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What’s eating my money maker aubergines?

Gardener EveGardener Eve Posts: 118
in Problem solving
Hello,

I have moneymaker aubergines in terracotta pots in my greenhouse. As you can see from the photos they have really weird holes in them. This  already happened but I put it down to a weird anomaly but it’s still happening as you can see… Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you! 

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  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Hi @Gardener Eve  I see no one has replied, because no one has an answer.  Neither do I but, this happens to my aubergines too, so I just cut this bit out!  Could be snails or slugs - but I don't think it is a disease that you need to spray for.  It's definitely been nibbled at - mice?  They are nesting now.  
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • Gardener EveGardener Eve Posts: 118
    Hello, thanks for replying. Yes I was wondering Those things too- it’s just that there are no slime  Trails  anywhere on the aubergines so I was thinking probably not slugs and then the narrowness of the holes on one of them makes a mouse seem unlikely although the bigger hole which is wider I guess could be a mouse. It’s such a shame as they’re already so small to lose such big chunks of them! Never mind I’ll keep looking and see what I can spot! Thx 😊 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    My guess is slugs. Check under your pot rims and trays etc. they lurk all over the place and dont always leave trails. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • lauraevewhitelauraevewhite Posts: 3
    I had a great big caterpillar on one of mine! 

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Looks like slug or snail damage.  Another possibility is the Tomato Moth, which can attack peppers and aubergines, too:
    The caterpillars are mainly nocturnal and are extremely good at hiding! 


    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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