Pests, Diseases and Cures

Hi,I've taken my first losses this week courtesy of vine weevil larvae.My little tomato plants (red alert and totem) were looking poorly for about a week then drooped and keeled over and when I pulled them up there were 10's of small white grubs with tan coloured heads.So, I'm...

Thanks to GC and the knowledge available from you guys I was able to identify and dispatch my first two lilly beetles today. Thanks GC and all my friends here. Robert:gnthb:

They just sound solid? I've not watered for a couple of days, so I will leave them another couple of days and see how they sound then. I've just checked the other Acers and the good news is, the Suminagashi looks a little more perky, but the small/new leaves have definitely died, but the...

It is indeed leaf spot, after a little nosing around found this link, hope it helps :thmb:I have a large rhodie in my back garden and any affected leaves that I notice tend to sort themselves out and the plant is unharmed, never had to use a pesticide on it in over 10 years. Good feed...

Thanks peoples! Will try it out the glove idea. I like the idea of crushing those pesky Dockens!:thmb:

One of these might help.

I've got a handfull already going in pots (I planted them a week ago 'just in case' - I knew there was something not right with the mature ones.) Thanks for your advice anyway. Craig

Ants are harmless. They can be a pest in a kitchen where they go for sweet sugary things like jam and honey. But generally they prefer to stay outside and make their nests in the ground.I have cohabited with ants on various occasions and found that if I put small dishes of jam in out of the...

being a new plot. it could be the soil. wrong ph. but there are many things that can effect strawberries. try not covering of a night. never have on mine and they grow fine.

Did you know !! and this is a fact, if you don't breath they cant see you :wink:

ps if theres any chance there water voles please get someone in to advise :cnfs:

Maybe Leaf spot, a general term that covers a whole lot of diseases, and which pansies are quite prone to. Picking off and binning/burning the affected leaves might have been enough to keep it under control if it hadn't already spread too much. You could spray with something like dithane, but...

:dh:Okay, so i made a big mistake...I'm going to find him today and chop him in half, to be honest that's what I usually do but in my moment of madness thought he was a goody. Thanks for all your answers Stingo

Hi Hetty, you could spray the forsythia with the Roseclear or any other general purpose insecticide. Or look for an organic insect spray which is harmless to bees, ladybirds etc. Or mix up a very weak solution of water and detergent (washing up liquid) and spray with that.

Sorry HeyAdiran :/

Hi ktisathome . I'd definately plant it outside, as Aaron says. I've found that keeping 'stuff' indoors that normally grows outdoors doesn't do so well. Cheers...freddy.

The tubes provide ample light. The basil I am having probs with are only seedlings. Everything else seems to do ok.However, I have placed the 3 pots of basil in to heated propagator trays (still under the lights and I think they're greening up a little at the tips of the leaves.I will bring...

well it would seem that the cycas are quite difficult to look after ! watch this space and lets see if we can't together find a good solution ! I'll keep you posted...

I have to confess. My hedgerow was looking in a very sorry state so I have completely removed it and replanted some superb Fagus sylvatica plants. If I could have saved the original hedgerow I would have done but really, it had gone too far. I got the beech from . they have a clearance sale...

Hi thereMost likely it's vine weevils. The adult weevils seem to be able to attack some really tough species like laurels and viburnums. Remove badly affected leaves (for general hygiene) and spray the worst affected plants with Provado Vine Weevil killer.