Pests, Diseases and Cures

Hi Will the bark grow back then? Do you know what caused it?

Hi Seeker Of Knowledge, contrary to common beleif, moles don't just burry underground, they will also travel above ground at night, when it is quietest, so my guess is it's climbed up there.

i have a lack of slugs but not snails but i wont go into that keepin getting the odd snail half way up my front door ooohhhhh

Yeah, I think my seedlings have a long way to go. :D

If it is deciduous then my guess would be that its just colouring up early. Its been a funny year and many trees down here have decided to "call it a day", early.

In London where, would that be?

These are Malus sargentii apples.

I can't access your photograph , but are you sure you are not overwatering this tree?

I have had problems with whitefly in the greenhouse in the past on the tomatoes. I did not want to use insecticides, well not persistent ones anyway. I had heard about using French marigolds and i was not entirely convinced but i thought i will give it a whirl. i grew a few from seed...

Define organic, you mean? Easiest thing is for me to tell you what I DO import into my garden ...manure : Masses of it. Luckily (and coincidentally) it comes from a neighbouring organic beef farm.lime :seeds : I don't go out of my way to buy organically grown seedbeer : for slug...

That's not under their own steam Ste. doesn't some one throw them from next door but one :D

Thanks guys........I just found this.http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles1201/lichen.asp

Thanks to all for the replies. I'd post a picture but I cant see an obvious solution

Then in that case, pop it in the shed. Tip check under the leaves for white fly when you tip it out of its old compost, and if you see any wash them off holding the plant upside down before you pop them into new compost.

Hi Unbusy, you have great potential there. I would agree with Dave in the previous post & everyone. Get rid of everything you don't want or like anymore. Clear all the weeds from the stones etc.. Then stand back & look at the areas without the clutter. Choose your colour for the walls etc &...

They always seem to go rusty, I tend to use Foxgloves instead.

One of those two lower inward growing shoots should be taken off anyway, as if both develop you'll end up with crossed and rubbing stems.

They naturally die down Fastboy, there perennials..

Hahaha geoffhandley :D

Yep. It works.