Pests, Diseases and Cures

Am going to spray the honeysuckle again today and see what its like by the weekend. The worst affected bits are all the flowers, so If i cut them all off I will have no blooms left :( I did try spraying it on the 'jet' setting on the hose but it didnt seem to budge any of the eggs. Its like...

Hi MingI haven't grown strawberries for a few years but yes, I've had something similar happen in the past. I think it must be the smell of the ripening strawberries that attract the flies but exactly which sort of flies they are, I don't know. There's not a lot you can do about it, I'm...

I'm with Flinty :gnthb: Garden OK, lawn can be a nuisance, house never

Have a real close look in case its Red Spider Mite compo. I've got them on mine, they are really difficult to see, I'm using a magnifying glass to spot them, then spraying with a product called Bug Clear (contains pyrethrin).

Thanks walnut!

Hi, I am not surprised the attachment didn't work, I am pretty computer illiterate:hehe: I did try gently washing the fungus off but it won't budge. I did buy some fungucide spray at the weekend though and have tried that. Fingers crossed. Thanks again Jean

1. Pass. Sorry!2. Plant French Marigolds near them, the smell deters whitefly.Yellow sticky cards as soon as you see the whitefly appear. Won;t help (I don't think) for a heavy infestation. Shake the plants gently to pollinate, which will cause the whitefly to rise, and then land on the...

Hi StephWelcome to the forum.Assuming that your hedge is well established and not just suffering from lack of water, it's not good news, I'm afraid.When privet gets sickly and dies back, it's usually old age or honey fungus. If it's honey fungus, all you can do is dig out the...

Hi folks. Thanks for the replies. What I think I'll do is keep an eye on it and see how it works out. If it gets worse, I'll try the soap thingy. Cheers...freddy.

Err!. I think Provado is a Systemic. Spray it on the leaves at night and after a little while, anything that munches the plant dies. Spiders only eat anything that's in their web and I've never seen a Ladybug at night. I know the theory of" Poisoning the prey, poisons the predator" but neither...

What ever is the matter with it?

ok thats great ta. I will try some lettuce outside now, and see how I get on. And the rest of the tomatoes seem ok so far. Thanks all x

Hmmmm. I have never fed mine. Maybe that's what's wrong with yours. Not in the feed but it may have splashed on the leaves. Possibility?I did nearly kill one of mine with weedkiller once. It soaked through to the roots when I was killing Ivy nearby. A thunderous rain shower washed it over....

I discovered a Green carepillar with white lines along the body on Friday, but No idea what type it is. This was the very first time I had seen one like it.

I'd put the Coriander, Parsley and Basil in one patch, where it gets plenty of sun up top but the soil is slightly shaded and moist. The Sage, Rosemary and Thyme would be happier with much drier conditions. Don't know about the others as I haven't grown them.I know that with them all together,...

I've noticed, they have made a right meal of my rhubarb! I've moved them on (well the ones I can see!) to a nature reserve over the road (masses of weeds for them to feed on!) and the council said I could!

I usually spray infested plants with a mix of soap and water. The tougher plants get a good squirt with the hose first to knock the aphids off. Squishing is all well and good, but I find they usually congregate in really tricky places, like in the folds of new leaves, where you can't really get...

Ah, right, I'd say it's the growth pattern of the tree type and is naturally occuring. Carry out pruning in the autumn and you should get some nice new shoots on the following spring.

Brian I would say this is your problem.

Other than getting rid of the damaged canes, I would let them flower, there is no advantage to pruning them hard back at this stage of the year, you'd lose flowers for no real benefit.