What's eating my carrot seedlings?
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What is happening to my carrot seedlings???
Comments (7)It's DEW WORMS. I had the same problem for several years. I'm on my third planting this year. Finally figured it out. My carrot bed is 4' X 25'. Picked 70 big worms one night. I knew I had missed lots, so next day I decided to use technology. I made two probes out of coat hangers, wired one to the black wire of an old extension cord and the other to the white wire. I stuck them in the ground about two feet apart... And the worms came dancing out. Almost 1,000. No BS . After five days I still have carrot seedlings. Use at your own risk. Leave plugged in for a few minutes, then unplug and pick worms. After a while I got brave and started picking with the power on. Just be sure to unplug before you grab a probe to move it. Works better if the ground is very wet....See MoreWhat's eating my okra seedlings?
Comments (1)Have you tried a row cover yet? Oddly, fireants go after okra. A row cover won't stop them. Are the remains of the leaves ragged or neatly eaten in half circles. The neat damage is usually done by caterpillars. Any tent caterpillars around? Are you also growing corn? Might be an early crop of corn ear worms hatched. I googled and didn't see anything specific except the ants and the ear worms....See MoreWhat is eating my seedlings?
Comments (1)equinecpa, Do a little night hunting with a flashlight. I don't think the game warden will mind. I'll bet it is snails, I had trouble with them this spring. they ate the heads off most of my Daturas especially any color but the white ones. I did not get 1 yellow or purple flower plants. pa...See MoreWhat is eating my carrots?
Comments (3)It's definitely not moles, they're insectivores, only eat insects. They are known for pushing plants up as they tunnel but otherwise they are pretty harmless to your garden excepting their holes everywhere. They would also tunnel up to the carrot versus down assuming they'd even eat it in the first place which they wouldn't. It could certainly be voles, they're more like rats and mice (both of which it could also be) You could try planting something to keep them away, you could try trapping them, some find that fake owls will keep rodents away but I've never experienced any luck with them, put and anchor some sticky traps out with a piece of carrot looking all enticing, you'll at least know what you're up against and how to move forward....See MoreUser
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