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Leaf scorch
Even though we've not had a great summer so far in Hampshire, the leaves of many of my garden plants are suffering from scorch.
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Gardeners' World Web User
10/08/2011 at 18:21
My most useful piece of equipment in my conservatory is a pile of plastic trays which hold an inch or two of water so I can water all my plants from below and avoid leaf scorch.
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10/08/2011 at 19:12
Hmmm. Thought that had been mostly debunked, Pippa, and recently too? That the sun only magnifies if the plants are hairy and not smooth? That most water evaporates before it can cause harm?
Gardeners' World Web User
12/08/2011 at 04:46
Ihave put my rubber plant outside from the conservatory. Some leaves are showing brown patchy marks very similar to scorch marks. Otherwise the plant loves to come out for 3 summer months or more,anyone else do this?
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12/08/2011 at 08:22
Yes, Lady Linda, I give my conservatory plants a summer vacation in the garden and this gives me a chance to thoroughly clean the conservatory, glass, floor, shelves, and get rid of any spiders that have set up home there. They get put out into the garden too. There is a little wind damage on the beautiful mimosa like leaves of my Persian Silk Tree (Albitzia jubillissima) but nothing that looks like scorch marks on anything.
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12/08/2011 at 08:33
I do the same as happymarion, I water all my plants from below and have some standing in trays in the greenhouse. I do damp down the greenhouse in the early morning which seems to help. I don't seem to have many birds at the moment in the garden, have they all gone on holiday? Does anyone know why? I haven't changed anything and I've still got feeders out and fresh water.
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12/08/2011 at 10:40
I'm not sure if this is connected, but all the blackcurrant bushes on my and my Dad's allotment have got white marks all over them this year, and the new growth breaks off very easily. Scorch? Or mildew? They didn't fruit, either. So much seems to have gone wrong this year - it's quite disheartening! http://www.mandysutter.com/reluctant-gardener-day-325-hard-graft/
Gardeners' World Web User
13/08/2011 at 14:08
There are other reasons for what looks like sunburn, it is the little white maggot that eats between the leaf layers,if you pick off a piece of yellow leaf and hold it up to the light you can see the little blighter in there, there was a cure which was systemic spray which is no longer available.
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17/08/2011 at 20:31
We have some scorch damage but we have had a lot of damage to fruit due to the three hail storms we experienced in July. Plums, apples and pears are all pitted, however the raspberries ans black current seemed to have survived well. All of our Acers have suffered wind burn or wind scorch !
Gardeners' World Web User
19/08/2011 at 16:26
my rasberry is just flowering now and my blackcurrant only hand a hand ful of berrys on they are only 2yrs old thou but i suppose they can only do better next year my mange tout did well but they never made it to the pot there lovely raw my grape vine has about three bunches on now cant wait to taste and my potoes have done really well this year more water bigger spuds all my swede did well except one it started growing up the stem so instead of a big round root i had a tall one not sure what i did or failed to do oh strawberrys are growing again for 2nd crop lovely
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20/08/2011 at 10:04
I have suffered with scorching after watering this year, so I am investing in a Drip Irrigation system from sprinkler-irrigation.co.uk and it is great!!!!! They do loads of stuff, well worth checking out, especially if you have a water meter!
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21/08/2011 at 06:25
Does anyone have an effective way to control weeds amongst asparagus ?
Gardeners' World Web User
26/08/2011 at 14:44
I have a picture here, taken in my mums garden. I would like to share it so that someone could identify it for her. Its very unusual and getting eaten alive by ladybirds. It has grown amongst her vegetables...
Gardeners' World Web User
26/08/2011 at 14:45
Can someone please tell me if this is possible? Or could you post on my behalf?
Gardeners' World Web User
31/08/2011 at 10:59
Hi Wendy, suspect that the people behind the website will spot your question and answer it, I'm not sure how these things are done, I'm afraid! And as for hail, yes several late hail storms in the summer in Hampshire where I live, and fascinating damage too! Me? I'm still waiting for summer!!
Gardeners' World Web User
31/08/2011 at 11:18
Reply to WendyF: sorry, but there isn't the facility to upload images within our blog comments. It is possible to upload images to our Facebook page, though, so do feel free: http://www.facebook.com/bbcgardenersworld Thanks!
Gardeners' World Web User
28/11/2011 at 18:44
It's just my hanging basket plants that have scorched. I thought it was because they are on a south-facing wall but it could be the rain I guess. Anyway, the baskets now look really tatty, so annoying!
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