Nasturtiums

My 16 week old pup has care of demolishing mine

Nasturtiums attract earwigs...perhaps they are what is eating them? That's why you often see bamboo sticks with up-ended yogurt pots at the top, next to nasturtiums. The earwigs go inside and can then be disposed of.

I made some garlic pest spray and it works! Smells a bit but the blackfly on the runner beans didn't hang around long! The instructions are easy to find on the internet, it doesn't take long to make and it's organic too!

Definitely not earwigs ( do you know I haven’t seen an earwig for years) rosieleah it’s the cabbage white caterpillar I ve taken dozens off
Too late for this year but yes garlic spray is the way to go for next year I think

We had lots of nasturtiums at home and I can remember mum putting them in salads and fruit dishes even in the late 50's . I often ate the flowers just by picking the odd one off when I went past them-----didn't think about any crawlies.
They look lovely when there's a good show of them.