I think @wild edges has an obvious sense of humour too, so it's clearly a term that wouldn't cause any problem in his household. I might be wrong of course. Maybe his wife calls him 'that a***hole' when he's out of earshot
Out of earshot? The mardy wench calls me worse than that to my face
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
8 more vine weevils tonight One was in the kitchen and hopefully came in with the dog and didn't emerge from a house plant. I also dropped one between the decking which was annoying. It's a 3 metre drop but it'll climb back up eventually I'm sure.
The house is also filling up with tegeneria spiders too. They must be thinking autumn is here with this cold weather. I've told them to spend a few more weeks outside eating vine weevils and I'll let them back in.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Out of earshot? The mardy wench calls me worse than that to my face
On a more serious note - I know you have a lot of sedums. I managed to bring in weevils by buying a nice one which was infested Perhaps that's why you're getting so many - are they just as attracted to them as they are to heucheras, do you think? Don't want to rain on your parade but - spiders can't understand English [or Welsh] You're better putting up a sign.....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've found weevil grubs in the pots of saxifrages, strawberry plants, currant bushes and rhododendron but the sedums seem to be the worst for it. The ones from warmer climates seem ok as the soil I use is dry and gritty and they're kept pretty dry over the winter. Temperate climate sedums though are a magnet for them and I spend the whole winter tugging the plants waiting for the top to fall off. I know that there are weevils surviving in the wild parts of the garden too so I will get more every year. I might nematode the pots in the autumn just to save me hours of repotting plants next spring though.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I was thinking of planting the dry, partially shaded bed with an assortment of sedums big and small. Have never, so far and touch wood had a problem with vine weevils before.
Am I going to have to check every pot before I plant them out?
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I must admit I've never had a problem with sedums before, but I only have one or two varieties. Not had a problem with Heucheras, and I have quite a few in containers as well as in the ground. Never had any in strawberries either, and virtually all of mine are in pots. Maybe I should cross my fingers now....
They don't seem to be a problem with any of my plants that are in the ground. I put this down to good soil health and a thriving insect population in the garden. The adult weevils don't seem to have many predators but the grubs are eaten by all kinds of things. In the ground there's no end of grub-eating creepy crawlies but the pots give them a lot of protection.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I've often wondered how long it would take to drown them. If you stand a pot in a bucket, for example, up to the brim, for a while. I'm thinking you could drown them but not do the plant any harm ??
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On a more serious note - I know you have a lot of sedums. I managed to bring in weevils by buying a nice one which was infested
Perhaps that's why you're getting so many - are they just as attracted to them as they are to heucheras, do you think?
Don't want to rain on your parade but - spiders can't understand English [or Welsh]
You're better putting up a sign.....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Am I going to have to check every pot before I plant them out?
Maybe I should cross my fingers now....
Might be worth checking them @Obelixx.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If you stand a pot in a bucket, for example, up to the brim, for a while. I'm thinking you could drown them but not do the plant any harm ??