Pests, Diseases and Cures

C'est la vie

I found these strange marks on some of my tomatoes. They seem to have only affected several fruits which are close to each other. I was wondering if somebody could tell me what causes this?Thanks! Aldo

There are also very attractive and very floriferous forsythia varieties now too....however, if you do decide to plant another then do so in a different site Bgfloyd Sparrows here seem adaptable.....they have decided to swarm in and around an archway of honeysuckles; I think previously they...

I was only quoting from a County Council website and from the government's DEFRA website. The bit about interpretation came directly from a discussion with an Environmental Health Officer as I happened to be in a (social) meeting with him (and others). He made some interesting, off the...

This is what slugs can do when they beat me to the local puffballs (you may need to click on he attachment link to view the pic)

Hi all can anyone tell me what's wrong with this 2 year old plant. Leaves are curled up and some leaves have large brown patches? Thanks

This has answered the exact same query I have. We're lucky enough to have a colony of sparrows in our garden and the primulas are on a table which is quite close to the 'bird cafe', the only difference being that the primulas in question are white with a yellow centre. May be our sparrows like...

I can very well understand peoples likes and dislikes, tolerance and hatred.Foxes usually start the controversay. Pests, vermin, kill the lot of them. WHY? Look back at the natural history of Britain. We have destroyed acres and miles of forest land. Not only that. We have hunted down,...

Thank you very much.

It's so annoying when that happens, isn't it?Whether you find silver trails, or black poo, I think my response would be the same.1. Check the plant, soil, pot for any signs of aforementioned critters, and if found, remove2. Plant your mint outside (checking around the rootball for more...

Oh I'm quite sure it will regrow - euonymus always will, it's whether it will stay clean that is the question. We'll see..... I will let you know (I'm that kinda gal!)

It all helps Gail

anyone know what these bugs are please? looks like the yellow one is some sort of predator eating the brown one but no ideal really its on my friends(UPDATE) my friend said the yellow thing came out of the other as it was an empty shellbush

Final update: With plenty watering and highish temperatures, though not so hot in Northumberland as you guys farther south, everything is now shooting away very nicely. Thanks again.

Mike I thought I was gone mad mate...until your reply came up and expressed what was happening

beautiful. I don't do anything with mine. let them be and next year they magically appear.

Hi @Portisgrass it looks like a Viburnum tinus being. attacked by the viburnum beetle.. When it rains the bush will smell very “strong”.. .. Viburnum beetle/RHS Gardening

Thanks, white pips = not ripe? None of the apples are ripe yet, but these seemed about the same size apart from one.

If your new to gardening you may not realise that it is war out there. Behind every beautiful garden is a hoard of maurading monsters that would devour it whole. All plants more or less get attacked, they loose leaves, get chomped over shadowed by bigger plants, or succumob to various diseases....

My veg beds seem pretty much slug free. This morning when doing a bit of weeding I found a big fat toad living in there. Reckon he/she is eating all the slugs. I'm going to make several little wood piles around the veg beds to encourage more toads.