something is MUNCHING everything

altarace · Mar 24, 2016

If possible cover the container with a cheap fine mesh screen (something like a bridal veil) and see if the damage continues while covered. That will indicate your problem is on the plants/soil.

texas_pepper_man · Mar 24, 2016

I say it's a hornworm.. start looking around top of the plant and under the leaves as they usually start at top and work their way down..look for black droppings on leaves or around bottom of the plant..if you find one you can just about bet there are several others too..large ones can destroy a plant in 2 or 3 days.

Helvete · Mar 24, 2016

Is there a possibility that you have some sort of insect (leaf cutter bees for example) that would be using it to build hives?

Aji hombre · Mar 26, 2016

Do you have chickens running loose in the yard? Looks just like my plants when the chooks decide that they're tasty.

Hotrod64 · Mar 26, 2016

Mate that looks similar to what was happening to my Passion Fruit Vines a few months back, turned out to be Earwigs. They love the new growth over the old, thats why they start at the top and work down.

jiri styles · Mar 27, 2016

this is crazy another plant is slowley getting destroyed, they do start from the top it seems what ever it is... and ive been looking every each day every few hours and no caterpillars or worms to be seen ever so it could be ear wigs :/

i have set up a earwig trap also

Hotrod64 said:
Mate that looks similar to what was happening to my Passion Fruit Vines a few months back, turned out to be Earwigs. They love the new growth over the old, thats why they start at the top and work down.

CAPCOM · Mar 27, 2016

You need to go out way after dark. Your culprit is nocturnal and is munching down while you slumber.

jiri styles · Apr 1, 2016

i found out mice have been climbing onto the sides of the container via some bricks near by, so i moved the bricks right away and moved it away from the fence and added a reinforcement and seeing traps and putting poison around the area and then well see how it goes..

N8thaniel · Apr 6, 2016

farky mate thats horrible

mrgrowguy · Apr 6, 2016

jiri styles said:
i found out mice have been climbing onto the sides of the container via some bricks near by, so i moved the bricks right away and moved it away from the fence and added a reinforcement and seeing traps and putting poison around the area and then well see how it goes..

LOL, no shit... For the sake of figuring it out, I hope that was it

But for fun, I bet you'd die if you found THESE were the culprits!

Haha, sorry
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