Hi
I have some jalapenos that I decided to move since they'd turned pretty much yellow. They were in terracotta pots sitting in direct sun and I think they were probably too hot as this is only location where the yellowing was happening.
Anyway I went to replant them in the ground in a more shady area and when I pulled the plant out of the pot, literally half of the potting mix/rootball was full of slaters! There were some big ones and also heaps of little tiny baby ones. I cut off that part of the potting mix/rootball and replanted in the ground. It seemed that there were less roots than I'd expected to be in the rootball given how long it had been since I last replanted them too but I can't say for sure that it was abnormal.
Do slaters eat roots? Are they a pest or do they do good things to the soil/potting mix? There were HEAPS and I have seen a few around my other plants too so not sure if I need to repot them all and make sure there are no other families hiding in there!
Another plant was also yellow which had no slaters so I don't think they were responsible for the yellowing but I'm not too sure. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
I have some jalapenos that I decided to move since they'd turned pretty much yellow. They were in terracotta pots sitting in direct sun and I think they were probably too hot as this is only location where the yellowing was happening.
Anyway I went to replant them in the ground in a more shady area and when I pulled the plant out of the pot, literally half of the potting mix/rootball was full of slaters! There were some big ones and also heaps of little tiny baby ones. I cut off that part of the potting mix/rootball and replanted in the ground. It seemed that there were less roots than I'd expected to be in the rootball given how long it had been since I last replanted them too but I can't say for sure that it was abnormal.
Do slaters eat roots? Are they a pest or do they do good things to the soil/potting mix? There were HEAPS and I have seen a few around my other plants too so not sure if I need to repot them all and make sure there are no other families hiding in there!
Another plant was also yellow which had no slaters so I don't think they were responsible for the yellowing but I'm not too sure. Any help would be appreciated!Thanks
