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Originally Posted by Turtle
I've lost a few Sunflowers this season to slugs I think.   Do you have slugs or snails there? A little salt sprinkled in a circle around the seedlings will keep them out.  Once the seedling is big enough the slugs/snails shouldn't be a problem. For other pestys, a little cover of chicken wire. It needn't be more than a foot or so tall, as once the Sunflowers are that big they are getting a pretty tough stem. Startings inside a good extra measure, and go ahead and plant more seeds outside too.  |
We do have slugs here, and they're usually a problem, but I've seen no characteristic evidence on my destroyed sunflowers. It's definitely a small-mammalian problem.
I can try chicken wire. I also just did some research and it would seem that cayenne pepper repels bunnies and squirrels. I may try that also.
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