@mich1972 thanks very much for your inputs. First I thought possums could be the issue as I had bad possum attack before I netted up the planting area ...
So far I don't see any horn worms..it's strange that mostly the tips of the young shoots are eaten..and most of the other lower leaves are not touched ...
Some pest has been eating the young leaves and shoots of my tomatoes. At first look I thought it could be possums as I had this problem with my young ...
Hi, I had possum attack on my tomato and chilli seedlings and out of desperation rigged up a netting using nylon wire netting. Good thing the veggies ...
Yes, thanks for your advice. I don't throw food scraps direct into the ground but into a composting bin. However too many seedlngs suddenly germinated ...
Good morning @jenahakchew sorry for the late reply, been busy with work and getting through another heatwave. I was actually thinking Rats because it’ ...
They are more active at night and tend to find a spot on the underside of a branch or leaf during the day to avoid predators @jenahakchew. It might be ...
Hi @jenahakchew,
I'd be checking the plants over to see if you can locate any Horn worm's. A couple of them are quite capable of this kind of damage ...
Thankyou, I could try chicken wire too, I'd like to be able to take the enclosure off during the day and put on at night, as its night the possums do ...
@mich1972 thanks very much for your inputs. First I thought possums could be the issue as I had bad possum attack before I netted up the planting area ...
So far I don't see any horn worms..it's strange that mostly the tips of the young shoots are eaten..and most of the other lower leaves are not touched ...
Some pest has been eating the young leaves and shoots of my tomatoes. At first look I thought it could be possums as I had this problem with my young ...
Hi, I had possum attack on my tomato and chilli seedlings and out of desperation rigged up a netting using nylon wire netting. Good thing the veggies ...
Keeping my fingers crossed! There are at least 20 such seedlings that suddenly sprouted in my cucumber as well as in my chili pot. Trying to salvage a ...
I bought 4 Lebanese cucumber seedlings about 2 months ago from Bunnings and planted 2 on the ground and 1 in a pot. Noticed they have all started to f ...