Pests, Diseases and Cures

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....

I discovered a Green carepillar with white lines along the body on Friday, but No idea what type it is. This was the very first time I had seen one like it.

I'd put the Coriander, Parsley and Basil in one patch, where it gets plenty of sun up top but the soil is slightly shaded and moist. The Sage, Rosemary and Thyme would be happier with much drier conditions. Don't know about the others as I haven't grown them.I know that with them all together,...

I've noticed, they have made a right meal of my rhubarb! I've moved them on (well the ones I can see!) to a nature reserve over the road (masses of weeds for them to feed on!) and the council said I could!

I usually spray infested plants with a mix of soap and water. The tougher plants get a good squirt with the hose first to knock the aphids off. Squishing is all well and good, but I find they usually congregate in really tricky places, like in the folds of new leaves, where you can't really get...

Ah, right, I'd say it's the growth pattern of the tree type and is naturally occuring. Carry out pruning in the autumn and you should get some nice new shoots on the following spring.

Brian I would say this is your problem.

Other than getting rid of the damaged canes, I would let them flower, there is no advantage to pruning them hard back at this stage of the year, you'd lose flowers for no real benefit.

mine has similar looks.......oh dear !!

I posted this before check this out it will give you an idea if the link does'nt work let me know and i will try to put them up :gnthb:

What soil conditioner did you use?

I'm sure it will perk back up Celine. Once established they are great plants.

Thanks Woo, will do as you suggest. Good to know there's always someone at the end of the mouse that can help!! :yho:Springy:luv:

Mildew ussually is bad if the roos are drt, but the leaves are in moist air!