Garden death - graphic dial up warning

[Ptah]

The first sunflower to bloom has given up:


Here is where the stalk gave up:


The path the pest took can be seen here near the soil:


I think this is where the pest (I suspect the sunflower stem weevil) entered the plant:


I'm wondering if the bumps on the stem indicate the presence of pests:


The insides of the stem clearly show the damage:


I hope the rest of my sunflowers survive:


:scared:

[Tsiyu]

1. Oh the humanity

Now I am going out first thing in the morning and applying some diatomaceous earth around my sunflowers.

yuck!

I hope the rest of your babies make it. What's the cure?

[Ptah]

2. I had no idea until your suggestion.

I'm going to get some diatomaceous earth.

Thanks.

:hi:

[Tsiyu]

4. No, thank YOU

My sunflowers are only a foot high but already something similar got 'em. It only thinned the little row, so maybe I can salvage some. I sprinkled the DE quite liberally.


Bugs.....:grr:

[Blue Gardener]

3. I'm so sorry

Cut down in the prime of life. :cry:

[NMDemDist2]

5. I cooked three vincas this week

they were in too small a pot and the heat killed em :cry:

[bearfan454]

6. Are you guys over 100 daily now AZDemDist6 ?

It is almost every day here.

[NMDemDist2]

7. 112 today bear with no end in sight, BUT it's still cool at night

which it won't be a nother couple weeks

nice job on that shade cover and the best part is you can reuse most of the parts again next year eh?

[bearfan454]

8. Yep.

Sometimes being a cheapskate pays off.

[NMDemDist2]

9. not cheap frugal. and there's nothing wrong with using resources wisely

for sure!

hope all is going well with you otherwise, it's always so nice to see you! :pals:


edit to add, my vincas came back when I flooded them today :woohoo: