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Jun 23, 2022 10:03 AM CST
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Mexico City
Hello!

Can anyone identify who is eating my seedlings? I've planted this bok choy twice and they end gobbled up by something, but i can't see any caterpillars, worms, slugs or aphids of any kind.

Any help would be great!
TIA,

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Jun 23, 2022 11:15 AM CST
Name: K
Seattle, WA (Zone 9a)
ID'ing the culprit (and there are 100 + 1 possibilities) won't help you much, as there is nothing you can do about it short of turning your garden into a chemical wasteland.
Where I live, it is just about impossible to start anything from seeds sown in place. I must start seeds in pots in a protected place and then plant them out when they become large enough to fend off most of the seedling-predators. And I then still have to set up barriers for larger varmints such as birds, squirrels, rabbits, etc.
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Jun 23, 2022 9:15 PM CST
Taos, New Mexico (Zone 5b)
Crescit Eundo
Greenhouse Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: New Mexico
Everything loves cabbage. I cover mine with row cover and hold down the edges with bricks and stones to stop the nasties that want to crawl under. When they are seedlings I put some lumber next to the seedlings to hold them up off the plants. When they get bigger I just let the row cover sit right on the plant. It works pretty good, my first napa of the year is almost ready, I'll be making kim chi this weekend.
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Jun 23, 2022 9:52 PM CST
Missouri (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Identifier
probably cut worms, but it could be anything really
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Jun 29, 2022 9:41 AM CST
Thread OP
Mexico City
Thanks to all @Frillylily, @Henderman, @kreemoweet. They are outside in a container (it's a roof garden garden), and the same has happened inside...I'm going to try again with sterile growing medium Sad
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Jun 30, 2022 12:11 AM CST
Alberta
You can use floating row covers to protect from pests. In the past, I also sprinkled cinnamon over the ground around my plants and it helped to keep certain pests out/make them go away.
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