Gardeners Face Pests, Mold & Soil Issues
10 posts in the last 90 days, all from r/gardening.
“Squash borers finally got to me 💔 also bonus toad I found I actually saw a video about a lady who had to deal with some squash borers maybe two days before they appeared for me (which was on the 23rd). I only noticed one of the squash plants had an issue, but the one behind…”
“Don’t know where you live, but vine borers will shut down zucchini with a quickness [re: What produce to grow for best return on investment (effort)?]”
“I had squash vine borers in my pumpkin patch for the first time this year (been growing pumpkins for 4 years). Give me your best no-spray ways of preventing them for next year! Bonus if it’s lazy girl friendly.”
Multiple posts detail challenges faced by gardeners including vine borers, mysterious black mud, mold on cuttings, and early tasseling of corn. Users are seeking identification assistance for pests and diseases impacting their plants.
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“Don’t know where you live, but vine borers will shut down zucchini with a quickness [re: What produce to grow for best return on investment (effort)?]”
“I had squash vine borers in my pumpkin patch for the first time this year (been growing pumpkins for 4 years). Give me your best no-spray ways of preventing them for next year! Bonus if it’s lazy girl friendly. submitted by /u/gooberschnoob [link] [comments]”
“I’ve seen this bug for almost a decade since I started gardening, always buried around an inch underground and curled up. I have many questions. What is it? Is it beneficial? Is it invasive?(Located in southern coastal California) Also if I remember correctly it shows up year round. submitted by /u/DavethePolitical [link] [comments]”
“i’m new to taking care of plants and this is a grape vine, it’s been indoors with me but these little bugs have gone all over the undersides of the leaves, i don’t know what they are so i don’t know how best to take care of them - wipe them off, pesticide so does anyone know what they are and how to get rid of them? i’m pretty sure they’re killing the plant :( submitted by /u/scrunkly_kitty [link] [comments]”
“Hello. My neighbor's six year old son planted a pumpkin in my yard. He is in love with this sprawling beauty. Predictably it has vine borers. I have trimmed off and discarded some smaller vines with damage. The main vine is also affected. I have syringe injected some BT into the vine. I had been using small trellis to keep the vine above the existing plants in that bed. Can I gently remove the trellis, place the main vine directly against the ground, will the older section grow roots once it”
“Found my zucchini with this nasty injury, initially it was covered in some kind of pus like fluid, but I wiped it all away, I don’t know if this is a vine or what but it’s nasty. Any idea how to treat something like this? submitted by /u/Confident_Rush_6479 [link] [comments]”
“How can you treat squash vine borer’s? Or can you only wait two years for them to die off??”
“Squash borers finally got to me 💔 also bonus toad I found I actually saw a video about a lady who had to deal with some squash borers maybe two days before they appeared for me (which was on the 23rd). I only noticed one of the squash plants had an issue, but the one behind also apparently did. At first, I honestly thought that the affected plant was just so heavy that it split, but then I actually used my brain and realized it was more likely to be the borers. Instead of doing something like a”
“Look up some moschata varieties. They have solid stems and are resistant to vine borers. Just resistant though, they can still get in there. But in my personal experience they are very resistant.”
“I discovered the existence of vine borers about 4 years ago, when I noticed sawdusted holes in my zucchini base. I started digging around and… surprise! …wiggling gnocchi. I squealed and almost puked and threw every plant into the bin. This year, I have my eye out! I saw this bug flying around, *too* interested in my zucchini. Looked it up, and, sure enough it’s an adult vine borer moth. I was fortunate to have the time to inspect and scrape every little red-rust egg I could find from my plants.”
“I live in the Adirondacks (NY). We are clearing some of our land & near the road we found this strange “mud” substance. It’s in a fairly small area. It’s pure black, super sticky, wet and is like quick sand. Will literally suck your whole foot into it if you stand on it. It’s super strange and unsettling. It’s the consistency of a thick batter or dough. It doesn’t smell bad, just earthy. Not a particularly wet area either. It’s quite deep but like I said, a small area. Only a couple feet of”
“Harvested some mint for a friend and upon giving it a look over, I came across a leaf with a sac on the underside. Removed the leaf and relocated it back outside, assuming it belonged to some beneficial critters. However... now I'm wondering if the sac belonged to some not so beneficial critters - like perhaps aphids who have been making my life a living hell lately. I dont know enough to know either way. Could someone help identify what kind of sac this is perhaps? submitted by”
“Been trying to propagate my hibiscus cuttings. I saw videos on the internet showing that you can prop them i rooting solution and a humidity dome. I change the water solution every 3-5 days. The cuttings seem to be doing ok because leaves sprouted but then they smell like mold to me. I mean it’s wood in water right? Are these roots forming or mold? Help a beginner out hahaha thanks so muchhh!!! submitted by /u/whatwouldwednesdaydo [link] [comments]”
“One varietal of corn (Early Iriqous)has tassled very early. Stalks are only about 3.5 feet tall. Second varietal (listed as Ohio Sweet) in the same bed has continued normal growth. The first varietal grew normally last year without early tassles. We did have a week-long heat wave prior to the tassling. There are beans and squash in the bed, too, but I don't expect those to cause any corn irregularities. Will the cobs, which already have strings, grow normally or be stunted like the stalks? I”