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au0rey starts with ... Hi everyone, Sigh...my passionfruit panama gold has been constantly attacked by what...I have no clue!!! Does it actually self-destroy? Sounds so alien! I tried netting, wrapping & tying plastic around it at night, tree shield, spraying pesticide...but all did not work. It seems like the vine is eating itself up! Maybe i should try eating the leaves...could be really delicious...hah! Has anyone got any other idea I can use to stop this destruction? Looks like the new growth cannot catch up with the eating...mainly new leaves are eaten. Thanks!
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| About the Author melbourne 27th November 2009 11:14am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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peter says... hi audrey, my passi seedlings which i have in pots have leaves that look just like yours but much worse. the main culprits that eat leaves are snails and slugs millipedes slaters earwigs try leaving a plate of cat or dog food next to your passis and see what is atracted to it. my guess would be slugs. | About the Author adelaide 27th November 2009 5:35pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... au0rey, if it turns out to be millipedes, snails or slugs (probably slaters too), you can stop them from climbing the stem by mixing some copper sulphate with vaseline and smearing it on the stem. I can't give you a recipe - I just crushed up cs with vaseline and put it around the rims of all my pots this winter. It worked well. Or you could try copper tape, but you will have to buy several metres of it. Available fairly cheaply on eBay. Good luck! | About the Author Roleystone WA 27th November 2009 8:34pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jannette says... I planted a passionfruit vine last year and it was completely eaten by earwigs within two days - looked just like the damage to your leaves. Planted a new one, and sprinkled tomato dust on all new leaves until the vine was big enough to survive, and also once our infestation of earwigs was controlled. Organic solution for earwigs: Jars at the base of trees and shrubs, half filled with water, and a dash of tuna oil (found in the fishing aisle of department stores). Earwigs are attracted to the smell, fall in and drown in droves! Only empty jars when getting too full, as the smell of rotting earwigs seems to attract more of them. | About the Author Jannette Christies Beach SA 28th December 2009 3:02pm #UserID: 1630 Posts: 9 View All Jannette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Melbourne 28th December 2009 10:28pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Charles says... It looks like Wevil damage to me, head out at night with a torch. ITs very hard to poison etc these guys you will just need to gather or barrier your plant. Prune all the plant touching the ground and vasaline the stem. Also try the Iron Chelate snail killer, unlike the old stuff it brakes down into iron minerals for your soil as apposed to poison. That stuff knocks my slaters/pill bugs for six. They are causing most of my nibbling problems. Basically nibbling at the plant tops/tips wevils, nibbling at the bottem stem/leaves slaters. Well thats in my garden anyway. | About the Author Charlesstillcantspell1 Innaloo 29th December 2009 12:07pm #UserID: 2742 Posts: 411 View All Charlesstillcantspell1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Paul says... Hi... I am having a similar problem with something eating my passionfruit leaves. It doesn't look like a bug of some sort because the leaves are not half eaten, they are slowly dissappearing and I am finding some full leaves at the base of the tree. The leaves from the tree look like they have been broken off so I think it seems like a possom. I did go out there with a torch one night and saw a rat/possum. Not sure what it is but my tree is dissapearing quick and i am very sad, it has been growing for 1 year and was hoping to see fruit this summer. Will the tree still survive with a solid vine but no leaves? What is eating my tree? | About the Author Paul29 Melbourne 2nd June 2010 9:57am #UserID: 3775 Posts: 2 View All Paul29's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Adam6 The Maldives 16th January 2011 9:18am #UserID: 4790 Posts: 1 View All Adam6's Edible Fruit Trees |
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hayden says... i have the exact same problem as you au0rey.sumthing is eating the leaves and they look exactly like yours. cant find any bugs and its not slugs ( tried the beer in a container trick), ive sprayed with bug kill stuff but that didnt work.ive been out at night with a torch! it seems that the bug is invisable! i dont think it will stop my vines as i have only had them about two or three months and they are going crazy. if anyone has any ideas please post. | About the Author Hayden bateau bay nsw 16th January 2011 5:39pm #UserID: 4312 Posts: 43 View All Hayden's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Paul says... I have confirmed it IS a possum. I have caught them out there once or twice. So annoying, my passion fruit tree was growing excellent along a trellis and then over a 3 week period it quickly dissapeared. Tried putting steel sheets around the fence to stop them climbing into the backyard but that didn't help. Eventually gave up. It eats faster than the tree can grow back. | About the Author Paul29 Melbourne 18th January 2011 12:55pm #UserID: 3775 Posts: 2 View All Paul29's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Interesting article on possum repellents. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eUXNcSnV1JYJ www.dse.vic.gov.au/dse/nrenpa.nsf/FID/-BA8F66E2207E9E1ACA256D9000082EC0%3FOpenDocument+possum+repellent&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 18th January 2011 6:41pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Joe Vic Rockbank 2nd February 2011 1:34pm #UserID: 4879 Posts: 1 View All Joe Vic's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Peter says... I do not have any problems with something eating yhe leaves of my passionfruit plant. However, something is eating the flowers of the passionfruit vine during the night. I suspect it is a lizard, but have been unable to identify the culprit. I have never had this problem in the past. Can somebody help to give me some clues on this? | About the Author Peter44 Gladstone 5th February 2012 7:25am #UserID: 6501 Posts: 1 View All Peter44's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jason Portland 7th February 2012 8:20pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... It is most definitely slaters eating the fresh leaf tips and some parts of the stem of my 6month-old 'Nellie Kellie' passionfruit here in South Australia. They are now starting to have a devastating effect.. Several nights in a row - torch after midnight was the key to finding the culprits.. as to how best deter them, I'd love some suggestions..?? | About the Author Nick11 Adelaide Hills 1st March 2012 1:56pm #UserID: 6640 Posts: 2 View All Nick11's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Use a barrier Nick - get a plastic pot - chop off the bottom and make a slit up the side...(stanley knife the go here) Slip it around the trunk of your vine as a physical barrier. Make sure you get rid of any slater inside first. If they crawl up the trellis that the vine is attached to...then I am not sure there... It seems a bit odd tho'...I have 1000's of slaters (being in a semi arid zone..) and they have never attacked my passionfruit vines...I keep the mulch a few cms away from the trunl but that's about it. The other things to try are slater traps...a friend uses beer traps (like for slugs etc) and orange cups. Google for some good ideas too... | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton, 400km North of Perth 1st March 2012 11:55pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie25 Roleystone WA 2nd March 2012 9:02pm #UserID: 6630 Posts: 13 View All Julie25's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... thanks Amanda & Julie, I'll try those ideas and see how they go.. but it is most definitely slaters - the little buggers!! They've also gotten into a few of our tomatoes as well - eating the fruit still on the vine.. we're in the Adelaide Hills, so is reasonably damp - even the past couple of months has had periodic rain ad I keep the water up to the passionfruit too, trying to establish it.. thanks for the advice :) | About the Author Nick11 Adelaide Hills 3rd March 2012 6:23pm #UserID: 6640 Posts: 2 View All Nick11's Edible Fruit Trees |
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