Beginner Gardening: Why is my verbascum wilting?, 1 by venice62

venice62 wrote:
No they aren't slugs! I suppose they might be a variety of pill bugs. But these have the color more of a worm, smaller, and they go fast. I couldn't find any when I went to examine one. I guess I scared them all away. Here is a photo of Wilty. This is the best photo I could get. The top part of the roots are hairy like but didn't see any lumps like in the Root-knot nematodes.

As for the butterfly bush, the mold was just on the top 1/2" to 1" of the soil. I definitely don't want to toss it.