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something is eating my radish tops
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binfordmj
gardengranny
tomperrin
FamilyGardening
jillintx
Lindacol
camprn
doneal
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Re: something is eating my radish tops
First guess, slugs, second guess, a caterpillar type worm; look under the leaves, maybe even bring a magnifying glass with you, you might even try looking at night. Good luck!
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Re: something is eating my radish tops
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: something is eating my radish tops
I showed this to my daughter and here is her reply:
It looks to be some kind of moth caterpillar. Which one, can't say for sure since they molt several times from hatching to forming the cocoon and with each molt they look different from the previous stage. Its color (not green) excludes several possibilities. The caterpillar pictured looks close to forming a cocoon so if one could keep it in a container while it metamorphoses then one could see the adult moth (which would be easier to ID but still not full proof as there are several thousand species of moths in a given state. The Cutworm moth is a possibility though.
I've included some links below which have radish pests pictured.
http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-65.pdf
http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/e253caterpillarpests-cole.html
Sorry I can't be of more assistance
Susie
It looks to be some kind of moth caterpillar. Which one, can't say for sure since they molt several times from hatching to forming the cocoon and with each molt they look different from the previous stage. Its color (not green) excludes several possibilities. The caterpillar pictured looks close to forming a cocoon so if one could keep it in a container while it metamorphoses then one could see the adult moth (which would be easier to ID but still not full proof as there are several thousand species of moths in a given state. The Cutworm moth is a possibility though.
I've included some links below which have radish pests pictured.
http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-65.pdf
http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/e253caterpillarpests-cole.html
Sorry I can't be of more assistance
Susie
Lindacol- Posts : 777
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Re: something is eating my radish tops
Try googling pictures of armyworms and see if those look like what you're seeing. We're having a bad time with the armyworms around here because of the mild winter.
jillintx-
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Location : Cleburne, TX zone 8a
Re: something is eating my radish tops
It’s cutworms I’ve ordered BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS BT this is what I found out about BT: Spores and crystalline insecticidal proteins produced by B. thuringiensis have been used to control insect pests since the 1920s. Because of their specificity, these pesticides are regarded as environmentally friendly, I think I remember one of "Mel" shows on pbs and he used it?
doneal-
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Join date : 2012-03-17
Location : Arkansas
something is eating my radish tops
I’ve been going out every night with a flash light and finding the worms. The B.T. that I ordered shoud be here is a couple of days. I very timped to dust with seven, but really don’t want to.
doneal-
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Re: something is eating my radish tops
Please use any pesticides following the label instructions. I bet you want to have honey bees keep coming to your garden. 

43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: something is eating my radish tops
camprn wrote:Please use any pesticides following the label instructions. I bet you want to have honey bees keep coming to your garden.
Yes, I agree! And I will add only use it when you really have to and with moderation.
doneal-
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Location : Arkansas
Re: something is eating my radish tops
doneal wrote:camprn wrote:Please use any pesticides following the label instructions. I bet you want to have honey bees keep coming to your garden.
Yes, I agree! And I will add only use it when you really have to and with moderation.

43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: something is eating my radish tops
can you find cutworms under ground?
so far i have found two fat grub looking things
one under ground when digging to plant something
and the second one down deep in a lg pot from last year with left over MM in it
they didnt look like they had any legs.....
thanks
rose
so far i have found two fat grub looking things
one under ground when digging to plant something
and the second one down deep in a lg pot from last year with left over MM in it
they didnt look like they had any legs.....
thanks
rose
FamilyGardening-
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Looks like a cutworm to me
See this fact sheet: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/m1225.html
I'm using the time honored coffee can cut out at both ends to protect my oldest tomatoes. Unfortunately, I don't have enough coffee cans, so I'm using plastic cups and popsicle sticks placed around the plant stems. And I'm reminded that my wife put aluminum foil around our plants last year which must have worked because we had zero damage.
Additionally, I have a bug zapper that works 24/7 on the shed next to the garden. Since the moths that lay the eggs that turn into larvae are nocturnal, the bug zapper hopefully gets the moths before they can lay their eggs. And in case they don't, I have laced the ground all around and in the garden with Milky Spore Disease. While Milky Spore (http://www.stgl.us/gstore/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=44&idproduct=4006) is specific to Japanese Beetles, I'm hopeful it will have the same effect on cutworm larvae. If not, I'll go to BT.
Tom
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Re: something is eating my radish tops
Tom,
Yes, It’s cutworms, I ‘ve been using BT and it’s working.
Thanks,
Don
Yes, It’s cutworms, I ‘ve been using BT and it’s working.
Thanks,
Don
doneal-
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Join date : 2012-03-17
Location : Arkansas
something ELSE is eating my radishes, too!!
Today I found tiny (the size of a large flea) bugs overrunning what's left of my baby radishes. They have chewed holes in all the leaves. This is my first SFG & the second time I've replanted it. The first time, the plants got leggy & fell over & never made bulbs. We had made covers out of green shade cloth for all of our boxes, so I figured they weren't getting enough sun. This time I left the boxes open & now we have these bugs. They look like a beetle of some kind, but very small & brownish. Sound familiar to anyone? There are also carrots planted in the same box, but so far these little pests are concentrating on the radishes.
gardengranny-
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Location : Nueces County, TX
Re: something is eating my radish tops
flea beetles. Cover the bed with tulle is how I handle those nasty wee beasties.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
binfordmj-
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Age : 60
Location : North Fort Myers, FL
Re: something is eating my radish tops
woo hoo. I can see this thrown over a PVC framework.
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something is eating my radish tops
I know, right? But my question is, there are two of them from the same store; one at $16 and the other one at $26. Try as I might, I cannot find a difference in the description to warrent the different price. The weight and size is the same.
But either way, they would be so easy to make a cheap frame and create a portable screen room affect. I'm sooo looking forward to spring planting now. I won't be afraid to grow leaf veggies!
But either way, they would be so easy to make a cheap frame and create a portable screen room affect. I'm sooo looking forward to spring planting now. I won't be afraid to grow leaf veggies!
binfordmj-
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Re: something is eating my radish tops
binfordmj Today at 8:23 am
.I know, right? But my question is, there are two of them from the same store; one at $16 and the other one at $26. Try as I might, I cannot find a difference in the description to warrent the different price. The weight and size is the same.
Looks like the $26 one has insect repellent on the netting. The specs say the repellent will last for 6 months. The $16 one does not mention any type of insect repellent on the netting. I think.
yolos-
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Re: something is eating my radish tops
coffee grounds on the soil around my eggplants kept flea beetles away this past summer.
landarch- Posts : 1152
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Re: something is eating my radish tops
we used sluggo plus for the flea beetles, they left in a day...never had one since!
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