Death in the garden - graphic dial up warning.

Ptah

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:15 PM
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Death in the garden - graphic dial up warning.

The first sunflower to bloom has given up:

Here is where the stalk gave up:

The path the pest took can be seen here near the soil:

I think this is where the pest (I suspect the sunflower stem weevil) entered the plant:

I'm wondering if the bumps on the stem indicate the presence of pests:

The insides of the stem clearly show the damage:

I hope the rest of my sunflowers survive:

:scared:

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rug

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:22 PM
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1. You've seen one CSI too many.

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Ptah

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:30 PM
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5. I'm just the field tech.

It's up to you lab guys to analyse the evidence and solve the crime.

:thumbsup:

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:24 PM
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2. Oh my dear Ptah!

I hope they survive too! How scary!

:scared:

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Ptah

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:29 PM
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4. Thanks, Peggy.

I have high hopes for them.

On another note, will it be long before the first

Bold Italicized Peggy F-bomb ?

:shrug:

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In_The_Wind

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:26 PM
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3. Very sad.

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Ptah

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:31 PM
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6. Yeah, it's a bummer.

Thanks, Joan.

:cry:

It's not really a big thing.

:shrug:

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In_The_Wind

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:33 PM
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7. it was a big thing before it got munched on

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Ptah

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:38 PM
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8. Yes, it was going well.

I've posted this in the gardening forum, hoping for
suggestions to prevent it spreading to the others.

Thanks, Joan

:hi:

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Kajsa

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:45 PM
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9. Take a sample of the damaged stalk,roots, etc.

to your nearest nursery and ask them what you can do
to prevent this from spreading.

I always ask if they can recommend something that is earth-friendly.
i.e. not so damn toxic and unsafe to use around pets.

They might be able to help you.

Good Luck!!

:hi:

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Ptah

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:50 PM
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10. A suggestion from the gardening forum is

diatomaceous earth.

I'm going to try that first.

Thanks, Kajsa.

:hi:

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Kajsa

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Mon Jun-12-06 11:10 PM
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15. You're welcome!

Thanks for letting me know about diatomaceous earth.
I've never heard of it, before.

Wow- the things we learn in DU!!

:D

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democracyindanger

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Mon Jun-12-06 09:56 PM
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11. 'Ees just pining for the fjords.

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Ptah

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Mon Jun-12-06 10:39 PM
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13. Ee kin just keep pinin,.

No fjords near here.

:shrug:

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Gormy Cuss

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Mon Jun-12-06 10:02 PM
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12. The squirrels take out my sunflowers

The bastids. I spread a cayenne paste on the stems to slow them down

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Ptah

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Mon Jun-12-06 10:40 PM
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14. No squirrels near here.

Sorry to hear about your squirrels.

:hi:

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Elidor

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Mon Jun-12-06 11:30 PM
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16. May I suggest a surveillance camera

Catch the perp when he returns.

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gardenista

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Tue Jun-13-06 12:20 AM
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17. Ptah- forensic horticulturist

Isn't it amazing that a thing so small could topple a plant so big.

Nature.

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Ptah

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Tue Jun-13-06 08:57 AM
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18. Law & Order - Special Garden Unit n/t

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