The sticky stuff is honeydew from the aphids. It contains sugar (which is why ants farm aphids, they love the sugary, calorie-rich honeydew -...
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I have 2 bays and they get a bit of it every few years. It doesn't seem to affect many leaves, so I just remove the curled-up ones.No idea how...
I buy lemons and limes but that's about all - maybe a pomegranate or avocado now and then. I froze 27Kg berries last year and I have 3 apple trees...
I never spray anything I'm going to eat. Even if I get some perfect fruits from a plant that I've sprayed, when I eat the fruit I'll be thinking...
The leaves in your photo look like either a touch of sun-stress - where too much sun causes the leaves to lose moisture faster than the roots can...
AI Overview Learn more [ATTACH] Elderberry plants are primarily pollinated by insects, particularly bees and butterflies, according to a...
Most of the Lonicera nitida varieties would work as mentioned above.Another is Pittosporum Golf Ball. I have 12 lining my drive. Evergreen with...
I do like them but I always think they look like lupins that aren't trying hard enough
All of the above suggestions are fine to use on edibles
When I get them on my dahlias I often just use a paper tissue to wipe them off. Saves my trousers looking like I've been wiping bogies on them...
AFAIK it's based on Neem oil and works by suffocating the bugs under a thin layer of oil. I think there's some nutrients in it too that are...
There's nothing you can do to prevent their arrival really. As long as you stick to just a few drops of washing up liquid in about half litre of...
If you spray them off using just a hose that will help get them down in numbers. Repeat every few days as new eggs hatch, but after a while they...
It looks like it has a touch of mildew that has taken hold earlier in the season. The way to get rid of it is to improve airflow around the plants...
It's easily done @hailbopp , and I realized it was for me - so thanks.Yes, tbh I'm relieved I don't get that many now. I'm not even a big fan of...
It's not as if they're well camouflaged - here's one I spotted last year finishing off the last of the flowers :rolleyespink:[ATTACH]
It's a verbascum
Over time it can easily travel that distance. Each new shoot is a new bamboo plant - which will also send out runners and new shoots, and so it...
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