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Did you know.... WASPS HATE PEPPERMINT..!!
You are correct about the candy part. And also since they use artificial flavoursmost of the time to make candies and then add loads of sugar, it is not comparable to the actual plant. I have...
You are correct about the candy part. And also since they use artificial flavoursmost of the time to make candies and then add loads of sugar, it is not comparable to the actual plant. I have never heard of mint being a wasp repellant but it is commonly known to be a rat repellant. Yes, mint is...
You are correct about the candy part. And also since they use artificial flavoursmost of the time to make candies and then add loads of sugar, it is not comparable to the actual plant. I have never heard of mint being a wasp repellant but it is...
You are correct about the candy part. And also since they use artificial flavoursmost of the time to make candies and then add loads of sugar, it is not comparable to the actual plant. I have...
Marley Farley, Aug 12, 2018 ... 2
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CanadianLori
Aug 17, 2019
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Cat Deterrent Talk.? All post of this nature in this thread only.. Humane talk only please.! 2015
They always do that usually.
They always do that usually.
They always do that usually.
They always do that usually.
Marley Farley, Feb 25, 2013 ... 8 9 10
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Logan
Aug 9, 2019
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An Organic Mite Control Spray for your Greenhouse..!!
Hiya Daisybelle As often as possible but for me 2 or 3 times is enough......an evening spray would keep foliage damp all night. I had peaches in a conservatory a few years back and red spider was...
Hiya Daisybelle As often as possible but for me 2 or 3 times is enough......an evening spray would keep foliage damp all night. I had peaches in a conservatory a few years back and red spider was rife. I lightly sprayed with water regularly .....no sprays other than water for me on edible...
Hiya Daisybelle As often as possible but for me 2 or 3 times is enough......an evening spray would keep foliage damp all night. I had peaches in a conservatory a few years back and red spider was rife. I lightly sprayed with water regularly...
Hiya Daisybelle As often as possible but for me 2 or 3 times is enough......an evening spray would keep foliage damp all night. I had peaches in a conservatory a few years back and red spider was...
Marley Farley, Mar 29, 2011 ... 2
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Verdun
Aug 2, 2018
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Lily Beetles and Larva...
Strangely they ate my cream little but two orange ones survive. I knocked one off my plant and squared it under my foot, left a great big red blob on the patio
Strangely they ate my cream little but two orange ones survive. I knocked one off my plant and squared it under my foot, left a great big red blob on the patio
Strangely they ate my cream little but two orange ones survive. I knocked one off my plant and squared it under my foot, left a great big red blob on the patio
Strangely they ate my cream little but two orange ones survive. I knocked one off my plant and squared it under my foot, left a great big red blob on the patio
Kandy, May 30, 2011 ... 2 3 4
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Kimberley
Sep 4, 2016
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Safe ways to deter Cats from your Garden Information only..
Cayenne or black pepper can be sprinkled around garden in your borders and anywhere you don't want them to go. This is rather unpleasant but harmless and apart from some sneezing it will...
Cayenne or black pepper can be sprinkled around garden in your borders and anywhere you don't want them to go. This is rather unpleasant but harmless and apart from some sneezing it will eventually keep them away from the area I have found. Garlic, in a spray, which contains garlic oil also...
Cayenne or black pepper can be sprinkled around garden in your borders and anywhere you don't want them to go. This is rather unpleasant but harmless and apart from some sneezing it will eventually keep them away from the area I have found....
Cayenne or black pepper can be sprinkled around garden in your borders and anywhere you don't want them to go. This is rather unpleasant but harmless and apart from some sneezing it will...
Marley Farley, Jan 4, 2014
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Marley Farley
Apr 8, 2014
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Smelly white fungus killing perennials
Okay, thanks very much for the suggestions. I’ll try the milk spray since that’s an easy one and may be look to adjust the soil composition before replanting
Okay, thanks very much for the suggestions. I’ll try the milk spray since that’s an easy one and may be look to adjust the soil composition before replanting
Okay, thanks very much for the suggestions. I’ll try the milk spray since that’s an easy one and may be look to adjust the soil composition before replanting
Okay, thanks very much for the suggestions. I’ll try the milk spray since that’s an easy one and may be look to adjust the soil composition before replanting
htyas, Nov 11, 2019
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htyas
Nov 14, 2019
All leaves no flowers - literally!!!
I kind of think it probably is a light/ sun problem, lavender in particular needs heat and sun to do well. As to the Chrysanth, maybe the wrong type for pot growing? Those more ball types are...
I kind of think it probably is a light/ sun problem, lavender in particular needs heat and sun to do well. As to the Chrysanth, maybe the wrong type for pot growing? Those more ball types are good for containers, plus a bit more feeding, it looks a bit starved.Stick with it, we all have lots...
I kind of think it probably is a light/ sun problem, lavender in particular needs heat and sun to do well. As to the Chrysanth, maybe the wrong type for pot growing? Those more ball types are good for containers, plus a bit more feeding, it...
I kind of think it probably is a light/ sun problem, lavender in particular needs heat and sun to do well. As to the Chrysanth, maybe the wrong type for pot growing? Those more ball types are...
Bluedogtails, Aug 24, 2019
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pete
Oct 8, 2019
What creature is likely to live here?
For years a Toad has lived top of this garden, about 20 mtrs away. I made a hole between the roots of a large tree stump, with two old housebricks to climb on... if it rains too much. Recently a...
For years a Toad has lived top of this garden, about 20 mtrs away. I made a hole between the roots of a large tree stump, with two old housebricks to climb on... if it rains too much. Recently a young one sits under the kitchen window, under a piece of plywood which catches the late afternoon...
For years a Toad has lived top of this garden, about 20 mtrs away. I made a hole between the roots of a large tree stump, with two old housebricks to climb on... if it rains too much. Recently a young one sits under the kitchen window, under a...
For years a Toad has lived top of this garden, about 20 mtrs away. I made a hole between the roots of a large tree stump, with two old housebricks to climb on... if it rains too much. Recently a...
LincsJohn, May 7, 2019 ... 2
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Uztwo
Oct 1, 2019
Sick miniature laburnham
Looks like insect attack, laburnum often looks a bit tatty at the end of the season, well mine does.
Looks like insect attack, laburnum often looks a bit tatty at the end of the season, well mine does.
Looks like insect attack, laburnum often looks a bit tatty at the end of the season, well mine does.
Looks like insect attack, laburnum often looks a bit tatty at the end of the season, well mine does.
bill-lancaster, Sep 30, 2019
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pete
Oct 1, 2019
What spray to kill Earwigs?
While several pesticides are available to kill earwigs, they are not required, and you can control them without toxic and potentially hazardous chemicals.Insert a shallow, clean can -- such as a...
While several pesticides are available to kill earwigs, they are not required, and you can control them without toxic and potentially hazardous chemicals.Insert a shallow, clean can -- such as a cat food or tuna can -- into the ground so the lip of the can is even with the soil level. Fill the...
While several pesticides are available to kill earwigs, they are not required, and you can control them without toxic and potentially hazardous chemicals.Insert a shallow, clean can -- such as a cat food or tuna can -- into the ground so the...
While several pesticides are available to kill earwigs, they are not required, and you can control them without toxic and potentially hazardous chemicals.Insert a shallow, clean can -- such as a...
ThePlantAssassin, Sep 21, 2019
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Janet mahay
Sep 21, 2019
Campanula Persicifolia Rust ..... Help Please !!!!
Thanks Verdun ... [another late reply .. soz - not getting here much these days .. life getting in the way ... lol]. I didn't really understand the mulch concept per se actually but you've...
Thanks Verdun ... [another late reply .. soz - not getting here much these days .. life getting in the way ... lol]. I didn't really understand the mulch concept per se actually but you've explained it for this particular problem I had and I've now read up on it too so understand it more.
Thanks Verdun ... [another late reply .. soz - not getting here much these days .. life getting in the way ... lol]. I didn't really understand the mulch concept per se actually but you've explained it for this particular problem I had and I've...
Thanks Verdun ... [another late reply .. soz - not getting here much these days .. life getting in the way ... lol]. I didn't really understand the mulch concept per se actually but you've...
DMM, Jul 1, 2019
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DMM
Sep 15, 2019
Rhododendron
Hello! A normally happy, fifty-year-old rhododendron, comfortable survivor of dry and deluged summers, is currently showing an unusually large number of yellow/dead leaves. It seems much more...
Hello! A normally happy, fifty-year-old rhododendron, comfortable survivor of dry and deluged summers, is currently showing an unusually large number of yellow/dead leaves. It seems much more pronounced than any expected senescence. Soil is shale-y and quite well drained and there has been...
Hello! A normally happy, fifty-year-old rhododendron, comfortable survivor of dry and deluged summers, is currently showing an unusually large number of yellow/dead leaves. It seems much more pronounced than any expected senescence. Soil is...
Hello! A normally happy, fifty-year-old rhododendron, comfortable survivor of dry and deluged summers, is currently showing an unusually large number of yellow/dead leaves. It seems much more...

RicMac, Sep 14, 2019
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RicMac
Sep 14, 2019
Is my Wisteria dying?
Great news ... NO feeding only water , and have a think about insulation for the pot over winter.... these jobs never end .... thanks for letting us all know ...
Great news ... NO feeding only water , and have a think about insulation for the pot over winter.... these jobs never end .... thanks for letting us all know ...
Great news ... NO feeding only water , and have a think about insulation for the pot over winter.... these jobs never end .... thanks for letting us all know ...
Great news ... NO feeding only water , and have a think about insulation for the pot over winter.... these jobs never end .... thanks for letting us all know ...
ThePlantAssassin, Aug 24, 2019
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Spruce
Sep 14, 2019
What’s killing my dahlias?
Hi all, Thank you all for the responses and @pete , thank you for the files. I took samples to the garden centre and left embarrassingly convinced that they were indeed old flowers. I'll put it...
Hi all, Thank you all for the responses and @pete , thank you for the files. I took samples to the garden centre and left embarrassingly convinced that they were indeed old flowers. I'll put it down to a learning experience. I didn't realise that the flowers and buds came and went so quickly....
Hi all, Thank you all for the responses and @pete , thank you for the files. I took samples to the garden centre and left embarrassingly convinced that they were indeed old flowers. I'll put it down to a learning experience. I didn't realise that...
Hi all, Thank you all for the responses and @pete , thank you for the files. I took samples to the garden centre and left embarrassingly convinced that they were indeed old flowers. I'll put it...
P4ul_17, Aug 10, 2019
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P4ul_17
Sep 8, 2019
Bush fuchsia branches withering
Hi Mike. I think you could be right about close confinement as this year I planted geums around the base and everything looks a bit crowded. The magellanica name sounds familiar.
Hi Mike. I think you could be right about close confinement as this year I planted geums around the base and everything looks a bit crowded. The magellanica name sounds familiar.
Hi Mike. I think you could be right about close confinement as this year I planted geums around the base and everything looks a bit crowded. The magellanica name sounds familiar.
Hi Mike. I think you could be right about close confinement as this year I planted geums around the base and everything looks a bit crowded. The magellanica name sounds familiar.
cucumber, Sep 1, 2019
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cucumber
Sep 4, 2019
Hydrangea leaves going brown
Looks like sunscorch to me as well, specially if the leaves in direct contact with the sun are suffering and the other leaves -deeper inside the shrub- remain dark green.Make sure that it is...
Looks like sunscorch to me as well, specially if the leaves in direct contact with the sun are suffering and the other leaves -deeper inside the shrub- remain dark green.Make sure that it is getting morning sun (say until 10-11am) and afternoon and evening shade; dappled sun; or bright full...
Looks like sunscorch to me as well, specially if the leaves in direct contact with the sun are suffering and the other leaves -deeper inside the shrub- remain dark green.Make sure that it is getting morning sun (say until 10-11am) and afternoon...
Looks like sunscorch to me as well, specially if the leaves in direct contact with the sun are suffering and the other leaves -deeper inside the shrub- remain dark green.Make sure that it is...
ThePlantAssassin, Aug 27, 2019
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luis_pr
Aug 28, 2019
Our wisteria is dying - cause, and how to replace?
Moisture. Watering. Get in there and cut away all sickly whimp growth. Don't feed.
Moisture. Watering. Get in there and cut away all sickly whimp growth. Don't feed.
Moisture. Watering. Get in there and cut away all sickly whimp growth. Don't feed.
Moisture. Watering. Get in there and cut away all sickly whimp growth. Don't feed.
fjordaan, Aug 27, 2019
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Mike Allen
Aug 28, 2019
Magnolia brooklynensis ‚Yellow Bird‘: Dead branches
In June 2019, the 25-year-old plant first suffered failures on a few branches: the leaves of individual branches died completely within a few days and dried up on the tree. The cross-section of...
In June 2019, the 25-year-old plant first suffered failures on a few branches: the leaves of individual branches died completely within a few days and dried up on the tree. The cross-section of the wood shows no discolorations that could indicate a fungal infection. The rest of the tree is...
In June 2019, the 25-year-old plant first suffered failures on a few branches: the leaves of individual branches died completely within a few days and dried up on the tree. The cross-section of the wood shows no discolorations that could indicate...
In June 2019, the 25-year-old plant first suffered failures on a few branches: the leaves of individual branches died completely within a few days and dried up on the tree. The cross-section of...

amnilo, Aug 26, 2019
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amnilo
Aug 26, 2019
ANTS ANTS and more ANTS
Creepy crawlies are part of gardening, I think we all have ones we dislike, but ants do no real damage to the plants intentionally.They loosen the soil around roots, and they "farm" aphids, but...
Creepy crawlies are part of gardening, I think we all have ones we dislike, but ants do no real damage to the plants intentionally.They loosen the soil around roots, and they "farm" aphids, but they do not attack plants in general.I doubt whatever you used in the garden would actually wipe...
Creepy crawlies are part of gardening, I think we all have ones we dislike, but ants do no real damage to the plants intentionally.They loosen the soil around roots, and they "farm" aphids, but they do not attack plants in general.I doubt...
Creepy crawlies are part of gardening, I think we all have ones we dislike, but ants do no real damage to the plants intentionally.They loosen the soil around roots, and they "farm" aphids, but...
ThePlantAssassin, Aug 24, 2019
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pete
Aug 24, 2019
Geranium and Phlox rust?????
Wow. knock wood, never got that on mine.
Wow. knock wood, never got that on mine.
Wow. knock wood, never got that on mine.
Wow. knock wood, never got that on mine.
ThePlantAssassin, Aug 21, 2019
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redstar
Aug 24, 2019
Plague of caterpillars
Well I tend to think that they are the biggest pest on brassicas. Apart from white fly.
Well I tend to think that they are the biggest pest on brassicas. Apart from white fly.
Well I tend to think that they are the biggest pest on brassicas. Apart from white fly.
Well I tend to think that they are the biggest pest on brassicas. Apart from white fly.
lowrider69, Aug 20, 2019
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pete
Aug 21, 2019
Broad beans, what is it?.
Cheers Pete, a lesson learned.
Cheers Pete, a lesson learned.
Cheers Pete, a lesson learned.
Cheers Pete, a lesson learned.
Warwick lad, Aug 14, 2019
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Warwick lad
Aug 15, 2019
fuschsia gone wrong
DMM, not all salvias are the same by any means They are so varied and different. Some are tender, some like damp, some like sunshine, some are hardy, some are shrubby, some are herbaceous, some...
DMM, not all salvias are the same by any means They are so varied and different. Some are tender, some like damp, some like sunshine, some are hardy, some are shrubby, some are herbaceous, some are.....well, you get the picture.The hardy Caradonna is easy and reliable. The shrubby...
DMM, not all salvias are the same by any means They are so varied and different. Some are tender, some like damp, some like sunshine, some are hardy, some are shrubby, some are herbaceous, some are.....well, you get the picture.The hardy...
DMM, not all salvias are the same by any means They are so varied and different. Some are tender, some like damp, some like sunshine, some are hardy, some are shrubby, some are herbaceous, some...
ThePlantAssassin, Jul 28, 2019 ... 2
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Verdun
Aug 9, 2019
In despair
My electric fence was down for a few days because the tree felling ripped it up and a raccoon took advantage of the breach and left deposits for me to discover and a very muddy bird bath. I didn't...
My electric fence was down for a few days because the tree felling ripped it up and a raccoon took advantage of the breach and left deposits for me to discover and a very muddy bird bath. I didn't have any official animal deterrent sprays on hand so I grabbed a spray can of concentrated room...
My electric fence was down for a few days because the tree felling ripped it up and a raccoon took advantage of the breach and left deposits for me to discover and a very muddy bird bath. I didn't have any official animal deterrent sprays on hand...
My electric fence was down for a few days because the tree felling ripped it up and a raccoon took advantage of the breach and left deposits for me to discover and a very muddy bird bath. I didn't...
JJ28, Aug 7, 2019
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CanadianLori
Aug 7, 2019
Flies all over shrub bush
Thanks Marley Farley I will give the peppermint oil a try
Thanks Marley Farley I will give the peppermint oil a try
Thanks Marley Farley I will give the peppermint oil a try
Thanks Marley Farley I will give the peppermint oil a try
Madgeanne, Aug 1, 2019
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Madgeanne
Aug 4, 2019

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