Pests, Diseases and Cures

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  1. inspired

    Mason Bees

    Thanks for the information, I'll let them be. No pun intended!
    Thanks for the information, I'll let them be. No pun intended!
    Thanks for the information, I'll let them be. No pun intended!
    Thanks for the information, I'll let them be. No pun intended!
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  2. Shawn

    My magnolia is sick -- please help me save it!

    give it a good feed and a mulch, lets treat the patient not the symptoms I wouldn't be cutting off that amount you could also try a rose fungicide which may help, make sure you keep well watered...
    give it a good feed and a mulch, lets treat the patient not the symptoms I wouldn't be cutting off that amount you could also try a rose fungicide which may help, make sure you keep well watered throughout the summer, are you growing against a low fence ? , this magnolia is quite a big beast...
    give it a good feed and a mulch, lets treat the patient not the symptoms I wouldn't be cutting off that amount you could also try a rose fungicide which may help, make sure you keep well watered throughout the summer, are you growing against a...
    give it a good feed and a mulch, lets treat the patient not the symptoms I wouldn't be cutting off that amount you could also try a rose fungicide which may help, make sure you keep well watered...
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  3. Dave Gash

    Alder root

    Welcome!Are you sure it's not Ground Elder? The leaves look the same, but it's an underground-propagating nightmare... If it's this, it took us a lot of roundup last year, and some of the black...
    Welcome!Are you sure it's not Ground Elder? The leaves look the same, but it's an underground-propagating nightmare... If it's this, it took us a lot of roundup last year, and some of the black sheeting the farmer uses for silage to get rid of it for this year. One tiny bit of root left can...
    Welcome!Are you sure it's not Ground Elder? The leaves look the same, but it's an underground-propagating nightmare... If it's this, it took us a lot of roundup last year, and some of the black sheeting the farmer uses for silage to get rid of...
    Welcome!Are you sure it's not Ground Elder? The leaves look the same, but it's an underground-propagating nightmare... If it's this, it took us a lot of roundup last year, and some of the black...
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  4. adamsh

    Leatherjacks

    Good one Loli :dbgrtmb: I'll try that one !
    Good one Loli :dbgrtmb: I'll try that one !
    Good one Loli :dbgrtmb: I'll try that one !
    Good one Loli :dbgrtmb: I'll try that one !
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  5. JackJJW

    Container climber woes

    I have a jasmine, clematis and a new honeysuckle growing in three different pots next to each other. The jasmine and clematis had a tough year last summer when they went for a month or so without...
    I have a jasmine, clematis and a new honeysuckle growing in three different pots next to each other. The jasmine and clematis had a tough year last summer when they went for a month or so without water but I revived them and they have been climbing away happily, growing hundreds of buds - the...
    I have a jasmine, clematis and a new honeysuckle growing in three different pots next to each other. The jasmine and clematis had a tough year last summer when they went for a month or so without water but I revived them and they have been...
    I have a jasmine, clematis and a new honeysuckle growing in three different pots next to each other. The jasmine and clematis had a tough year last summer when they went for a month or so without...
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  6. the garden gnome

    Advice needed on cut worm??

    Got any chickens? If so, put them in the tunnel for a few days.
    Got any chickens? If so, put them in the tunnel for a few days.
    Got any chickens? If so, put them in the tunnel for a few days.
    Got any chickens? If so, put them in the tunnel for a few days.
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  7. exlabman

    Grubby compost

    put them on a warm patio and they will stretch outI still say leather jackets , when put on the pavement and they stretch out to find a safe place to hide.Dark is best
    put them on a warm patio and they will stretch outI still say leather jackets , when put on the pavement and they stretch out to find a safe place to hide.Dark is best
    put them on a warm patio and they will stretch outI still say leather jackets , when put on the pavement and they stretch out to find a safe place to hide.Dark is best
    put them on a warm patio and they will stretch outI still say leather jackets , when put on the pavement and they stretch out to find a safe place to hide.Dark is best
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  8. Dickie

    Problems with my chocolate vine & ceanothus

    "Firstly my chocolate vine: planted about 3 months ago on a south-facing wall, it initially did well but now the bottom 3rd of its leaves are going brown, and watering and bug-spraying don't help....
    "Firstly my chocolate vine: planted about 3 months ago on a south-facing wall, it initially did well but now the bottom 3rd of its leaves are going brown, and watering and bug-spraying don't help. I rip off the brown bits but they come back again"I have 3 Chocolate Vines and they all have...
    "Firstly my chocolate vine: planted about 3 months ago on a south-facing wall, it initially did well but now the bottom 3rd of its leaves are going brown, and watering and bug-spraying don't help. I rip off the brown bits but they come back...
    "Firstly my chocolate vine: planted about 3 months ago on a south-facing wall, it initially did well but now the bottom 3rd of its leaves are going brown, and watering and bug-spraying don't help....
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  9. PeterS

    Aphids

    Peter, as the ladybirds seem to be coming out a lot more now, how about putting some of them from the garden straight into your garden room?I do that with the greenhouse :dbgrtmb:
    Peter, as the ladybirds seem to be coming out a lot more now, how about putting some of them from the garden straight into your garden room?I do that with the greenhouse :dbgrtmb:
    Peter, as the ladybirds seem to be coming out a lot more now, how about putting some of them from the garden straight into your garden room?I do that with the greenhouse :dbgrtmb:
    Peter, as the ladybirds seem to be coming out a lot more now, how about putting some of them from the garden straight into your garden room?I do that with the greenhouse :dbgrtmb:
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  10. primulas

    help does anyone know what is wrong with my string of beads?

    Could do with a good watering as well!! ;)Val
    Could do with a good watering as well!! ;)Val
    Could do with a good watering as well!! ;)Val
    Could do with a good watering as well!! ;)Val
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  11. Kristen

    Orchid - Diseased Leaves

    Although ... no sign of a flower shoot cut off from the pseudobulbs that have leaves going brown.I think I should send the photos to the supplier to ask their advice
    Although ... no sign of a flower shoot cut off from the pseudobulbs that have leaves going brown.I think I should send the photos to the supplier to ask their advice
    Although ... no sign of a flower shoot cut off from the pseudobulbs that have leaves going brown.I think I should send the photos to the supplier to ask their advice
    Although ... no sign of a flower shoot cut off from the pseudobulbs that have leaves going brown.I think I should send the photos to the supplier to ask their advice
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  12. cucumber

    Snails and Hellebores

    Excellent - just what I like to hear!
    Excellent - just what I like to hear!
    Excellent - just what I like to hear!
    Excellent - just what I like to hear!
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  13. Madahhlia

    Nibbled leaf edges

    I've seen a few caterpillar about as well
    I've seen a few caterpillar about as well
    I've seen a few caterpillar about as well
    I've seen a few caterpillar about as well
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  14. Spruce

    Box (Buxus) new pest

    its a moth
    its a moth
    its a moth
    its a moth
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  15. Lea

    Rats

    Mice will survive if caught 'humanely' and re-homed some distance away, but it's supposed to be different with rats who'll have such a hard time after being released in another area (which I've...
    Mice will survive if caught 'humanely' and re-homed some distance away, but it's supposed to be different with rats who'll have such a hard time after being released in another area (which I've also been told is illegal) that they will suffer and die.
    Mice will survive if caught 'humanely' and re-homed some distance away, but it's supposed to be different with rats who'll have such a hard time after being released in another area (which I've also been told is illegal) that they will suffer and...
    Mice will survive if caught 'humanely' and re-homed some distance away, but it's supposed to be different with rats who'll have such a hard time after being released in another area (which I've...
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  16. Salim

    Insect Repellant Bottles?

    Thanks guys I will get back to you with my results :)Sydney, Australia Backyard gardener and my favourite vegetable to grow are eggplant, tomato and zucchini! 18 Years of age.
    Thanks guys I will get back to you with my results :)Sydney, Australia Backyard gardener and my favourite vegetable to grow are eggplant, tomato and zucchini! 18 Years of age.
    Thanks guys I will get back to you with my results :)Sydney, Australia Backyard gardener and my favourite vegetable to grow are eggplant, tomato and zucchini! 18 Years of age.
    Thanks guys I will get back to you with my results :)Sydney, Australia Backyard gardener and my favourite vegetable to grow are eggplant, tomato and zucchini! 18 Years of age.
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  17. Surfer

    Pests under the lawn

    Thanks. I must admit I am now not sure what type of grub it was even looking at the pictures.
    Thanks. I must admit I am now not sure what type of grub it was even looking at the pictures.
    Thanks. I must admit I am now not sure what type of grub it was even looking at the pictures.
    Thanks. I must admit I am now not sure what type of grub it was even looking at the pictures.
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  18. Rob Lloyd

    Attack of the (plant) Killer Slugs!

    I have done this before, not a big fan of the salt bath, as much as the hate slimys. Wondered if there was an easier way. Cheers Ian
    I have done this before, not a big fan of the salt bath, as much as the hate slimys. Wondered if there was an easier way. Cheers Ian
    I have done this before, not a big fan of the salt bath, as much as the hate slimys. Wondered if there was an easier way. Cheers Ian
    I have done this before, not a big fan of the salt bath, as much as the hate slimys. Wondered if there was an easier way. Cheers Ian
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  19. joolz68

    Blight email concerns..

    I spammed it.
    I spammed it.
    I spammed it.
    I spammed it.
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    2
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  20. Phil A

    Leek Moth

    This was mentioned on the Terry Walton slot yesterday, could be what turned my leeks into a slimy mess within a week the other year.
    This was mentioned on the Terry Walton slot yesterday, could be what turned my leeks into a slimy mess within a week the other year.
    This was mentioned on the Terry Walton slot yesterday, could be what turned my leeks into a slimy mess within a week the other year.
    This was mentioned on the Terry Walton slot yesterday, could be what turned my leeks into a slimy mess within a week the other year.
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    0
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