Pests, Diseases and Cures

Hi Vicky, I've just spoken with him again and he agreed that it could be red spider mite. His plant is over 5 foot tall and has a lot of leaves but only 4 seem to be showing varying degrees of disease.He said that he knows it won't bloom indoors but bought if for it's foliage. Stunning plant...

Thanks @jowwy - I once tried using stick on velcro strips for shading in my greenhouse, but the stick-on didn't... and I didn't think of superglue - though perhaps something like 'Sticks Like' would have worked on the flimsy shading net.

Swap Shop reference there....I've scooshed on some rose plant fungicide stuff as well as I can.The healthy leaves will soon be outnumbered by yellowing leaves, then my plants will be past the point of no return, with no new buds on the main stalks to replace the fallen ones.

Sadly they all gone to seed, I realised at my old house the where in a more shady area so next year I’m moving them to the other side lesson learned

We have a plague of them! They pretty much took residence in our fruit trees last year and their claws wreck the bark too. No solution that I've found other than a blunderbuss! (Not really, they're protected birds even though a pest)

Perhaps a good, deep, slow soak once a week would do? That's what mine get @Santolina, the first photo certainly does look like a nutrient issue but I think it's unconnected to the later, brown shrivelled leaves.

Thank you Victoria. Yes, it could have been the sun as its been quite sunny and warm here recently and i never noticed it before that. My bay might be a bit large to wipe every leaf individually, but i can always try.....

Ive turned into a sharp shooter with the flick of the tea towel…….

Thanks for all the replies and help. Decided in the end to agree with the consensus and that getting a pro was the best solution for the house nest; not least of all because it cannot be seen, is inaccessible, and would require working from a ladder. Plus, as it can't be seen, I've no idea...

Thank you for all your tips. I seem to at last to be rid of the problem for the time being. The stonecrop looks much tidier now since I cut of all the curled/dead bits. Side shoots seem to be developing so perhaps I will have some sort of a flower for the Autumn I will be armed with a spray next...

Think I found the pest

this thread is growing ...I didnt think my mites would be so popular

I might be remembering this wrong, but isn't there some connection between Pyrethrum and plants in the same family as Feverfew.

Hi,Doubt they will Decimate your plants, just that it looks unsightly for this season or until they put out new leaves.Often by the time you notice the leaf damage the pest has already gone, the Bees and Caterpillars are little to worry about.Lots of info about VW in some recents forum...

Yes it has been raining and I have buckets of collected rainwater for watering plants.

Thanks @ricky101 .....you learn something new everyday.!!

I dont know about you but wasps are definitely down in numbers around here this year. Ladybird, I've seen a few, which is more than I've seen in some years, but not many around really. If it was to stop raining and get warmer it might help, but I think after the lousy spring the damage has...

This evening I still found lots of lacewing larvae on my miniature roses, and a tiny two spotted ladybird. The lacewing larvae seem to be busier pursuing the greenfly.

I know it is not front door. No trails. I know slugs can enter through tiny gaps.the back door is a modern upvc door, but I will check seals.

Yes, it simply acts as a deterrent. The recipe I posted was from Monty Don.Nick