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About three weeks i bought compost + soil + 6 cauliflower transplants out of Homebase filled a large green container and planted them out into the container. All went well till about a week ago when the cauliflower started to look like they were dying for lack of water. To -day i lifted one of the worst one,s out only to fine that there were loads of little white grubs around the roots . Then i checked all of them and found the rest to be the same. So what are they also how long do i leave the container empty before i put in my own cabbage transplants please .
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About three weeks i bought compost + soil + 6 cauliflower transplants out of Homebase filled a large green container and planted them out into the container. All went well till about a week ago when the cauliflower started to look like they were dying for lack of water. To -day i lifted one of the worst one,s out only to fine that there were loads of little white grubs around the roots . Then i checked all of them and found the rest to be the same. So what are they also how long do i leave the container empty before i put in my own cabbage transplants please .****A day without a smile is like a day without sunshine!**** -
The stem is well rotten, do you have any drainage holes in your container?
I'd say they're cabbage root fly larvaeLast edited by Two_Sheds; 14-08-2012, 06:32 PM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb. -
I'm not 100% David but they look like cabbage root fly.Usually protected by putting cardboard collars around the base of the plant.I'd wait for confirmation as I am only guessing.
Cabbage root fly - WikiGardener - The gardening site that anyone can editsigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Yes i have drainage holes if it is cabbage root fly do i have to through out the compost are will they die of now the container is empty i have other cabbage transplants waiting to go in.****A day without a smile is like a day without sunshine!****Comment
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I personally would dump the compost and start from scratch, get some cardboard and make some of these:
sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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I have riddled the compost in the container and got no more bugs so i will now use this soil/ compost mix to fill my potato bags. So is this ok are do i have to leave the soil/ compost mix in the container dormant for 2 or 3 months.****A day without a smile is like a day without sunshine!****Comment
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I'm afraid I don't know anything about pests but I would be concerned that more eggs may be in the soil.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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