Foliar nematodes. They're back.
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Comments (20)Come to think of it, I haven't seen any ladybugs for awhile. The orange ones can just go away, although I guess they eat aphids and I hate aphids. Which is why, I believe, they brought them here. Last fall, the neighbor had boxelder bugs swarming on the front of his (new to him) older, fixed-up house. Funny thing was, a neighborhood invasive vine was in that spot (they tore most of it off renovating the house) and the former owner sprayed when the house wasn't selling. I don't know if there is a connection or not. Anyway, the new neighbor sprayed again for those things. Thank heaven they didn't make it to my place. Our farmhouse would get them in the fall, inside, something terrible. I appreciate the heads up on the JB's because I've already gotten blindsided about rose slugs and something else is eating holes in and otherwise damaging, of course, mostly my weakest roses. I know already I won't want to spray because I dislike handling pesticides but I may have to rather than lose them all. I buy a few, and they sit in the cupboard in the back hall, way up on the topmost shelf) unopened. I really need to get going with Roundup and a paintbrush. Some things are more under control than they have been for years, but if I don't fight the last holdouts, they will be back with a vengeance. One is Virginia creeper, another one nobody knew what it was when I posted a photo, and it is just so invasive, unbelieveable. Now I've got another one I hadn't noticed before take over by the garage, makes a network of underground roots, pull one out, get a bunch of root, and it pops back up again somewhere else. They are out to get me. I have laid down 4 mil black plastic weighted down by boards. That will take care of the worst of that, but I'll still have to deal with the remnant. I will certainly watch for those nasty chompy creepy beetles. And find a forum where I can post some photos of my three above-mentioned invasive weeds and see if somebody here knows what they are and how to fight back....See MoreIs this Foliar Nematode damage?
Comments (10)frost or freeze .. even if you werent aware of it ... will you all listen to me ... nems are a SUMMER problem ... it is in later summer.. that the population of bugs in the plant .. plus the heat of the summer.. combine to become APPARENT in a plant .. IMHO .... is it possibility.. in spring.. sure .. why not ... its also possible my butt will explode ... [i am using this example as a trigger.. so that next time you think nems.. you might remember my suggestion] is it probable ... probably not.. unless your plants were greenhouse forced or your winter was so mild ... that the population was not beaten back .. there ... btw.. all tissue less than green is more subject to the temp swings .. so it didnt surprise me that it was yellow tissue.. before i even opened the post ... being pretty sure.. that it cant be nems in z5 in april ... ken...See MoreFoliar Nematodes in my plantaginea????
Comments (13)What a bummer. Well, I got the two plantaginea from Seawright, Steve. Last September. They overwintered in the pots from the nursery. Then I potted them together as they began emerging. A new pot, new nursery soil, but I did not bare root them. I have the Lakeside Kaleidoscope which was sitting at the base of the plantaginea pedestal, and it is looking suspiciously nematodish too, but not as bad. It came from Seawright as well. The other plants acquired from there are looking fine. I do not know anything about tracking down the source of the foliar nematode problem, but I feel certain it was from the garden here. Where these plants overwintered they were covered in leaves, got rained on repeatedly, and it was not a really cold winter. Whether that factors in I cannot say, but it wasn't the sort of winter hosta expect to have. Steve, why do you think the plantaginea would be tissue cultured? Is that the way most of them enter the nursery trade, and are grown out only? I guess there might have been a fancy tag on the nursery pots (6" I think), but to be honest right now, I cannot remember a thing. I am so really distressed by this. I need to meditate a while and gather myself for strength required to deal with this problem. Thank goodness my DH is busy getting the shade frame ready for the cloth covering the Back Forty hosta corral. Then I can haul in the bark and compost load which was dumped on our drive over a week ago. I'm creating a mound and totally raised area where I can presently stage the pots in the sides and top of the mound. A bit later on, I should have the area civilized enough to think about planting some big guys directly into the (raised) soil and bark. Because my next load of stuff will be only pine bark. It has multiple uses, and looks really good. Lot of pine bark here in the south. Once they move to their new location, I can spread them apart more, and keep any water from splashing on other plants. I was guilty of washing falling blossoms off the leaves--bad idea I realize, should have used a round sable brush, long handled maybe. Monet would have done that, I bet. Ken, based on the presence of foliar nematodes this early in the year, what exactly does that tell you about my zone? A lot more than the temperature and zone number does? I'd appreciate your insight, because the measures I must take seem to require a decisive draconian approach. I need to eat breakfast. Not a happy camper today. :/ But.....I shall prevail, one way or another....See MoreIs this foliar nematodes?
Comments (7)Whew!! Thanks guys! I was sweating because I do have other "keepers" planted nearby and was afraid it would spread. I'll yank out the badly affected leaves and see what happens. I'll have to admit--there HAS been a little hosta favoritism going on here...I'm not quite as diligent about keeping these watered as I am the ones I actually spent money on! But since they are so visible, I guess I need to step it up just a bit. Now, maybe I should still move them? I have lots of other Ventricosas in the yard that look much better than these, so it could be that the couple hours of sun they get is just too much for them. I'll replace them with a more sun-tolerant variety. Thanks again (SO relieved!!) Karen...See Moremae (zone 5b On)
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