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wildeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 09:41 AM
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My baby bean sprouts are getting munched.
I am not sure what is eating them, but they are pretty far gone. I am going to replant. If I spritz the new sprouts with a soapy water mixture, will that help? Is there a particular type of soap that works best? Any other recommendations?

On the plus side, my carrot sprouts got et last time, but the new group seems to be doing well :)
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ThingsGottaChange Donating Member (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 11:25 AM
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1. When the bunnies were eating my perennials as they came up
I started sprinkling regular black pepper on the leaves. That did the trick. This year they didn't even take a nibble and I haven't used any pepper, either. Don't think it would hurt to try on veggies. As long as you don't have, like, an acre or so!
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wildeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 11:44 AM
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2. It looks like insect damage.
The surviving shoots have leaves with little holes in them. Aphids maybe?
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