Pests, Diseases and Cures

Well just to say, I have got rid of those pesky rats as the wood pile was giving them a place to hide. So the wood pile has gone and with it the bugs for the birds. If push comes to shove then I will do without until I can rat proof the garden (never). Mr.G, I do not think that my dog will...

Watch out for Lilly Beetle a bit later on - just in case that's not a pest that you've come across before; they will wreak havoc with your Lilies if left unchecked (a search here will no doubt find threads from late Spring / early Summer in previous years where we have all moaned about them!

yes spray all over plants,i only sprayed once a month worked well, white residue on toms easily washed off

They'll probably be Indian Ringnecks.

Think of some of our poor Oaks and others, They too have a hard time of getting some form of resistance to what has been brought in from other countries and come across on prevailing winds.

I caught a mole once when I was a kid. I wanted to keep it as a pet but it panicked and bit me and it hurt so I let go and it legged it.

Good to know that they're animal/human safe Ross, I was wondering about that.

Thanks folks - that's a relief

Well it looks like the bi-carb is working. I drenched the soil in all my house plants last week and the gnats are now down to a minimum, just the odd one here and there. I'll wait for the soil to dry out a bit and give them another drench, hopefully that should finish them off.

Thanks for the info on our other types of Fraxinus. I will keep an eye on them for any disease. If i do have to fell them, can I use the wood for our wood burning stove?

You could always paint them a little to make them look like they fit in lol

New thread started now & stickied with the deterrent ideas thread.. Thanks Marley..

Thanks all. The root systems are generally good Tee Gee and they don't feel mouldy or 'mushy' inside. Good shout though with the alternate planting I had started another set off just in case but will plant those out as said and see how we go. Cheers Zigs was on the verge of throwing them...

I heard that putting in cut-in-half-garlic cloves helps. Also peeing in the holes. Sounds like fun, for a man. Annemieke Wigmore, Somerset UK:

Could be mildew? I got a photo of the sage (yes the culinary type) and a nearby chrysanthemumNeem oil says one page?

Yes, sorry. They're not seedlings as I wrongly and completely misleadingly wrote. They were put in a nursery bed as small softwood cuttings (4-6'' long) in March last year to root. In July I put them in their destined bed but they've been getting a bit flooded and frosted recently. What with the...

I thought this thread was about something completely different. Yes, they do this, I've got one doing it, water it and they relax!

The ol air rifle here.. not a nice thing to do at all but they are vermin and do a lot of damage. If you go to a local park there are hundreds of them being fed by locals so they multiply like anything. Nothing to do with the post but in our local cemetery the rabbits are a prob ..as soon as the...

I think it's time to remove the dead Autumn leaves out of the crown yes from a distance it's not noticeable, but if it doesn't kill it I'll get something to treat potential fungus/bacteria come spring.

Full cream milk, by the way.