Pests, Diseases and Cures

I had problems using organic fertiliser in my veg patch, blood fish and bone meal really attracted foxes. They dug up my potato patch. I had to stop using it.

All I can suggest is make sure the plants get as much sunshine as possible and air flow. Late watering is probably not the best idea. I don't think you are likely to get better growing conditions than we have had up till now in many springs so difficult to see why this keeps happening.

Took some photos. The Cotoneaster is looking rather glossier than usual due to lots of new leaves, but I found some manky ones! Also on myrtle and Trachelospermum.

Thanks @pete , That'll certainly be less destructive.

As Busy Lizzie suggested, I’d email DA. It can do no harm to ask and it will register your concerns if the rose should take a turn for the worse. Don’t forget, you have a 5 year replacement warranty from DA

Thanks very much, will do.

Some roses get black spot more than others. If they are well fed and kept moist it happens less. I don't spray either and I don't bother too much anymore. Just one of those things.

It's probably aphids or thrips. I spray my infected plants with a bee-friendly bug killer.

Yeah you can worry too much as long as the new growth comes through healthy I wouldn't worry. Most diseases are cause through poor growing conditions, when planted out hopefully the conditions will be better.

Roseclear is something that might work, it contains an insecticide and a fungicide, but it will only protect the new foliage, the spotty ones are bound to fall. Spring is the time most evergreens shed their leaves, so I wouldn't worry too much.Maybe a spray or two mid summer and again next...

Hiit’s has camellia black spot it’s a fungal problem and a spray for scale insect which produce a sugary poo which that then creates sooty mould to grow on the leaves that’s what the ants are afteryou need to get hold off some Provado Fungus fighter and spray the leaves and branches ( just...

Look like aphid skins to me.

Another try.

I will try that. Any specific time? Or like watering morning or evening when the suns down?

They are very likely to be a different species of aphid. I know certain kinds of lime tree are notorious for harbouring them. Also have a mate who has a large oak in his garden and until it died he used have his car covered in stick honeydew. Last time I looked he was using the car as a bird...

they put on new leaves eventually but yeah theyre slow in the cold

Good luck with it They are tough plants. With a little tlc yours should respond well.

I sometimes leave the seedheads on too long and as a result the gravel path has a load of seedlings on it.

I'm like Shiney and don't use chemicals. We have field bindweed on oir allotmemt and just pull it up when we see it and don't find it much of a problem, it just weakens overtime and eventually goes. We also have the more troublesome bindweed variety and follow the same method as Shine mentions...

Well, the rate of stuff being taken in the outhouse has slowed, but some was taken last night; the tray in the greenhouse has been emptied, so I will fill that back up shortly. I'll keep going as long as it takes