BBC Gardeners' World

Problem solving

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  Leaf-cutter bees

  Round notches 'cut' from plant leaves, especially roses.

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  Leafhopper

  Yellow to whitish mottling of upper surface of leaves.

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  Magnesium deficiency

  Yellow leaves on plants, particularly fruit & veg.

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  Mealybug

  White insects on leaves of indoor and greenhouse plants.

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  Moles

  Piles of soil on lawns, and underground tunnels in soil.

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  Nail gall

  Tubular yellowish or red growths on lime tree leaves.

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  New Zealand flatworms

  Large worms that eat our native earthworms.

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  Peach leaf curl

  Distorted, reddish-coloured leaves on peach trees.

How to

keep new and established plants well fed