Pests, Diseases and Cures

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

1. Pass. Sorry!2. Plant French Marigolds near them, the smell deters whitefly.Yellow sticky cards as soon as you see the whitefly appear. Won;t help (I don't think) for a heavy infestation. Shake the plants gently to pollinate, which will cause the whitefly to rise, and then land on the...

Hi StephWelcome to the forum.Assuming that your hedge is well established and not just suffering from lack of water, it's not good news, I'm afraid.When privet gets sickly and dies back, it's usually old age or honey fungus. If it's honey fungus, all you can do is dig out the...

Hi folks. Thanks for the replies. What I think I'll do is keep an eye on it and see how it works out. If it gets worse, I'll try the soap thingy. Cheers...freddy.

Err!. I think Provado is a Systemic. Spray it on the leaves at night and after a little while, anything that munches the plant dies. Spiders only eat anything that's in their web and I've never seen a Ladybug at night. I know the theory of" Poisoning the prey, poisons the predator" but neither...

What ever is the matter with it?

ok thats great ta. I will try some lettuce outside now, and see how I get on. And the rest of the tomatoes seem ok so far. Thanks all x

Hmmmm. I have never fed mine. Maybe that's what's wrong with yours. Not in the feed but it may have splashed on the leaves. Possibility?I did nearly kill one of mine with weedkiller once. It soaked through to the roots when I was killing Ivy nearby. A thunderous rain shower washed it over....