Pests, Diseases and Cures

Here it is, in the foreground with strawberries round the base :(

Fingers crossed. :okies:

I've been given a very poorly eucalyptus in a pot looking starved and brown. I've transplanted it into the garden and, given the winter we had and this comment " A 3-4m eucalyptus gunnii was killed off, bark split, leaves brown. It was end of June before I got round to removing it, cut the top...

This is my second year to grow raspberries and I have two problems. First the leaves on 2 of them are dying, looked in a book and can't tell if it's chlorosis or mosaic virus, how do I tell? The plants either side are fine (at the moment). Also lots of my healthy plants have some sort of bug on...

Thanks Marley, just had a read and very interesting, does it have to be white vinegar?

I have a few patches in my garden that when I turn the soil I find white fungi threads going through it.I've never noticed any problems with plants in such areas, but put a supporting stick or cane in the ground in such areas and the bottom rots off in one season.

Advice on scale insect and the possible treatments can be found here : http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/...e.aspx?pid=224

I made up that vinegar, salt and washing up liquid solution and sprayed the stuff coming through the drive a couple of days ago..it is looking rather brown and crispy now! Just need to try and get it on the stuff in the borders now withough killing the other plants!

Like Lemmings...?

No, they won't flower again this year. You can get some different types that flower at different times of the year.Also tree peonies flower about a month earlier than herbaceous ones, they can work out expensive and I feel their flowers don't last even that long.Fortunately their...

You are right aaron. He's just gifting to his own:hehe:

Yes, perhaps I am overwatering. I never let the surface dry out! I will search for chilli powder in my cupboards.

We had a large fig tree in our back garden. The milk from tree where you took off the fig was used to remove warts and was very successful. I still love fig jam but y0u don't see it on the shelves over here. We also had a quince and a pomegranate tree growing and ever year they were full of...

Hi Emma. Yes those are the little blighters I saw, thanks for the link, very useful. I've ordered my nematodes online so hopefully it will won't be long until their days are numbered.

Hi I use a slug bell this protects the pellets from being dissolved by the rain

Your rose will be fine Hetty.

Well Roger, roses usually start flowering in June - and if you're lucky you will still be getting the odd one at Christmas.Ants - no expert here - I usually find they are not doing any harm. However this year I found a pot of violas looking really sick and on closer inspection the place was...

Hello Good Gardeners,Sadly I can't include myself in that title. I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to take a look at these pictures of my hedge and advise me what the problem is and how it may be cured.Thanks in anticipation.Niggel

:rotfl::rotfl: Love it Dave.. I have a wicked picture in my minds eye of you hiding behind your plants & popping up now & then to shoot 'em down..!!! :rotfl: Good Lick mate you will win..!! :thumb:

I have French marigolds in pots, about 8 of them, just dotted around the greenhouse. They make the greenhouse look pretty and their pungent smell ( I dont dislike it ) helps deter aphids from the tomatoes they are guarding :skp: