Stephanie_17

Flies in my garlic plants

Hi All,

I planted some garlic for the first time (actually first time I have grown any fruit/veg) and they have been doing well. I believe they 'went to seed' a short time ago so I cut off the scapes (thought this was the right thing to do?). Last night I noticed one of the plants was covered in small flies (along a leaf and going into where I cut the scape off), so I pulled it up and through it away thinking it was a goner. However this evening, another one has sucumed to the same fate. I have some bug spray (Bayer Garden Provado Ultimate bug killer) - can I spray the plants with this? Should I have not cut off the scapes?

I also have rust on one plant - should I cut off the affected leaves? 

Thank you!

Whats eating my Comos?

Thanks for your responses. Here is a picture of my problem - could be earwigs. I shall give the organic approach a go and see what happens. The snails also seem to be having a munch on the bottom leaves, despite my pellets. 

 

 

Whats eating my Comos?

Hi all,

I planted a comos last week which I brought from the local garden centre. One of the flowers opened during the week and I noticed today that something has put a hole through the petal and something has also eaten half of another bud. Looking on the internet it seems that comos are generally 'pest free'. So whats eating mine??

Many thanks! 

Problem with Butternut squash leaves

Of the 3 I originally grew from seed, only 1 is still alive. I tried to grow another 3 inside but only 1 germinated and isn't looking too happy. I tried putting some seeds directly in the ground outside but they aren't growing. So not very good! I don't think I over watered them, just kept them moist. It's my first attempt so i'll try again next year but hopefully the one still surviving will produce something!

Problem with Butternut squash leaves

The next set of leaves are just starting to come through, so far they look ok but I will keep an eye on them. Thanks for the advise! 

Problem with Butternut squash leaves

Hello, I am new to gardening, especially to growing vegetables.

I have 3 seeds of butternut squash hunter variety growing in pots inside next to my south facing window. They currently each have 3 leaves on. All was going well (watered regularly, liquid fed every week) however this week I noticed that the larger round leafs have started to develop yellow-white speckling (which is starting to darken in small areas) and the smaller, longer leaves are starting to curl at the edges.

Any suggestions of what could be going wrong? I have read on some forums that it could be mildew but I could say the speckling is powderary. 

Many thanks!!!

Stephanie

Flies in my garlic plants

Whats eating my Comos?

Problem with Butternut squash leaves