Eaten Nasturtium leaves.!!!

madhouse_mandie

Hiya Guys..
Can ANYONE HELP..I HAVE BEAUTIFUL NASTURTIUM PLANTS GROWING BUT THE LEAVES ARE GETTING EATEN AS QUICK AS THEY ARE GROWING..IT IS CATERPILLARS ( I THINK) AND BLACK-FLY..i HAVE USED THE RUN OF THE MILL INSECTICIDE GUNS AND THE AGE OLD WASHING LIQUID AND WATER SOLUTION BUT THEY ARE STILL PERSISTENT.. PLEASE HELP GUYS..X :j

Farway

Welcome to MSE, but please TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK

Caterpillars I guess, mine get ravaged by cabbage whites

Get a systemic insecticide [assuming you do not eat the leaves / flowers] and use that

Have a look at the labels, or use Google to find a brand

poppysarah

Pick them off.
Either squish them or put them in a jar and dispose of it.

blossomhill_2

Hi and welcome along

Depending on how many plants you have, you will really need to sort through them at the base to find all the caterpillars and pick them off - look for bunches of black dirts (about the size of peppercorn) and they will probably be near there

There is usually one persistant one which is main culprit

The blackfly are almost inevitable, as nastrusiums are something of a sacrifical plant you can plant to save your more expensive crops, but keep up the washing up liquid (either in a squirter or brush it across them with a clean paintbrush) and you should win at this one once the ladybirds come out - you could pinch the tips out to encourage bushy growth and take the blackfly at the same time

HTH

Sambucus_Nigra

madhouse_mandie wrote: »

Hiya Guys..
...THEY ARE STILL PERSISTENT... :j

They will be - that's what nasturtiums do....they are used to keep the greenfly and caterpillars off of the brassicas.

The best thing to kill these IMHO - is chilli and garlic spray. Blitz some chilli peppers and garlic in a liter of water, strain through muslin overnight into a sprayer, top up with more water and spray. When it gets to half full, top up again and keep spraying.

Note: use gloves, strain it outdoors or it stinks the house out and keep the gloves on when spraying.