I was cleaning my semp bed this evening and noticed that a few of my larger semps have been falling over a bit. When I yank on them, some of them are firm and holding fast to the dirt but some release from the dirt easily. I see that the rosette's stem is eaten thru or hollow and the stem part remaining in the ground is hollow. While digging out the offsets to see if they are damaged I find bits of hollow stems in the dirt and a few pillbugs scambling away. In the past I have also found cutworms in the soil.
Don't know which ones cause the hollowed out stems but I will assume either one does. Does anyone have an opinion of whether pillbugs or cutworms do the stem damage?
Here are pics of the stem damage on one semp rosette that I pulled this evening:
First pic is the rosette turned over to look at stem and 2nd pic is the leftover stem in ground from where I pulled
Hollowed Stem propped up at 2 different angles
Another stem piece found in soil from another rosette?
