Pests, Diseases and Cures

Scorch for sure. Can also be caused by watering during sunshine and the water droplets acting like a magnifying glass.

Well its a new house for me and I want to make the garden more my own.I've had to move loads of plants into the right locations....saved a lovely nearly dead azalea by potting it up into ericaceous compost and feeding it and it now has some really healthy leaves and flowers on it. Last year...

Anyone have any tips how to get rid of leaf curl aphid from a cheery type tree? Last year i had to chop the ends off as it was so bad. Theyre back again this year. Taken a few ends off because they were covered. Haven't sprayed it as saw a few ladybirds which I'm hoping will help.I think the...

Thanks, I was hoping that would be something along those lines.

I've seen that on Lime leaves quite often early in the season, it seems to go away later in summer.

Mice will also eat sweet pea seedlings off at ground level, they've just destroyed several of my plants.

I'm inclined to agree with that Having moved from south-east England to the north-west and now living in the Scottish Highlands I believe it does make a difference. An example being in the 24 years in the north west I only saw one vine weevil in my garden but on the other hand being a wetter...

I won't knock it - one of my son's is on their Graduate Management Scheme and on a nice little earner thank you very much. The majority of his fellow graduates are working in "Commission Only" roles in other organisations I know which one I prefer him to be on and I certainly know which one...

@Snorky85 we always have rust when growing garlic but found it only affected the top growth and the bulbs were ok but we have now stopped growing it as Mr Kandy couldn't keep up with eating it and it made his breath stink lol.I am not sure if these rust problems are all the same type of rust...

It looks fine, don't remove those seed leaves - let it do it's own thing.

Thanks, I'll give that a go.

Oh and yes Vitax is the main one I think and I use that, but Mr Fothergills do their own too I believe.. Good luck

That's good news!

"Fresh seaweed has long been used by coastal gardeners as a soil improver and plant feed, but there is no public right to collect seaweed from the beach unless you own the beach and it is not designated a site of special scientific interest or a special area of conservation. If you plan to...

It's easier to make a 'French' hunter scarecrow, "M" No horse or fancy costume required... Having said that, my first ones did have 'famous politician' masks. Guaranteed to scare the **** out of any living creature

That's good to know, thanks for the information.

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Pyrethrums probably your best organic bet, you can gget traps for them but i've never used them so don't know how effective they are

Best of British Michael! No personal experience of it, but, if you can generate some more plants from propagating it, that is all to the good. Its the pits when you have nurtured something only to find some pest has got the better of it!

I`ve seen some whitefly in my unheated polytunnel in the past week.

When I'm forced to use an insecticide on one of my border plants, which is rare, I protect the beneficial insects from the spray by simply using a plastic bag. Place the plastic bag over the plant covering it and the pot. Make a hole in the top of the bag, insert the spray part into the bag,...