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Windsor.Parker 3/29/2012, 12:48 pm

Seedlings are growing well!
Problem with my artichokes, though! (see earlier pics above) I've been fighting this pest for several days but damage continues. Any help would be welcome!

In the foremost plant, the tip of the smaller, center leaf has been eaten away. See the hole in the seed leaf of the other plant?
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Here's a close-up.
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Something's eating the leaf edges, too!
Hhhhhheeeeeellllllllpppp!

GWN 3/29/2012, 8:46 pm

Is that "something" the thing that is on that leaf, Looks like the teensy snail that someone else had a picture of from their worm farm.

I have in the past had issues with bug on artichokes and the advise given to me was to wash them off with a gentle spraying of water.

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Windsor.Parker 3/29/2012, 8:59 pm

GWN wrote:Is that "something" the thing that is on that leaf, Looks like the teensy snail that someone else had a picture of from their worm farm.

I have in the past had issues with bug on artichokes and the advise given to me was to wash them off with a gentle spraying of water.

Glad to see someone else growing artichokes

Thanks for the feedback,GWN.
That "something" is a hole in the artichoke's seed leaf. I think it was made by a slug, but I can't find it on or near the plant. Maybe somehow I got rid of what's eating my plants. The cool weather might help, too!

GWN 3/29/2012, 10:13 pm

I have been living in Oregon where the slugs are HUGE, but up here, they can be quite tiny, and I would agree, you might have a teensy weensy slug problem.
I have been hardening my artichoke plants out in the cold to see if that might induce them to flower this year....
So I have really left them out in the cold, they have been out on many sub freezing nights one night down to 22 farenheit...

Windsor.Parker 5/7/2012, 3:08 pm

Today, many of those same seedlings are thriving outside in the garden! bounce

Birds or squirrels uprooted 4 Endives that never recovered. A Brussels Sprout was bitten off at the stem and killed, too! Evil or Very Mad

It's May 5th and the carrot box is full of sprouts!
A couple of days later this warm and damp Spring, and most plants are doing well in the garden.
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Leaf Lettuce surrounded by Artichokes.
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Red Giant Mustards which overwintered, also Red Onions, Leeks, Mustard Greens, Sweet Peppers, and Tomatoes.
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Broccoli is showing some tasty growth! Stepping Out... - Page 2 211713

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