Pests, Diseases and Cures

Thanks! That's super interesting. I've been doing a bunch of searching today and saw it mentioned a few times. I couldn't get a pic today, but this is probably the closest I could find online (source):According to that site, this is Rhizoctonia. Though I'm still a little torn, as the leaves...

Oh, ok, get what you are saying now! Thanks Verdun!

Then I think it is a combination of worm casts and leatherjackets ahsanj

Thanks @Irmemac that looks exactly like what it is. Its a shame that there is nothing I can do to fix it though.

I've taken another look at the bag today - there is a few of them in there, but not that many, and Mrs C is walloping it out to the birds to get shot of it. Its in the shed, so if they can find space in there to live, good on 'em I say, coz it is rammed full!

Well I can see why you wouldn't want to make a habit of it..

I'd suspect root aphids or a certain little dog

The barrier doesn't have to be deep. I remember Chris Beardshaw said that bamboo roots do not go deep into the soil, and he specified a depth; unfortunately, I've forgotten his measurement. But I have some invasive bamboo before. I followed the roots and all were eradicated. Neighbours are...

You could prune out the dead looking bits; cut back from inside. New leaves will grow to cover the gaps. It may be that you let it dry out too much. I would water more frequently. Box in pots doesn't like drying out in my experience.

If its fine then its ok i thought it might not have some disease.

(my Jack Russell would love to dig that hill) Hi - if you search in past threads you will find quite a lot of advice (here is one: Moles)

Cheers, turns out there's quite a few, I never knew but there's a Distillery very close so fingers crossed I'm hoping they might use them.

@freeflow This link may be of help Willow anthracnose, scab and canker/RHS Gardening

@pete Hi Pete I had a better look today, i noticed some very small insects running up and down the supporting canes i couldn't see anything on the leaf, if it gets any worse i will give them a spray with something many thanks .

Some of my broad bean plants have brown spots on the leaves and broad bean pods - will this affect the rapidly growing bean pods or the beans inside?If so, is there any "safe" treatment (bearing in mind that I have dogs who regularly mooch around the plants).

There's not a lot you can do about the slugs/snails Elina.The rose black spot is a disease that carries spores. Remove and destroy or bin the diseased leaves and clear away any from the ground too as the spores can lay there and re-infect. Don't add the leaves to a compost heap as the spores...

Ought to draw attention to this thread

Well to me it just looks pretty normal.I think the Acer might have a bit of wind damage, Hellebores tend to start looking not so good at this time of the year and the dog wood just looks pretty normal to me Anything growing in the garden is not likely to look pristine, even at this time of...

Thank you Pete, I looked under a few leaves and spotted powdery look. I don't have a hand lens, but fairly certain it is the red spider mite.