which critter does this?

[gardeninglee]

I started some champagne and coyote seeds last week and while I was away over the weekend they popped up. Unfortunately, when I looked this afternoon the only thing that was left was the stems! The critter ate all the new leaves. What animal does this? There are a few other pots with suckers that I rooted but none of them are touched.

Those were my last champagne and coyote seeds!! argghh. What type of animal should I look for? I am thinking snail but could not find the slimy tracks they usually leave. This happened a few months ago as well so it is still hiding on the patio somewhere.

[clkeiper]

pill bugs. they are terrible. I had them eat off an entire row of tomatoes one year in my greenhouse.

[gardeninglee]

Thank you. I do have quite a few of them but they tend to leave the tomatoes alone but for some reason they always attack seedlings. I forgot this time and I guess I left it in a spot where they like to frequent - even though there's no decaying plant material in that area. Oh well.

[clkeiper]

They don't need decaying materials to draw them evidently... they eat EVERYTHING! living or dead.

[gdaddybill]

small grasshoppers/katydids got a few of mine this year

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by clkeiper

They don't need decaying materials to draw them evidently... they eat EVERYTHING! living or dead.

That's right and the younger and more tender the better.

Yet another reason I stopped mulcting with leaves.

Worth

[dmforcier]

Those were my last champagne and coyote seeds!! argghh.

Seedlings are surprisingly tough. Leave what is left (or move them to pots) until they either die or put out some leaves. The green stems will act like (inefficient) leaves so leave them in good light.

[gardeninglee]

I wished I had known this earlier.