Pests, Diseases and Cures

OOOOOooooooo! wild boar seem to be all over the place!!

Thanks everyone, it is a bit unsightly but will probably leave it alone. My wife's more concerned than me.CheersBrian

I have the same problem on my Brussels. I think that it's the sticky muck created by the flies and it gets fungised.stony

Thanks for this. They seem to be doing better now, with new growth, and it doesn't seem to be spreading as I had first feared. So, I think it probably was mainly due to underwatering, and maybe a bit of leaf spot too.

I tried growing leeks for the first time this year and had no problems, so I'm sorry to hear about the problems with onion flies. Maybe because my veggie patch is new (two seasons old), the pests haven't found out about it yet! Anyway, I have eaten all the leeks I grew, so I'll be sure to grow...

I know box is native, but as far as I know its only native down south.Not sure it enjoys coastal conditions.Having said that, box blight is an up an coming problem.OK a bit negative but being realistic

@ Clueless - you're a Gentleman and a SKOLor. :thumb: :hehe: With sincere regards, V_B 0)

Hi. Thanks for the reply, sorry I didn't come back sooner (been away on hols). As it's a climbing rose only in it's first year, I won't be pruning, but otherwise I'll follow your advice. Cheers...freddy.

Hi Kathy, I'll check out the name of the plant and see if I can get a photo, thanks x

I will be giving that a shot next year. I'll check those areas in May, and then end May etc. Fingers crossed.

Well, the damage looks more like slug or snail attack to me but I wouldn't rule out vine weevil. It might be worth a quick inspection after dark with a torch to see if you can spot the culprit.If it's slugs or snails, you have a wide choice of solutions.If it's vine weevil, Provado make...

I visited Hampton Court yesterday, my favourite historical place in the south of England, and took a couple of guided tours around the gardens which were looking fabulous for the time of year. Our guide was a charming lady who has the main responsibility for looking after the famous Great Vine...

I've lost a purple Sedum to slugs before, but never the green leaved variety.

Next year think about investing in butterfly netting or even better some enviromesh either will keep the blighters off and the latter will keep greenfly and aphids off too.

Looks like scorch to me. Not serious, just unsightly.:thumb:

I thought that it would be more difficult to get a license for a .22 gun than a shotgun. But are the .22 bullets cheaper if you can get a license? apart from shotgun cartridges being very expensive i gather they are not particularly accurate. More point in the right direction than a precision...

hi there thankyou for the help you were asking what i was growing in my green house i have just started 2 weeks ago so have not got much yet can you give some idea what i can put in right now any way i have in the green house now grape vine .kiwi fruit chilli...

Having recently dicovered some currants growing in my garden (red, white and black) I had cleared some of the surrounding plants to give them a little more space and light. However, in the week since I've done this, something seems to have attcaked my currants :cry: The fruit had already...

i have heard of beer traps before ,i think my dad told me.he said it was the most humain way to get rid of slugs (AS THEY DIE HAPPY!). MUSIC.

Hi NigelLooks like apple scab to me. Check out this RHS link to see if the wider description fits your tree's problem