Pests, Diseases and Cures

Hi Rydall Sounds like a Mineral deficiency any chance of a little bit more Information Condition and colour of leaves.

Thanks for the reply Liz, I will give your suggestion a go. They start off like tiny blisters on the underside of the leaves then develope into holes and then shrivel up. I had this problem last year but nothing to this scale. I have tried just taking the leaves off, spraying them with a bug...

The leaves on my Tomatillos are being eaten by something. They start off like tiny blisters on the underside of the leaves then develope into holes and then shrivel up. I had this problem last year but nothing to this scale. I have tried just taking the leaves off, spraying them with a bug...

Only on the wildife you are trying to see off Lottie.

Also a little sprinkle with table salt works a treat and quite rapid too.

Well, I for one have learnt loads today from you lot. Good job I'm at work or I wouldn't have the time to read all this. Keep 'em coming folks!

Thanks for your help..... busy little souls those ants...strange how they like some places better than others...thanks again.

Well I am fortunate in that I have never come across this problem of Becky's. I just looked up in the books I had and that was the only thing I could find. At least it is a useful way of using fags.

I hope I am wrong but It looks like Rose Rosette,If It is they have to be destroyed as any other Roses will suffer the same fate.Or the other possibility is It could be Thrips which can suck the sap from the inside of the buds.Maybe someone else will have a different Idea .Hope this Is some help.

Aren't they laying late summer as well? I found one single infestation last autumn. The deterrent only lasts 3 months and I had to water with a vine weevil killer. With primulas you think all the plants in pots are fine until you notice one wilts a bit earlier than the others. When you tug it it...

Looks like sawfly caterpillar, you can spray with a organic pesticide like liquid derris, if your tree is small take them off by hand and use those size nines of yours,prevention is better than cure treat fruit trees in winter/spring before the buds break with a winter wash you can no longer use...

Try copper circles, wire, or mats. These should keep any slugs out, then if your plants are still being eaten you can assume it's mice. As dai says you don't often see slugs in day time- put a little shallow container upside down next to your plant, and upend it in the morning- you'll usually...

mine are more blobs, i just pull the affected leaves off and am pulling loads off to eat as it grows. Not sure how long the leaves will keep coming if i do this but there are loads on there today again, so will continue as long as possible. I dont even know what a fully grown spinach looks like....

Mine bizzy lizzies are better and nice and green again. They are in full sun for a lot of the day but are not seeming to mind

They might. I think some of the smaller Verbascums, like the ones i sowed, might flower first year if sown early.

can anyone advise how many petunias to put into a windowbox 22cm by 58cm? Help will be most appreciated

Spotted these blackspots on one of my verbenas today.The plant is one of 10 from the same tray,the others are not affected in any way.Any ideas as to what it is and a possible cause?

Thanks for that info. I will try the Boric Acid and Icing sugar trick, as it seems the best for our lawn. I presum I get Boris Acid in Chemist.But if not, then some of the other ideas in that website may work for us. Thanks again

Then I dont think there is much you can do other than spray with a systemic fungicide and remove all affected leaves. Its never killed my trees and its not always as bad the following year, even though I dont spray against it, I find mildew the worst fungus on peaches. Dont think I would use...

Thanks David. I will have a look tomorrrow.