OLIVE PLANT

PLEASE CAN SOMEONE TELL ME IF MY OLIVE PLANT IS ALL RIGHT AS I HAVE NEVER GROWN ONE BEFORE AND IT HAS NOW GOT SOME WHITE FLUFFY STUFF ON THE BRANCHES IS THIS NORMAL?, IF NOT WHAT CAN I DO?
LYNDY2

 

White fluffy stuff, dont sound good.
But it should be showing flower buds now, which could possibly look fluffy. A picture would help.
pete

 

Hi LINDY2 Sounds like Mealybug.. get some methylated spirit on a cotton buds and dab the affected area, and wipe them off. You can spray it on, a little handsprayer fits the meth. bottle.... how convenient, lol... there is a good product out, called Pest Free made by PBI called Provado it's a systemic and works on in and out door plants. Just added to compost and water in. Enter Provado and website comes up PBI Home and Garden, then enter your post code, see who sells it near you, ok. We all got free sachets dished out at last Gardening Club.

 

ooohhh Pete don't say!!.......to remove the flowers with Meth now lol

[ May 28, 2005, 04:11 PM: Message edited by: Ladybird ]

 

My flowers, didn't think of mealybug, in fact I dont think I've ever seen them, dont want to either.

 

You're going to have lots of Olives Pete...well done. Lovely plant...

 

thanks ladybird for your advise it worked wonders now my plant is so happy, and so am i your help is so appreciated!!!!
lyndy2

 

A pleasure Lindy2 any time .... just shout lol