Pests, Diseases and Cures

Hi Seeker Of Knowledge, contrary to common beleif, moles don't just burry underground, they will also travel above ground at night, when it is quietest, so my guess is it's climbed up there.

Hi Will the bark grow back then? Do you know what caused it?

Hopefully this will help identify it.

Hi Fran, it's planted in the ground in a raised bed. The soil isn't particularly good and doesn't retain moisture too well but everything else is growing really well. The nasturtiums are sending out shoots all over the garden, the magnolia is fine as is the other skimmia which is a male/female...

OK thanks I'll have a look.

No, definitely not a weevil. It is a ground beetle and it would be in your beer trap because it eats slugs. Weevils all have long 'noses with the final pair of antenna emerging from the end rather than just behind it as in beetles, Google Vine Weevil images for some very useful identification...

Keep your seeds in the fridge until you want to sow them in Spring, they have a better start this way. Buzzing around!

Cajary,My manA perfect end to a wonderful 'it happened to me' story :D

Fran,Now i am getting the use of my arm back i have taken over doing a lot of the gardening again :D boy did it pain me to relinquish control of my beloved garden over to the lads.The Monet's are picking up it would seem, but with the bit of rain we have had it's too soon to tell.I...

"FATHER OF TEN SHOT DEAD " mistaken for a rabbit..

Did what you said, haven't pruned it back yet as has bud leaves on what i thought were dead branches, but this is it's state as of today, thanks for your help :D

And people don't read stickies anyway!

Hi Dave There Is a Nursery .PerryHill Nurseries In Hartfield East Sussex That lists Jonagold apple trees.Good luck

Andrew woodlice can be beneficial they help to breakdown organic matter read this link before you blitz them. http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/wlice.htm

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If you haven't already, get flowers that attract predatory insects into the garden. Ladybirds being one of many. Their larvae are voracious eaters of greenfly, even more than the adults.

Hi Dinky, don`t worry about the yellow balls as TO says they are slow release fertiliser pellets ( probably deplete by now ), Don`t make the mistake of overwatering the plant either. Now, if you had to really force the roots apart I would say it is pot bound, so move it into a slightly bigger...

I've noticed it as well roders, not that many with leaves still on around here. I think there is another problem going around as well that affects Horse Chestnut, it causes the bark to crack and weep sap. I've seen a few dead ones with this problem

That`s what they intend doing Geoff, the wife is a barrister so she is dealing with it. David.

Thanks Sarraceniac. I'll be careful.