Pests, Diseases and Cures

They should do.

No, they won't eat aphids and they won't harm your plants.:wink: Just a little bug living it's life. I like them. Be careful when you spray:wink:

Hi there could anyone tell me how to get rid of curl leaf, my red robin seems to be suffering from it?

Hi CharltonThe fact that your tree is losing leaves and not growing any more yet suggests a physiological problem rather than disease or pest attack.When you repot a bay, you should increase the size of pot by only a little each time. The idea is that you let the roots expand to fill...

Just finishing my lunch - before I forget to eat and then come in starving when its too late !! Ahhhhhhhh i remember school assembly's. .... i cried during one when Lewis got up and read out something he had written about. Was the ultimate proud mum!! Rubbing shoulder to shoulders with all...

Hmm, thanks for that.

Whatever netting you choose, make sure the holes are no more than about an inch across, we don;t want your bunnies getting their head stuck in it when you're not looking do we. Also, if you choose plastic netting, just be aware that rabbits can chew through it if they are determined enough. That...

i have those bl**dy things over loads of things in my garden! flowers, mostly. pain in the bottom.

It will be a bit expensive to drench a whole garden with Provado, perhaps someone has a cheaper way.

Hi WinnieThere are various types of leaf miner and they attack different plants. Other pests, like the mangold fly, have larvae that cause similar leaf damage to certain vegetables but not usually cabbage. That said, maybe a few leaf miners couldn't find their usual host plants and so they...

Thanks all for your replys, I have also found them on a rhododendron I was deadheading today, I will get rid of them, thanks again.

Sorry JWK. Just noticed your response. I can't post piccies on this site 'cause I'm computer illiterate. I can post them on other sites but I guess it's a different software. What the Smeg is a JPG!!

My Fatsia is starting to lose condition. This autumn it's getting planted out in the garden where it can really spread it's wings It'll leave a gap on the patio, but I have decided to replace it with an angelica in a pot. Ideal I think - biennial and it can grow as big as it wants in a pot...

I've not tried copper, people on here have tried it with varying results.I did a search on here for 'copper' & 'slugs' and found this thread which should be helpful: http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/welcome-slug-hotel-21901.html?t=21901&highlight=copper+slugs:gnthb:

Am going to spray the honeysuckle again today and see what its like by the weekend. The worst affected bits are all the flowers, so If i cut them all off I will have no blooms left :( I did try spraying it on the 'jet' setting on the hose but it didnt seem to budge any of the eggs. Its like...

Hi MingI haven't grown strawberries for a few years but yes, I've had something similar happen in the past. I think it must be the smell of the ripening strawberries that attract the flies but exactly which sort of flies they are, I don't know. There's not a lot you can do about it, I'm...

I'm with Flinty :gnthb: Garden OK, lawn can be a nuisance, house never

Have a real close look in case its Red Spider Mite compo. I've got them on mine, they are really difficult to see, I'm using a magnifying glass to spot them, then spraying with a product called Bug Clear (contains pyrethrin).

Thanks walnut!

Hi, I am not surprised the attachment didn't work, I am pretty computer illiterate:hehe: I did try gently washing the fungus off but it won't budge. I did buy some fungucide spray at the weekend though and have tried that. Fingers crossed. Thanks again Jean