Pests, Diseases and Cures

Never seen one before thought it was beautiful looks like a knitted toy, I only get common ones with huge appetites...

Arr, the black keeled slug will ave it away with your spuds in Davey Jones lockerOld Pirates tale says that only an application of nematodes will belay the little varmits.

I have some sort of scale infestation on a small bush on my lawn. I'm not sure what sort of infestation it is. Photos are attached.Any clue as to what it really is?And any tips on how to handle it? The branches on the bush still appear viable, but is this bush a gonner? And an adjacent...

Little alcohol trap, and they kill themselves gorging.

It's a her, even better!

What is your growing medium? I hate baskets for these kind of issues!

Thanks everyone. I guess the slugs are not such an issue as no-one has commented on them. Anyone got any preferred fetilisers for the lawn?

Good morning Spruce and Kristen many thanks for your good advice and help my friends

Oh Bother Jenny No overwintered plant remains and spraying with Bordeaux mixture next year then

Hello, Been fighting slugs

Ah, that would explain why the first plant has now got new healthy looking fruit on it after I took all the others off a few weeks ago.Off out to the greenhouse now to cut all the rest off ETA - now done, here's hoping for lots more fruit soon

Unfortunately fileyboy hes laid his precious lawn now so wont have any interest in digging it all upOur local site does take asbestos as well it turns out which is infuriating

Put the brown end in the soil, the green end above it, and you're in with a much better chance.

Not had it on our Bay for a few years. We scrounged leaves for cooking from a neighbour's Bay after spraying. Scale Insects are normally the worst pest on it.

I've been very lucky then. The only fungal problems I've had have been on an Ornithogalum where the slugs munched it - major fungal issues spread outwards and I ended up slicing the foliage off.But yes - grow more from seed as it increases your choice no end! And having been caught out by...

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I live in Bolton and I using it on tomatoes grow in a greenhouseSent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I'm now getting birds pulling the flowers off my courgette plants!

I was leaving that one till last,..... grim reaper

Two of my three new honeysuckles had this same problem. They were both planted in large pots. For both I did the same thing at first: I plucked off every affected leaf, gave it a spray of anti fungicide and I started feeding regularly with a liquid feed every two weeks. On one, this did the...