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jenahakchew
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jenahakchew
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February

@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 ...

jenahakchew
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February

Thanks Jason for helping out as any advise or inputs from knowledgeable members will be highly appreciated...

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February

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 ...

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February

Thanks @MitchellMc for your reply. Do the hornworms feed mainly at night? So far I don't see any during the dayThanks,Kind regards,Chew

jenahakchew
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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 ...

jenahakchew
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December

Hi @smokey1507,     just to update. Out of 4 cucumbers planted out in the garden only 1 seems doing well and bearing my first cucumber. The others wer ...

jenahakchew
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December

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 ...

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November

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 ...

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mich1972
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February

Not a problem at all and I hope you can resolve it. Good luck and stay in touch and keep on enjoying your Garden 

mich1972
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February

Good morning @jenahakchew sorry for the late reply, been busy with work and getting through another heatwave. I was actually thinking Rats because it’ ...

Community Manager Jason
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February

Thanks for the update @jenahakchew. Let me tag a helpful and experienced member in @ironbark to see how they would tackle the problem. Jason

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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February

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 ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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February

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 ...

gene
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December

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 ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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December

Hello @jenahakchew Thank you so much for that update, the cucumber looks great, I hope you get more cucumbers from your plants. Eric

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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December

Hello @gene I'm sorry to hear that possums have attacked your Grevillia flowers. To build a quick enclosure, I suggest using Jack 90cm x 5m x 25mm ...

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jenahakchew
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February

@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 ...

jenahakchew
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February

Thanks Jason for helping out as any advise or inputs from knowledgeable members will be highly appreciated...

jenahakchew
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2 replies
February

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 ...

jenahakchew
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4 replies
February

Thanks @MitchellMc for your reply. Do the hornworms feed mainly at night? So far I don't see any during the dayThanks,Kind regards,Chew

jenahakchew
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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 ...

jenahakchew
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1 reply
December

Hi @smokey1507,     just to update. Out of 4 cucumbers planted out in the garden only 1 seems doing well and bearing my first cucumber. The others wer ...

jenahakchew
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December

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 ...

jenahakchew
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November

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 ...

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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 ...

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