Pests, Diseases and Cures

Hijust leave alone pick the fruit and then get rid of all the plants and buy from a reputable source that will arrive disease free, I think your had the problem when you bought themplus thats the 2nd x I have had today , what happening on here

Hi @Freddy try the milk spray for the mildew (1 part milk to 9 parts water).make sure its low fat

Rabbits will eat the tops rather than dig them out to eat the roots. In winter when there's no top growth they'll nibble the tops of the roots.Badgers will dig up carrots.

I managed to pod a carrier bag full of broad beans off of one lot of beans yesterday and we might get a few more to pick but the next two rows have only a few beans on them which are quiet small and most of the flowers have been covered with blackfly so the bees couldn't get in to do their job....

Talented lady

Blimey, that doesn't look good. Have you checked for pests on the foliage/buds? It looks like it's in a pot, so it might be worth knocking it out and checking the roots for pests also. Have you used a weedkiller anywhere near it?

I just water the tray if I get the gnats, they don't like the top layer being dry.

I've never heard of that. I did start to feed them a few weeks ago when I saw the first little tomato appearing

If you cut the flowers off lupins they often flower again later. Not quite such large flowers, but a second crop.

what was it called that you used ? and when did you spray what date

The spot seems a bit restricted for Bamboo, some of that stuff spreads like crazy. How about a passion flower, if your going down the ornamental route.Not sure how protected the area is, but I've had real luck recently with Podranea, just fleece in winter could be all it would need.

Frocks! What are they? Nahhh, not mine Joolz. The last one I wore was at my daughters wedding.......17 years ago. It's not Ziggy's is it?

I get it on mine too!

I find scrunching the horsetail a bit before spraying it helps. I imagine using sandpaper would be even more effective as it would open the surface up more.

Welcome to GC hope you have sorted your lilies out i've just checked mine .....phew they are ok but learnt something to watch out for

Thanks Beckie.Hope to show more pics when they all flower

this Lord Derby has been very healthy until this year. It's about 25 years old, and leaves have started going brown and falling off, from the Middle. Can't see any sign of caterpillars, rolled up in leaves.

Thanks Lolimac, glad to know it at least won't kill my azaleas as I have quite a few & a lovely Rhodedendron I have been picking them off as I see them & now I know more about it I will ensure I get them early & dispose of them properly to hopefully stop any more plants being affected! Many...

Do you live on an isolated, remote island @Effy66 ? No? Thought not Then abandoning your dalek composter isn't going to make a jot of difference to your garden visitors. I have mice here and they sprint across my patio quicker than a Quicken calculation! Are they in my dalek? ...

Thank you all so much for replying. I'm so relieved, I thought I had an infestation of some kind. Nigel J thanks for all the info, I'm glad I don't live in Mexico though as they eat them.