F*#%!$ Vine Weevil

TheGreenMan

I thought this was doing so well 

But stupidly didn’t follow my own advice….

MAKE SURE YOU GRIT YOUR POTS, PEOPLE! 

GardenerSuze

@TheGreenMan All is not lost wash roots really well as the eggs are soil colour. Take lots of cuttings they will root really soon.

Loxley

I hate them so much.

Hostafan1

I gave up with heuchera for that very reason

TheGreenMan

Loxley said:

I hate them so much.

Me too. The one pot I forgot to grit. 🤬

TheGreenMan

Hostafan1 said:

I gave up with heuchera for that very reason

I have ONE left. It’s gritted and isn’t loose. Let’s see if it’s still here this time next year 

Palustris

I have just gone through the remains of my Saxifrage collection. Most of them are rootless. I ave given up growing almost anything in pots. Planted the remains out in the garden to live or die as they choose.

Allotment Boy

Nematodes! They do work well for pots. 😁

TheGreenMan

Allotment Boy said:

Nematodes! They do work well for pots. 😁

Grit has done the trick for me for the last few years. I’d forgotten about that one as it was in a part of the garden I rarely go to. 

TheGreenMan

Palustris said:

I have just gone through the remains of my Saxifrage collection. Most of them are rootless. I ave given up growing almost anything in pots. Planted the remains out in the garden to live or die as they choose.

I lost all of the heuchera I planted in the garden too. Saxifraga are a new addition this year. I have little hope of them surviving. I’ve unknowingly moved to a weevil hotspot. 

Palustris

Us too. The previous owners grew Fuchsias and so fed the dratted things.

Having said that, the Auriculas and Saxes I planted out because I got fed up of the bugs, seem to have mostly survived.