Pests, Diseases and Cures

If they are in an exposed place it could be wind burn from these strong winds we have been having these last few weeks... The only other thing is we did have a few late frosts in this area, not sure about your area, but that would have done for the new top growth too.. Some pics might help to...

Thanks, I'll try and take a photo (it's a bit wet out there just now!). Not sure how long the bush has been there as we inherited when we moved in 3 years ago, but it was already well established then. Will come back with photo soon!

"SBPI is not a bad product......but, it warped my chillis badly when I used it to try and clear a whitefly problem. So much so that most of them were next to useless."Interesting. I've got a bottle but not used it as yet. I wonder if there is anything on the instructions about plants that are...

Thanks for the great tips and all the encouragement, as it's really appreciated. Kind regards Janet

I just had to show you this cracking good picture from a photographic forum I visit. Thanks go to Ron robert

Thanks, now they are more exposed they are beginning to look more normal so I'll give it a bit.Thanks again

I have found Soapy water works as well as anything.

Well done Claire, right first time!

Well I've not tried it on mildew, but it does wash off very easily.I preferred Nimrod

Pete, thank you for your reply. I thought it was strange to see it on apples. It was the spitting image. Unfortunately I removed the affected leaves and put them straight in the bin as if it was peach leaf curl so no pics. I'll wait and see what happens to the rest of the plant.

I am growing Rocket early pots in a potato barrel. The leaves have been covered as they grew in the normal method. The leaves are now at the top of the barrel and I am letting them grow on. Problem is that the leaves look a bit poorly. Bobbly and a little curly is the only way to describe...

And sparrows eat rhem too. Little nuisance birds. I had to net mine to keep them off.

Hi - I have a viburnum that I planted last spring - just over a year ago. It was about 2ft tall. It has put out new growth, but within a few weeks of new leaves appearing they go black at the tip, yellow and drop off. I have given it a feed with a general tree and shrub fertilizer but there...

If you have sparrows Vegswap it could be them. They were eating mine as fast as they were coming out of the ground. I had to put a net over them. Little nuisance birds.

I would also go with the above coupled with shooting.

I just had to google that.....and i quite agree!!!!!!!

Thats a good idea LMRR, I love Hostas but they just get decimated by slugs in my garden so gave up growing them, maybe I'll give them another go if I can find this fabric stuff.

Yes i am sure the packet wasn`t out of the seed box ,i dont think there was any wilkos seeds in the box .

Cheers David, I'll have a look this week.

It's a cordyline-which kind I don't know, maybe 'Pacific Dawn'? However there are lots of purpl/red ones. I'm sure one of the Tropical Experts will be along soon.