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#202244 - 04/17/08 08:44 PM HELP! SOMETHING IS EATING IRIS LEAVES AND PANSIES
bucky bucky Member Registered: 06/03/07 Posts: 4 Loc: oregon	Hi all, I don't know who sent me such a nice birthday wish but that was very sweet of them. Thank you it means a lot. Now to my problem. For my birthday I had my family come and rototill for our veggie garden and expanding our flower garden. Very cool, couldn't get a nicer gift. But my problem now is--we have iris's coming up. I live in Vancouver, WA, Zone 5 , I think. It is very cold here right now as the weather is playing tricks on us. But our problem is that the leaves on the iris coming up have huge holes in them like something is eating them but in circles. Also we planted pansies in the rock garden and they look like they are also being eaten. We just don't know what to get to counteract this as we don't even know what is eating them. Does anyone have an idea? Could you please help us? could you tell us what to use to get rid of whatever these are? Thanking you in advance. Edited by bucky (04/17/08 08:44 PM) Edit Reason: double signature _________________________ Judy
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#203187 - 04/20/08 10:08 PM Re: HELP! SOMETHING IS EATING IRIS LEAVES AND PANSIES [Re: bucky]
toposh toposh Twinkie the Kid Dream Gardener Registered: 12/11/07 Posts: 1157 Loc: florida	I know there is some kind of caterpiller or something like that leave perfect circles in leave? is that what it is? Im sure you could use something like a sevin concentrate for plants veggies etc to spray on them... they sell it a home depot just be sure to read the lable... I use it all the time it works great! _________________________ We will never forget you, you will be forever in our hearts and mind I miss u already i will never forget the storys you used to tell me... rest in peace aunt mildred.
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#205092 - 04/27/08 06:57 PM Re: HELP! SOMETHING IS EATING IRIS LEAVES AND PANSIES [Re: toposh]
bucky bucky Member Registered: 06/03/07 Posts: 4 Loc: oregon	Thanks so much I will have my husband look for it next trip to H.D. which will be tomorrow. It won't damage the flowers or buds? _________________________ Judy
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#205093 - 04/27/08 07:06 PM Re: HELP! SOMETHING IS EATING IRIS LEAVES AND PANSIES [Re: bucky]
melcon6 melcon6 WildRedRidingHood Dream Gardener Registered: 09/13/02 Posts: 4660 Loc: Coastal Maine	To me, it sounds like it could be slug damage. I don't use chemicals, so I fight the slugs by hand to slime combat. I sprinkle a tiny bit of salt on some, cut some in half, and some plants I sprinkle crushed egg shells around it. Also , walmart and other stores (HD, I'm sure) sell a natural slug control which is diatomaceous earth which is like crushed up bones and it kills the slugs by impaling them as they crawl over it. You have to reapply after rains. _________________________
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#206087 - 05/02/08 06:50 AM Re: HELP! SOMETHING IS EATING IRIS LEAVES AND PANSIES [Re: melcon6]
The Plant Doc The Plant Doc Dream Gardener Registered: 09/05/03 Posts: 1610 Loc: Wisconsin	Another great way of taking care of slugs is beer. Take a shallow dish like a pie plate, or even a Frisbee, and set it into the soil so the lip is just about even with the ground, near your plants. Then just pour a can of beer into it. This is a great way of getting rid of that really cheap stuff that your friend brought over to your home last summer, and it has been sitting around ever since. Since beer is basically made up of everything that slugs like, they are attracted to it like bugs to a light! They fall in and die with little smiles on the slug faces. Once the weather heats up you may need to change the beer once a week or so, just to keep it fresh. But honestly it is about the best way to take care of the little critters. _________________________ Mike Maier aka The Plant Doc
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#206090 - 05/02/08 06:57 AM Re: HELP! SOMETHING IS EATING IRIS LEAVES AND PANSIES [Re: The Plant Doc]
melcon6 melcon6 WildRedRidingHood Dream Gardener Registered: 09/13/02 Posts: 4660 Loc: Coastal Maine	You know, Mike, I've done the beer routine, but for me it just seemed like it attracted more and more slugs. I think the word got out in the neighborhood that there was a party in the pie tin and they all came crawling. It's funny how they came like that, usually I crawl out of the bar, not into it. _________________________
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#206159 - 05/02/08 04:47 PM Re: HELP! SOMETHING IS EATING IRIS LEAVES AND PANSIES [Re: melcon6]
Joclyn Joclyn Deep Purple Dream Gardener Registered: 07/18/05 Posts: 2099 Loc: philly	slugs love iris!! i have them too...they do some damage - not enough that i've actually taken measures against them (other then putting them in the trash bag - squished - if i come across them). crushed shells on top of the soil should help keep them off the plants...it's hard for them to navigate the sharp edges, so they tend to stay away. eggshells you would need a lot of. seashells might work better. they do love the beer...if you put that out, put the dish somewhere closeby the plants but off to the side so that you draw them out/away. _________________________ zone 6b
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#206234 - 05/02/08 08:59 PM Re: HELP! SOMETHING IS EATING IRIS LEAVES AND PANSIES [Re: Joclyn]
melcon6 melcon6 WildRedRidingHood Dream Gardener Registered: 09/13/02 Posts: 4660 Loc: Coastal Maine	You can ask local restaurants, diner, schools, cafeteria, etc. to save you some. They crack 'em by the case. _________________________
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#206245 - 05/02/08 10:29 PM Re: HELP! SOMETHING IS EATING IRIS LEAVES AND PANSIES [Re: melcon6]
Joclyn Joclyn Deep Purple Dream Gardener Registered: 07/18/05 Posts: 2099 Loc: philly	excellent suggestion, mel!!! any restaurant or bar that offers all-you-can-eat specials with clams or mussels would be a good place to contact! _________________________ zone 6b
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