them, and they die. We solved the problem by placing large canning jars over the seedlings for a few days. I'm really curious what kind of pest would attack a newly planted seedling, but won't attack it a week or two later when we remove the jars. No other seedlings are attacked. Any ideas? This is in Ohio, zone 5. |
green pepper eater
It could also be snails, or cutworms. Try going outside with a
flashlight one evening to check on them. Snails can be controlled with a dish of beer. They climb inside and drown. Icky, but effective! Not@home wrote: We like green peppers, so I start them inside, set the tray of seedlings outside for a week, then transplant them into the garden. Some insect or animal eats off the leaves after we transplant them, and they die. We solved the problem by placing large canning jars over the seedlings for a few days. I'm really curious what kind of pest would attack a newly planted seedling, but won't attack it a week or two later when we remove the jars. No other seedlings are attacked. Any ideas? This is in Ohio, zone 5. |
green pepper eater
Its not deer; I would have seen their tracks in the freshly rototilled
soil. We do have rabbits and slugs. I tried the beer in a dish trap for the slugs and my neighbor almost drowned. I guess it will remain a mystery as we now remember to put the canning jars over them; they do make a very warm greenhouse so I only leave them on for a few days, lest my peppers come pre-cooked. Laura at theGardenPages wrote: It could also be snails, or cutworms. Try going outside with a flashlight one evening to check on them. Snails can be controlled with a dish of beer. They climb inside and drown. Icky, but effective! Not@home wrote: We like green peppers, so I start them inside, set the tray of seedlings outside for a week, then transplant them into the garden. Some insect or animal eats off the leaves after we transplant them, and they die. We solved the problem by placing large canning jars over the seedlings for a few days. I'm really curious what kind of pest would attack a newly planted seedling, but won't attack it a week or two later when we remove the jars. No other seedlings are attacked. Any ideas? This is in Ohio, zone 5. |
green pepper eater
How about buying a roll of fence wire and caging the plants? Get the wire
that's covered with green plastic. Makes the wire last much longer. We're talking years. At the end of the season, flatten the cages and store them on a hook in the garage. "Not@home" wrote in message news:VU%eg.205803$5Z.201199@dukeread02... Its not deer; I would have seen their tracks in the freshly rototilled soil. We do have rabbits and slugs. I tried the beer in a dish trap for the slugs and my neighbor almost drowned. I guess it will remain a mystery as we now remember to put the canning jars over them; they do make a very warm greenhouse so I only leave them on for a few days, lest my peppers come pre-cooked. Laura at theGardenPages wrote: It could also be snails, or cutworms. Try going outside with a flashlight one evening to check on them. Snails can be controlled with a dish of beer. They climb inside and drown. Icky, but effective! Not@home wrote: We like green peppers, so I start them inside, set the tray of seedlings outside for a week, then transplant them into the garden. Some insect or animal eats off the leaves after we transplant them, and they die. We solved the problem by placing large canning jars over the seedlings for a few days. I'm really curious what kind of pest would attack a newly planted seedling, but won't attack it a week or two later when we remove the jars. No other seedlings are attacked. Any ideas? This is in Ohio, zone 5. |
green pepper eater
By the way, in my first message, I don't mean fence in the whole garden.
Rather, make individual cages for various plants as necessary. Deer eat the leaves off my peppers, so I'm making fence wire cylinders with flat tops for each plant. The flat top allows me to place a brick there to hold the cage in place. Works like a charm. For leafy stuff like lettuce, which doesn't grow that high, I have long rectangular cages. All of the cages lift off easily for harvest or weeding. "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... How about buying a roll of fence wire and caging the plants? Get the wire that's covered with green plastic. Makes the wire last much longer. We're talking years. At the end of the season, flatten the cages and store them on a hook in the garage. "Not@home" wrote in message news:VU%eg.205803$5Z.201199@dukeread02... Its not deer; I would have seen their tracks in the freshly rototilled soil. We do have rabbits and slugs. I tried the beer in a dish trap for the slugs and my neighbor almost drowned. I guess it will remain a mystery as we now remember to put the canning jars over them; they do make a very warm greenhouse so I only leave them on for a few days, lest my peppers come pre-cooked. Laura at theGardenPages wrote: It could also be snails, or cutworms. Try going outside with a flashlight one evening to check on them. Snails can be controlled with a dish of beer. They climb inside and drown. Icky, but effective! Not@home wrote: We like green peppers, so I start them inside, set the tray of seedlings outside for a week, then transplant them into the garden. Some insect or animal eats off the leaves after we transplant them, and they die. We solved the problem by placing large canning jars over the seedlings for a few days. I'm really curious what kind of pest would attack a newly planted seedling, but won't attack it a week or two later when we remove the jars. No other seedlings are attacked. Any ideas? This is in Ohio, zone 5. |
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