kaycurtis

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Talkback: Peach leaf curl

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 21:52

Peaches do not like rain water on them so water with tap water, move them under cover but watch out for red spider mite, keep the little tree sprayed with water to keep the red spider mite at bay.

weeds out of control because not many people actually look after their gardens so many of us have to suffer endless back breaking clearing if every body looked after their gardens there wouldn't be millions of seeds flotting around.

Talkback: Goldfinches

Posted: 31/08/2012 at 21:34

Dear Kate I have green finches visiting my garden along with loads of other birds, although the only one's that that will stay around if they catch site of me is the cheeky little Robins, like you I have trains at the bottom of my garden I actually live in a road where the trains run down either side of the road so affectively we're in a cutting, at the end of my garden is the fast train to Gatwick, so fast moving trains every 15 minuits, the birds don't care they get used to it. I also have most of the dogs in the district being looked after by the people next door even the continuouse barking hasn't chased all the birds away, the woodpecker doesn't like it though.

Talkback: Growing herbs

Posted: 31/08/2012 at 21:15

I think it is different for for everybody, as the conditions in our kitchens and homes very a lot, mine is a small cold house with small windows, herbs are not happy here,I grow them mainly in the garden, If you have a window sill in your kitchen that gets lots of light try them there or on an outside window sill, or a green house is good, keeps the chill of them in the winter.

Talkback: Creeping buttercup

Posted: 31/08/2012 at 02:43

creeping buttercup, galloping bindweed, giant dandilions,rampaging ground elder, spiteful stinging neetles, choking cooch grass and that's not the end of it!!!!!! massive Brambles, leave the garden just a short while,you know things like the weather not being able to get out on the heavy clay and you are done for, so friends keep at it or your lovely gardens will end up like a jungle. Some one who knows, from experiance.

Talkback: Blue-flowering bulbs

Posted: 31/08/2012 at 02:20

How lovely these little flowers are just looking at the pictures of them gladdens the heart.Always love Carols ideas,don't see enough of her these days on TV,always so knowlegable.

Talkback: Wet weather and wildlife

Posted: 24/08/2012 at 21:54

Hi! there, talking wild life, I had put garden weeds in bags to take to the local Council recycling plant, how ever thinking it might rain in the night I loaded it into the car for the morning trip, whilst unloading the bags I suddenly caught sight of my frog sitting in the back of the car,luckily he had jumped out of the bag before they were emptied into the skip, the man said would I like him to release it into the wild, I was a bit put out by the thought of my frog being set free on his own and maybe getting run over trying to find his way home, I tucked him up safely and transported him back to where he belonged, He is very special, name Jacko, love him.

Talkback: Dealing with red spider mite

Posted: 24/08/2012 at 21:39

I only had one plant in the greenhouse and that was a small peach, unable to put the peach out because in the rain it gets peach leaf curl, anway there it was infested in no time with red spider mite, you can't win can you, it's either one thing or another. Not giving up though

Talkback: Big Butterfly Count

Posted: 19/07/2012 at 22:30

I provide for butterflies but still in decline, I have only seen 1 cabbage white, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock, I will go out on a sunny day and check again.

Talkback: Countdown to the Chelsea Flower Show

Posted: 19/07/2012 at 22:12

Chelsea been and gone and all the other garden shows, Tatten Park almost finished and the weather still appauling, my garden has been battered to death by continuing rain and wild winds. Impossible situation this year, longing for a few days of temperate weather so that I can get out into the garden, or should we all be installing roofs on our gardens!!!!!!!

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