Pests, Diseases and Cures

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Hi Cool4Cats .Most Ceanothus are Evergreen and only require pruning to keep them in shape. The best time to prune them is soon after flowering. Ceanothus will not produce shoots from old wood so never prune back to old wood. music.

Hehe! Things are never that bad, step away from the options involving fire...! :skp::wink:

Moss likes the damp and shade. So if you've both, I guess you'll always have problems. Your best and cheapest option in the long term might be to re-turf it and then begin a programme of regular maintenance to control it, once it's got a hold it's hard to shift. In my garden I replaced a long...

Cut down the plum and get the roots ground out - a bit expensive. Get rid of what you can and dont be tempted to either keeping it for the insects/birds or using it as mulch.Make sure you keep all your other plants healthy and well fed and always clear away and dispose of tree and shrub...

Weirdly I was just looking at this on this link:

Take the pot out of the pot holder and let the poor thing drain off.:gnthb:

Bacterial leaf spot? Though it does look more like scorch, hmm. Sounds a bit out there, but any chance it could be a mineral problem? Boron deficiency?

would love to give you a hand with those pesky bunny's if you interested geoff:thmb:

Yes a bit tricky this, how cold has it got?They can also go yellow at low temperatures, but usually minus ones. My money would be on what Marley says, its roots are rotting, or it could possibly be vine weevil.They have a habit of coming back from what appears to be a dead state, so dont...

Not a problem, hope it's of some use.I should probably look into getting a newer book...! :o

Hello Freedomspark. In winter an unheated greenhouse can be very damp and that is probably the cause of your problem. The grey mould sounds like botritis to me and yes, it is likely to be fatal to seedlings. What a shame. I think you can but something to spray them with. You can have a Google...

Sadly there is much less chance of it surviving if it was in a pot outside than if it was planted in a border. Even 'hardy' varieties can be killed if the root is thoroughly frozen

s@**t i have a twelve pound credit note from them oh well did you try LBS there good too

A really hard winter thins out a lot of pests MisterRoy - hopefully your snails among them.

thats a good idea steve! ive heard moles have a good sense of smell

I just wondered whether the Date growing area of Iran/ Iraq /Tunisia and other countries there have had their palms wiped out.

Could be mind your own business ( soleirolia Soleirolii ) Visionwf..

Thanks Cajary - thats interesting. I often see Red Spider Mite quoted as a problem of plants. I am not aware of having had it - but I am sure it is only a matter of time.

All this rain is a nuisance. I'm still waiting to plant my tulips but the ground is saturated. It does say it will turn cold at the weekend, so maybe we'll get a window of fine, cold weather at last and then I'll be able to rush out and plant them. PS: I've checked and the bulbs are still...