Pests, Diseases and Cures

Well I tend to think that they are the biggest pest on brassicas. Apart from white fly.

Cheers Pete, a lesson learned.

My electric fence was down for a few days because the tree felling ripped it up and a raccoon took advantage of the breach and left deposits for me to discover and a very muddy bird bath. I didn't have any official animal deterrent sprays on hand so I grabbed a spray can of concentrated room...

Thanks Marley Farley I will give the peppermint oil a try

Oh what a lovely sight

Thank you for your reply, fingers crossed your right and the heat is to blame, it’s been extremely hot here recently.Hopefully a little bit TLC will do them some goodXx

Is it in soil. I would have thought MPC. All my indoor plants are in it. I would never use soil indoors.

I agree with everyone else, normally a food or nesting material thing, probably not any help to you but sparrows are on the rspb red list (red is the highest conservation priority, with species needing urgent action.) So you and your bamboo are doing a great job, just hope they don't do much damage.

Thanks for that. I'm sure we can sort something out. My old boss is on his way over with something tells me is "Incesticide Soap"! Can't wait!

Here are some pictures for you. This part of the hedge is not that severe, but is bad enough for you to see the changes in the leaf shape I mentioned above.

My friend has tried the milk and water on both cucumbers and courgettes if I remember rightly, says it works a treat!Nick

I'm fearing the worst now as no signs of new shoots.

It does seem your hedge is beyond retrieving now MG but it may be worth cutting it back and seeing if it re-shoots.If you decide to dig it out the soil will need some work before replanting there.

Thanks to the guidance above, things seem to be more under control at present. I used nematodes and a trap. I still visit the trap and manually pick off the odd sleeping weevil in the mornings. A plant pot on a tile or similar would work just as well if honest.Reduced leaf damage up top and...

Hi @Terry Ally welcome to GC.. It could be caused by compost being too wet and too cool.. When you repotted what compost did you use as they don’t like Multi purpose.. They like a loam based compost, I have mine potted up in John Innes #3 with a little extra grit added for good drainage, they...

sorry for late reply, been away for a while --- cant take better pic as i got a rubbish phone and it seems the critter has gone away/been eaten by a predator? but thanks for your reply marley farley.

Thanks very much for your response @pete - that sounds encouraging Yes, we will be more proactive with the spraying next year. They were all hiding on the underside of the leaves and we didn't realise the tree was overrun until it was too late :(Do you recommend any particular spray? We have...

Thanks very much @Marley Farley in the bin he will go.

Yeah @Verdun I had read that too, read they were in Scotland but didn't expect to see them here or certainly not in my garden. Like I say I'm not stressing just yet but they are another bugger that comes out nocturnally when humans are in bed. Need my friend back I haven't seen him/her for quite...

Yes I would agree with Verdun @cindy sadly snails. Check around under the rim of the pot and underneath for snails or slugs...