what is eating my rubarb

[new to the garden]

the leaves of my rubarb have lots of small holes and and the edge of the leaf
is being eating but on looking around the leaf i can not see anything to cause this any ideas

[JennieAtkinson]

I can't help you with your question NTTG, but welcome to the Vine!

[vicki lorraine]

I too have something eating my rhubarb leaves. if i am correct a previous thread on using rhubarb leaves to spray a mix onto your leaves, it did say that slugs eat rhubarb leaves! Could this be your culprit?

[new to the garden]

no there isn't any slug trails

[new to the garden]

thanks i think this site will be very usefull

[Hazel at the Hill]

I've no idea what's eatiing your rhubarb, nttg, but as I you don;t eat the leaves anyway, I wouldn't worry!

[vicki lorraine]

There isnt always slug trails. Some slugs live under the soil and come up at night to feast. They can just pop their heads out and munch on any leaves trailing on the ground.

[vicki lorraine]

Good point Hazel on the Hill!
Why didnt i think of that?

[Hazel at the Hill]

Good point Hazel on the Hill!
Why didnt i think of that?

Happy to help, Vicki!

[Slug]

I have lots of slugs in my garden (and I mean LOTS... hence my user name!!) and they don't seem to like eating my rhubarb. It's one of the few things that are safe in my garden.

The last couple of years I have had caterpillars eating them - that was later in the season though when there were lots of them and food was short. They ate the leaves and left the veins - leaves looked rather strange!

I'd be suprised if it were slugs... just cos mine don't get eaten and I think I have enough slugs for everyone!!

What about putting out some slug traps and seeing if you catch much?