Pests, Diseases and Cures

Welcome to GC hope you have sorted your lilies out i've just checked mine .....phew they are ok but learnt something to watch out for

Thanks Beckie.Hope to show more pics when they all flower

this Lord Derby has been very healthy until this year. It's about 25 years old, and leaves have started going brown and falling off, from the Middle. Can't see any sign of caterpillars, rolled up in leaves.

Thanks Lolimac, glad to know it at least won't kill my azaleas as I have quite a few & a lovely Rhodedendron I have been picking them off as I see them & now I know more about it I will ensure I get them early & dispose of them properly to hopefully stop any more plants being affected! Many...

Do you live on an isolated, remote island @Effy66 ? No? Thought not Then abandoning your dalek composter isn't going to make a jot of difference to your garden visitors. I have mice here and they sprint across my patio quicker than a Quicken calculation! Are they in my dalek? ...

Thank you all so much for replying. I'm so relieved, I thought I had an infestation of some kind. Nigel J thanks for all the info, I'm glad I don't live in Mexico though as they eat them.

I'm guessing, but it looks a bit like mildew.

It sound more like a pest to me than a disease Gareth. Have you given the leaves close inspection underneath?

Crane flies don't bother me Fern but flying ants are a whole different ball game, I hate them!

yes remove a good 4 inches.New side shoots will appear very soon and the plus side you will have more blooms and a bit later than the others

Hi i have a 6 month old mango tree which has brown/black marks on it. I looked it up and it seems like anthracnose fungus. Is there a natural way to get rid of it without chemicals? If not advice on fungicides would be appreciated.

Strange you should mention that, as I picked out vine weevil larvae around my peppermint in May, when I potted it up into s bigger container.

"M" has it in her food now, Jenny

Just point away from me if you ever suffer from Wind

Thanks @Scrungee It's gonna get a huge chop this weekend.

Soapy water in a bucket or scissors at night they are horrible things.

Hi I suspect Verticillium Wilt and acers are very susceptible , sorry to say not a lot you can do its a soil based fungus that enters through the roots and they effect the veins of the tree and causes wilt and die back.Spruce

In my experience they prefer a shady spot - mine just get a few hours early morning sun and then are in shade for the rest of the day.They don't need ericaceous compost, multi purpose is fine.

I bought three Lupin The Page from Sarah Raven. They're growing quite nicely and are just coming into flower. But I have two problems:1) in the first week of owning them, I noticed little black spots appearing , first on the top of the leaf, eventually working its way through to the underside....

HiI found a lot of these flying bugs in my tomato bed. What are they? Are they harmful? If so how should I deal with them?Thanks very much!