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Corn pest
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:26 am
by galapas
I went out to my garden this morning and something had clipped 19 of my corn plants off at the base. The seeds were still in the ground and the plants were laying in the soil beside them. This is my second plating of corn and the plants were about 2" high. My first planting wasn't disturbed. Does anyone have any ideas of what could be doing this? I live in Ontario if this makes any difference.
Thanks.
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:25 pm
by opabinia51
Well there are a wide variety of animals that could be the culprits, deer are the first to come to mind though.
Do you have a fence around your garden? (For deer it needs to be at least 6 (better to be 8 feet high).
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:38 pm
by galapas
The ground was soft and there were no deer tracks around. And, no, I don't have a fence.
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:40 pm
by opabinia51
Try watiching your garden at night to see who comes by, also early in the morning.
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:47 pm
by Gnome
galapas,
Possibly cutworms.
[url]https://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/black_cutworm.htm[/url]
There may be other varieties that behave similarly.
Norm
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:58 pm
by galapas
I would say cutworms look like the culprit. Thanks for the info.
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:05 pm
by Gnome
galapas,
You're welcome.
Norm