Posted by Sacha on June 19, 2009, 7:57 am
Yesterday the pest control chap came in to do some work in the nursery
and greenhouses and asked about a tomato plant problem. He bought
these plants from us so we know exactly how they were raised, that ours
are doing fine (dozens of them!) and have had no complaints from
others. In fact, he wasn't complaining, just mystified - he'd gone
into his greenhouse one night and had perfectly healthy tomato and
aubergine plants, gone in less than 24 hours later and all were brown
and dead. Not just a bit droopy or wilted or mildewed. Stone dead.
We could only suggest some form of chemical drift as he does live next
door to some fields but *in* the greenhouse?! Anyway, in the end we
gave him some more plants and some pepper plants to try in the same
compost as a sort of controlled experiment. But has anyone else had
experience of this with the same rapidity. We can't think of anything
other than some form of spray, accidentally applied. (He gets on well
with his neighbours!)
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Posted by Judith in France on June 19, 2009, 9:54 am
> Yesterday the pest control chap came in to do some work in the nursery
> and greenhouses and asked about a tomato plant problem. He bought
> these plants from us so we know exactly how they were raised, that ours
> are doing fine (dozens of them!) and have had no complaints from
> others. In fact, he wasn't complaining, just mystified - he'd gone
> into his greenhouse one night and had perfectly healthy tomato and
> aubergine plants, gone in less than 24 hours later and all were brown
> and dead. Not just a bit droopy or wilted or mildewed. Stone dead.
> We could only suggest some form of chemical drift as he does live next
> door to some fields but *in* the greenhouse?! Anyway, in the end we
> gave him some more plants and some pepper plants to try in the same
> compost as a sort of controlled experiment. But has anyone else had
> experience of this with the same rapidity. We can't think of anything
> other than some form of spray, accidentally applied. (He gets on well
> with his neighbours!)
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> South Devon
Something eating them below the soil?
Judith
Posted by David in Normandy on June 19, 2009, 10:09 am
Judith in France wrote:
>
> Something eating them below the soil?
>
I once had a cucumber die rapidly in mysterious circumstances while in
full growth in a cold frame. It turned out to be a mole, which had put a
tunnel straight through the main root, destroying it!
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Posted by Sacha on June 19, 2009, 11:51 am
On 2009-06-19 15:09:36 +0100, David in Normandy
> Judith in France wrote:
>>
>> Something eating them below the soil?
>>
>
> I once had a cucumber die rapidly in mysterious circumstances while in
> full growth in a cold frame. It turned out to be a mole, which had put
> a tunnel straight through the main root, destroying it!
These are in grow bags, though.
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South Devon
Posted by Gopher on June 19, 2009, 11:54 am
>Judith in France wrote:
>> Something eating them below the soil?
>>
>I once had a cucumber die rapidly in mysterious circumstances while in
>full growth in a cold frame. It turned out to be a mole, which had put
>a tunnel straight through the main root, destroying it!
Similarly, I have just lost a number of leeks for precisely the same
reason. I believe I have successfully discouraged the mole however.
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> and greenhouses and asked about a tomato plant problem. He bought
> these plants from us so we know exactly how they were raised, that ours
> are doing fine (dozens of them!) and have had no complaints from
> others. In fact, he wasn't complaining, just mystified - he'd gone
> into his greenhouse one night and had perfectly healthy tomato and
> aubergine plants, gone in less than 24 hours later and all were brown
> and dead. Not just a bit droopy or wilted or mildewed. Stone dead.
> We could only suggest some form of chemical drift as he does live next
> door to some fields but *in* the greenhouse?! Anyway, in the end we
> gave him some more plants and some pepper plants to try in the same
> compost as a sort of controlled experiment. But has anyone else had
> experience of this with the same rapidity. We can't think of anything
> other than some form of spray, accidentally applied. (He gets on well
> with his neighbours!)
> --
> --
> Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
> Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
> South Devon