Pests, Diseases and Cures

It looks like gum to me, not sure what causes it.Found this it might be some help

I bought a very colourful pansy and decided not to deadhead it in order to collect seed. However, before the seedheads ripen and open, they are being attacked by some sort of pest. A small roundish hole is nibbled into them to expose the immature seeds, which are then substantially eaten. It's...

Hi slimzee, This recent thread has some info. :thumb:

Hi emylouBasil tastes great but it's not what you would call a robust herb. In fact, it's quite tender. It's common to have a few brown leaves on a plant, usually caused by scorching from wind, sun on wet leaves or changes of temperature. Also it's short lived and rapidly gets tatty.In...

Fantastic. I'll give this a go as soon as I can. They are really making a mess of my plants and bay window shelf !Thanks very much

Hi brookhouse &It luckily is not something I have suffered with but this is what the RHS recommend..

If it is leylandii it is not only dead but it looks as though you have a number of them there. Leylandii grow very fast (a metre a year) and very tall (30 metres). They can be kept looking good as a hedge but need cutting and shaping regularly. Don't let it get too high - better not to let it...

Well my cucumber died completely in less than 48hrs ! It would seem after all that i was neck rot... Only visible after having pulled it out, the soft brown part of the neck was just under the soil line so not visible at all before pulling it out... The leaves themselves were beginning to smell...

I've got them too. They won't damage your crop which doesn't come till next year but they make a mess of the plant. (I am assuming you mean purple sprouting broccolli?)

My daughter and I found a green caterpillar actually chomping on one of our flowers (we both screamed in suprise - very girlie!) and then released it into the wild! She told me that they walk on studs and don't have legs - she was right and I think she knows more than I do about bugs - she's...

Well done, grannydrums, you are really thorough. They are probably scared of you and know what's coming to them!

Cheers mate,Good to know I'm not the only one. After my return and plenty of water and some tomato feed the darker colour seems to be reducing in area??

Hi Snowbaby I usually check mine every day looking underneath the leaves for any eggs and removing them ,they are (Large)Caterpillars of the Cabbage White Butterfly,The small Cabbage Butterfly caterpillars are smaller and green green

Hi Blueroses. Once the tomatoes have BER there's nothing you can do about it. I get it with the bigger varieties - Marmande and the like - so I don't bother to grow them anymore. The smaller varieties of tomatoes are trouble free in that respect.

Don't think it's illegal to use a torch and a hammer snowbaby, ere, were you really found in the snow, instead of under a gooseberry bush like the rest of us ?

thanks again for the reply! is it ok to rotovate the ground with the grass still on top or should it be cut off?

No worries Marc, just had a look at your local geology, are you on the limestone, schist or sandstone bed ?

Thanks for your answers :gnthb: I don't know if it makes any difference, but the trees are just very young and so only about 4/5 ft, so I could reach them to spray them safely, though I take the point about breathing it in etc. If I don't spray and leave it as is, will the bugs do long term...

I answered your second and third questions previously but always use the rate of application stated on the product. For what you want the highest usage rate will be necessary. Independant test have shown a residue for up to 22 days. The normally recommended way for applying any killer to...

The grubs themselves are very hard to find by digging. Try pulling the grass and if it comes away very easily it could be a sign that something is munching on the roots. You could try watering the effected area in the evening, cover the area with a sheet of polythene (bin bag maybe) weigh down...