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primrose attack

Does anyone know which creature - probably a bird - is nipping off the flowers on my primroses and scattering them about? I live in the country so there is quite a wide avian choice. Is it to get at nectar?

Starting off Dahlia tubers

I put my dahlia tubers in trays on compost that is just damp and mist them two or three times a day. They need a bit more warmth, though, than just frost-free. They soon shoot and will then tolerate lower temperatures.

Rose Blackspot

It's a serious problem in my area. A local grower advised me to use a sulphur spray on and around the plants. It is called Sulphur -Rose from Greenacres Direct and it really has helped.

Have you seen one?????

I've got lots of ladybirds,bees etc. I know it's not pc but I can't appreciate all this wildlife gardening stuff.  Along with the usual slugs and snails we enjoy the assistance of: moles, rabbits, foxes, badgers, pigeons, pheasants, a heron, and this year, a stray peacock. I'd just like to have a bit less! Mind you, we do have red squirrels, so I suppose it's not all bad!

primrose attack