Pests, Diseases and Cures

I suppose it is like eating the chocolate and leaving the cabbage!

That sounds like fun

Thank you, Spruce. Good to know it's only the weather that's caused it. Cheers. lindyco

I find that my Drosera capensis plants catch a lot of them.

I this is the one @Spruce is referring to Elaeagnus sucker / RHS Gardening

I cant imagine something that grows in a bog needing a fungicidal spray in order to grow. People like to make things sound difficult, but that's just my thinking.Not grown Venus flytrap from seed but I have grown Sarracenias, they are painfully slow for the first two years, I would imagine...

Ask the supplier. I ordered from Nematodes Direct some years ago and they were very helpful.I don't think there is a way to tell if the Nemmies are alive in the soil as they are sort of small

Back to report, they are finally flowering well, now they’re obscured by everything else that’s out!

Remember to tread lightly upon the leopard slug, Limax maximus, for they are (generally) on our side. See the glowing testamonial from Peter Thompson of the Game &Wildlife Conservation Trust- February - Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust

Some yellow leaves are normal for Cherry Laurel. Usually appear around this time of year when there is a spurt of new growth.If one bush looks paler than the others - then this can be remedied by a boost of Nitrogen feed - sulphate of ammonia will do the job - it's cheap and readily...

Thanks @noisette47 I'll get on to it tomorrow.

So I chopped it down It was mainly white slime but a bit of orange had appeared too. It did smell a bit fishy very close up, but not dreadful. Haven’t dug it out yet, I suspect the roots will be fairly extensive

Yes, I always use Ericaceous soil/compost with any plant that wants it. I’ve read to use Pine bark as its acidy and seen it used for Orchid plants which would be finer than the common garden bark used for ground cover. So using this in the last 2” as top dressing instead of the grit which I’ve...

Hi John, We have put vent covers on all our vents, as we can hear them in the walls... two bait boxes in the loft as we can hear them scrabbling around, and a trip up the loft shows droppings and shredded foam pipe insulation gathered in one spot ... the dog has eyeballed a crack in the path...

If use tobacco the active ingredient is surely nicotine and pretty poisonous stuff.

This gave me a good laugh @gks tnks

Thank you the pot its in currently isn't well drained, i will find a better suited one.

Thanks

Probably snails or slugs. The leaves will be dying down soon so personally I wouldn't worry about it.

The rodent issue was mice and was hiding under the fridge ... solved