Pests, Diseases and Cures

. If you can get Pif-Paf spray, then no ants!Last year got 3 tins for a quid in the "Poundshop", but have not seen any this yearCherrio

Dai. "There's none so pure as the purified":D

I have a few strange flies in my mini greenhouse - they have been there a while and so far I can't see any harm done but they seem to sit on my chillis so I thought I'd just check as one has bites out of it's leaves and has fallen over (all the rest are in perfect health) they are about the size...

Great advice, just hope none of my neighbours are lurking here :eek:

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Ok thanks - thats defo the reason then!Trouble is I've planted flowers round the base of the acer plant to add colour (tis the only place I can plant flowers, as I have 2 x bunnies who eat all my flowers otherwise, so flowers can only be planted in tall pots!) So I'll lay off watering as much.

Your right ellie - I picked another few infested stems yesterday. Never seen aphids like these before - green ones, and black ones, but not these nasty grey flakey ones...

Ants dont always mean aphids, aphids tend to be an early summer problem. That in lots of cases goes away on its own. You only need to act if you can see that serious damage is being done.

Take a look here Gardenlearner hopefully should help you

Yes, you are right Dai. I have fed my beans a good feed of Tomorite and hey presto they are back to a healthy green again and have their first blooms on them.

mmm yep jarbax, my garden was seriously neglected b4! thx for all the replies.

the TATE gallery have been in contact with me :thumb:. next week im gonna do a pile of bricks :D

I suppose its nice to be prunned whis4ey especially when it means no effort on our part

Sorry, thought you meant about the fleas, not the photos. At least I can sort them out now anyway.

Yeah, just noticed them on my sunflowers too. Even loadsa ants crawling up and down plants that haven't got any 'eggs' on them. Isn't there an organic spray I can use? Fairy liquid/vegetable oil? WOO advised me to use this on my roses to control the aphids, will this kill the black fly and...

a well set trap will reveal the culprate :thumb:

Dave, not sure about commercially but it is in the trade, like most effective insecticides it will probably be withdrawn.:(

lol that it is rather amusing

Then all of a sudden, the plant dies, along with 2 reputations.:D:D Only joking Ruby, it IS scorch.:thumb:

I see them on Ealeagnus Ebbingei. They are the bog standard type you see everywhere, industrial estates, apartment blocks. Have a look at one near youLooked up Springtails but couldn't identify with these.