Something is eating my Geranium

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by Lenton Rose, May 29, 2006.

  1. Lenton Rose

    Lenton Rose Apprentice Gardener

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    Hello everyone - I am a bit worried about one of my Geraniums. I have many in my garden and all are doing fine - except one that my brother gave me at the end of last season. I know that slugs don't like them but something is difinately tucking into this one. So much so that i have had to take it out of the ground and put it in a pot to try to protect it. I have rumaged thru the surrounding soil and found no grubs or insects - any one got any ideas please?
     
  2. rosietutu

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    Are you talking Geraniums,as cranesbil type or Pelagonium? as last year I started of with a fantastic show of pelargonium type that were devoured by caterpillars little green blighters which were very difficult to spot,So this year decided to give them a miss.
     
  3. Lenton Rose

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    No, they're the crane's bill. I'm not sure what variety it is, but my brother tells me it's the blue type. I was hoping it was gonna be Johnson's Blue, there are some buds on the plant (Not many leaves) so I should be able to tell soon what variety it is.
     
  4. Hornbeam

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    Larvae of the geranium sawfly eat small round holes in the foliage, but the damage is slight and never a problem worth treating. Vine weevil grubs will eat geranium roots and sometimes kill the plant, but that is only a problem when grown in pots. Very strange. Odd that it is just one plant that is affected. I would play safe and get rid of it as it could be a disease or something lurking in the roots
     
  5. Lenton Rose

    Lenton Rose Apprentice Gardener

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    Thanks guys, I think I'll hold onto it but keep it isolated from everything else and see what happens.
     
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