Pests, Diseases and Cures

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.

Some information here. Conifers: brown patches/RHS Gardening

Thanks MarleyJust being doing some reading up..... doesn’t sound good. My hedge has been attacked and has some serious leaf drop.I can’t believe I have not noticed it sooner.I had some bug clear in the shed, fingers crossed. I don’t want to loose it!Thanks again!Phil

Sally, can you post a picture? Its possible your hebe was damaged during the very cold weather in early spring. Many palms, for example, were damaged down here but only recently noticed....I myself have a variegated variety that has been slow to recover. However, it still seems to me that you...

Well, it’s a gonner by tonight. A bit of googling and it seems they’re susceptible to root rot and like to dry out a bit. I can believe that of the latest one in the pot, but not the hanging baskets-too dry if anything in those! I’ll let the remaining one dry out a bit though...

Oh dear, that could account for your getting it on your plant..It is very common though and I think it likes this hot humid weather @Agt

Hi Daisy nice tidy garden you have there , it looks good to me just keep playing with it, it will be a case of removing it on certain days and putting it on others,Now you have screening if you have good air flow going through the GH i wouldn't worry too much about the temps the plants will...

I don't have a magnifying glass, but if they are Thrips how do I get rid of them? thanks

I found some leaf cutting bee larvae in a pot.Can I push these into my "bug store" for safe keeping?

In my last garden I resorted to putting them in hanging baskets but that never looked good. In this garden snails went for my dahlias the first night I put them out. We sprayed the pots with wd40 and put them on metal stands. One or both of these methods work but I'll have to keep them in their...

Hello @Rachel173&472 to GC and nice to have you with us I don't have a red current bush or grow tomatoes...but there's many members knowledgeable in this field to help you but in the meantime I found this link which maybe helpful in the meantime.Soapy Spray to Get Rid of Mealybugs on Plants

I got a magnifying glass and I was out inspecting the leaves on the Brugs with it at 6.00am this morning and there was no signs of anything on them other than what looked to be white fly - looked like tiny white dashes ( - ) which I flicked off. There was no RSM or any eggs but the Brugs still...

I think these high temps are playing havoc with lots of plants and then some love it I,m getting a mixture of results

Just check regularly for first signs of mildew Lucius....usually the stems develop white covering. Then is a good time to cut back...hard so no leaf is left. Spray with fungicide or at least clear away then water then mulch. I cut back healthy violas, scabious, some geraniums, etc., in summer...

Could be Flea Beetles

Kimmy I hope it cures it for you mate

Thanks, I do water it with tap water. I also water my other Madagascan dragons, but they don't have the same problem. I only have tap water available.

Hi, I am new to this forum and a complete amateur. I attach a picture of a bush growing in my garden, until now quite happily. There are small caterpillars on the leaves and clearly something is badly wrong as the pic shows. Any suggestions? I would like to use something eco friendly, as after...

So far, the neem oil/water solution I used seems to be having success. Lots of dead and immobile.... And perhaps, since there were no neighbours outside when I sprayed, the extra cursing out helped too...I will complete my bug killing shopping list this coming week

Thank @Marley Farley . I'll follow your instructions. They sure are nasty little beasts!