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Minnesota

Something is eating my plant, I just put in the ground. Yesterday I found one leaf had a hole the size of a nickel in it, today a leaf had a piece missing. I'm going to cover it over night, air tight, lightly spray with a bug killer. I hope it works.

5/5/2010 10:44:25 AM

Minnesota

I thought I would add The Pumpkin Guy next to my name for a while, I garden at a community garden, people always come up to me and ask, are you the pumpkin guy.

5/5/2010 10:59:27 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Question #1 are you using some little stakes to prop up your plant, and what are the chances that the wind is blowing the leaves into the stakes and tearing them? Be careful spraying anything on a young plant. Better to put up with some damage than to kill the plant with love.

5/5/2010 1:45:29 PM

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Slugs?...look for slime trains and under boards, etc.
Wind.
Birds.

5/5/2010 1:51:44 PM

Minnesota

Hav'ent looked for slug signs, no little stakes. I'm going for a very light application of sevin in the area.

5/5/2010 2:00:24 PM

Western PA

chemicals might be a little harsh for the young plant in a hoop house.

Try sprinkling garlic powder all around the the seedling.

5/5/2010 5:31:26 PM

Joliet, IL

slugs...did you have a recent rain? they have a hard time making tracks over dry soil. check under walking boards...put out some sluggo or some other slug bait encircling the plants. i did see a corn beetle today..pretty early in illinois...that means the first wave of cukes could be in less than a couple of weeks. the are already in tennessee from what i have read. i will drench in some merit tomorrow morning with a watering that is needed anyway.

5/5/2010 8:13:51 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

shaz, early prevention for cukes? Peace, Wayne Other than the Merit? Spray Garlic?

5/5/2010 11:34:55 PM

Joliet, IL

wayne...i saw another beetle that was glonden yellow wings with black diamonds sort of. thought it was a cuke til a grabbed it and got a good look. i imagine beetles of similar size have to get warmed up about the same time. illinois had the warmest april on record above average by 6 degrees. hopefully this upcoming cooler period will slow the emergence time down. i hate to spray plants this small. yes...i drenched with merit today. i have never used garlic spray. i think i will go with a very very light dose of talstar one if they come early.

5/6/2010 8:36:40 PM

Joliet, IL

with golden yellow wings that should say

5/6/2010 8:37:18 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Tremor and Shaz nailed it...most likely slugs.

5/6/2010 8:49:44 PM

Griswold, Ct

I have a lot in common with slugs we both like pumpkins and BEER... I brew beer in the winter to put out in small bowls in the garden, It keeps them off the plants. Might be safer than chemicals right now.

5/6/2010 8:56:13 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Fletch, please expand on this idea...please!!! Peace, Wayne

5/6/2010 11:21:15 PM

Minnesota

I sprayed with sevin, I hope it works, nothing els will.

5/6/2010 11:58:38 PM

Minnesota

I'm sure this has nothing to do with it but, I just put buckets over the plant because MN is getting cool tonight. When I put it on there was a frog a foot from one of the other plants. I seen a frog next to my plant today,,only it could'nt of been a frog because yesterday the plant was covered, co it had to be something small.

5/7/2010 12:02:18 AM

Ohio

let that frog hang around all he wants , that frog is a great insect killer, but I dont think they eat slugs though, not sure.

5/7/2010 8:01:07 AM

Ohio

put a picture of your seedling it in your diary, and then we will be able to help you better, with out a pic most of us have no clue.

5/7/2010 8:05:50 AM

Minnesota

It was a cut worm, I double checked it on google images.

5/8/2010 1:54:04 PM