HELP! Munching my Rose of Sharon seed pods!

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Gardener4Fun Sweetwater, TX(Zone 7a) Sep 11, 2003

I have a beautiful new Blue Satin Rose of Sharon (hibiscus syriacus). I am eagerly awaiting the ripening seeds.

BUT there is a predator! Something took a bite out of the seedpod! I don't want it to happen to others - what can I do? I have Bug-B-Gone and Neem Oil, and will buy anything else y'all suggest!

This is a bad pic, but you may get the idea! HELP!

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jcf Brooklet, GA(Zone 8a) Sep 24, 2003

when i found this on my seed pods i dusted them with sevin and when they were ready to harvest i sprayed it off and let them dry good. seeds were saved.

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Gardener4Fun Sweetwater, TX(Zone 7a) Sep 24, 2003

Thank you for your advice. Have you read that Sevin is
"bad" in some way for Rose of Sharon? I read that somewhere, but can't remember the specifics. Burns the foliage or something?

I'll try the dust on JUST the seedpods. Thanks!

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shortcm Wilmington, DE(Zone 7b) Jul 07, 2004

Boy, I'm glad people didn't use chemicals much in the fifties and sixties! I used to eat Rose of Sharon seed pods, myself! They are crunchy and tasty.

I learned to eat lots of stuff, since I played outside in the fields and woods from morn 'til night. Little did I know then the Oxalis I munched would be sooo pesky in my grown up garden.

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