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worm on dahlia tubers
primrosecottage
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I have found a tiny thread like worm about 1inch long possibly munching on new shoots the tubers are second year from seed so not over robust any idea's please?
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Sorry Ceres it was literally like a piece of cotton and only one inch long (
threw it with soil into dyke) I have problems with vine weevil grubs in other pots so total gardening tasks today have been cleaning out and repotting where possible ( a bit soul destroying
) am now obsessed 
Oh! Happy Easter anyway
Happy Easter to you too.
Easy to catch the obsession s changed my plans yesterday, found them in a tub I was replanting, loads of the things.so instead of sowing seed I became obsessed by checking the remaining eight pots.they were full of them.I think I'd unwittingly opened a chain of Vine Weevil Hotels and food bank kitchens
Will spend most of today changing the compost in all the other tubs , then replacing my stock of compost over next few visits to the GC.
I spread the soil out but never saw the birds feastng on them, hope they breakfasted on them this morning !
Morning Granma
Easter Monday gardening schedule 
go to B&Q get MPC on offer and empty clean out,repot and hope I haven't missed one,
grateful they are white as it is I have to nearly get my nose on the soil to see them
I found millions(slight exaggeration) in a potted hydrangea carefully placed them on the birdtable for posh birds nosh ,No Takers so threw them in the dyke before they squirm ed off . I wasn't taking any chances
Have a good day
A few years a go I had a problem with vine weevil , so bought some stuff to kill them then repotted pots but put a couple of inches of horticulral grit on the surface of the pots , the grubs don't like digging through it
touch wood it had worked !
I think I'll have a go with the gravel tip
thanks GWRS