Pests, Diseases and Cures

Whichever of them will wee on the lawn, mark her territory. I have just been rained in just when I'd got onion sets planted, so no chance to Jeyes fluid, tho I did put netting over them, secured with tent pegs.

Yep it's in a pot. A fairly large and deep pot. I didn't water it much over the winter, It's sheltered from the rain and It's also quite a windy balcony.I've given it good feed this morning, hopefully that will solve the problem.Thanks for your adviceSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Many thank Pete, i will get some of that. Would it be ok to put some around the holly bush aswell, as i have noticed a few yellowing leaves.

Hm, so it might worth adding some slug traps nearer the straws.I'm determined to get to enjoy some this year.www.eliapplebydonald.co.uk/blog

At first glance I would say no cms as the nodules don't look wooly. Could we have a close up shot please.

Thank you for the replies

Nematodes are not usually sold for the winter.

Are we looking at winter pictures or does it look like that in the summer? Just some kind of idea where in the UK you are would be a help, also do you know the variety of grape?

Yep, if you got them in your grain and you do nowt about them they will turn the grain to dust, the grain beetle can be put into a shealed bag with no air and they will survive tough little things

Thanks I've been watering from the bottom of the mango only once a week thinking that would discourage them. I've also tried using diluted peppermint tea to water it but that only reduces the numbers a little bit

This is what I had to contend with some years ago. Mostly clear now but more difficult to treat when there are nearby plants you want to keep

We had a problem with fruit flies in the house earlier on this year. We didn't know where they were coming from until I noticed some in an unopened pack of grapes we got in that week's grocery delivery. We stopped buying those grapes (from a large supermarket chain beginning with the letter T ...

I have always used old black engine oil for such things. Molds don't like it and it waterproofs the wood making mold return less likely. However (you might get some from your local garage - oil changes on cars etc) plants don't like it either, but if you are careful and only apply it to the...

The pruning wouldn't make any difference Kevin, it's just the natural cycle before it drops it's leaves.

you need a lawn lawn mower, in this case..

Not sure how successful it would be. I believe the mites can be carried through the air on a thread of silk to reach other plants. I've had reasonable success using a spray of Neem oil / washing up liquid.

The top two pics look like Sprouts? I always found the lower leaves died off with Sprouts. Seems a bit early though? A pic showing the whole plant might be more revealing.

Any chance of a picture please

I'm thinking birds too.

Never heard of marshmallow disease. It looks a bit fungal to me.