shuttering: What Dave said. Also, I'm no pest expert, but with the looper and moth, I consider them to be pretty much the same... their children do damage! I think(emphasize think) the reason why they're called cabbage moths and loopers is because they're particularly attracted to brassicas(cabbage family). But they'll attack other veggies also-- peppers, maters, etc. I know I'm not supposed to do this because you're supposed to identify pest FIRST, and then TREAT. But I use BT almost year round(almost as a presventative). But, in my climate and my year round gardening, there's almost always cabbage loopers flying around. Between my peppers and tomatoes in the warm months and my Brassicas in the cooler months, I use quite a bit of the stuff. Not surprisingly, I've seen a helluva lot less of the moths flying around this year. I wouldn't do this with ANY pesticide -- just BT. the reason being that it's a very "target" specific pesticide(caterpillars only). Killing the beneficial insects isn't a concern with the stuff. Kevin

largaespada: When you order in bare root plants, blueberries or anything else, getting them in the ground quickly is the number one priority. Bare root plants should be in fully dormant condition, with no leaves at all, and should be planted early, which means April at the latest. If they are leafed out when you receive them, chances are good that they will not make it. By leaving them "heeled in" for nearly 30 days this late in the season, regardless of what the instructions may say, you have placed the plants at great risk of loss. Three days is about the maximum I would leave a bare root plant in its packaging before planting, and heeling in is only effective if all the roots are in contact with moist soil. Once the roots of bare root plants dry out, however briefly, it is over for those plants. In spite of these factors working against you, you may still have a few survivors out of 11 plants if you act promptly. Get them in the ground pronto and water them in. Don't prune anything unless you are sure the branches are dead and incapable of re-generating leaves. Slug control is the least of your worries. You will know if you have survivors if any of them eventually leaf out. We have all learned lessons like this the hard way, and the lesson here is: Don't order bare root plants until you have the planting area prepared and are ready to plant promptly. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

That's root weevil damage -- the adults do the to the leaf edges. It's called notching.

need a pic to opine ... if the hanging basket.. if i understand properly.. dries too fast.. then its a media/water management problem ... also.. how did you get rid of the slugs .. perhaps you burned the leaves ... Ps can take a very hard cut back .. look for small buds down near the terminus of the plant ... and PERHAPS start cutting back some of the old long pieces .... this will reduce water needs for a while ... you can do it all at once.. and have a rather ugly plant.. of do one every few days ... so you still have something to look at ... but thats all guessing without a pic... ken