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ponies and make the most of them for the short time they are here but I would like to know why this year the flower heads are covered in ants Peonies are gorgeous, but it takes some 5 years before they flower! But once they start flowering, they will do
lurve this hedge, it's so green & shiny it just makes me want to smile whenever I leave or enter the front gate! Only thing untoward is a lot of ants all over the place (tried usual methods) but can't find a nest anywhere. Other thing is a very large
I've just planted up a bed of Salvia,something is stripping the leaves,no sign of slug activity,could it be ants ? No- ants will not eat plants-it is most probably slugs or snails-have you taken any precautions? Not as yet loth to use pesticides
scale, Parthenolecanium corni, is a beast of curious form indeed. It hardly looks like a living creature at all, and more like a small wart on the plant stem. I noticed them for the first time when photographing ants running up and down the branches
can chop them into chunks and pull them out piece by piece. Sounds like a big job so get those sleeves rolled up and good luck! Ant Thanks Ant! its a mammoth task and was looking for a easy way but I seem to be coming across the dig it out option
in the halls and drinks are expensive. The Good Food halls are great for all the food tastings. Hope you all enjoy yourselves. Please can you help? I've got ants in my compost bin again this year and I have no idea what or if there is anything I can do to get
the fruiting blackcurrants and this year I got enough fruit to make a respectable pie, but I had to abandon picking at one point as the plant was covered in angry black ants. Today I took the loppers to the ornamental currant bush and decided it is coming out
look after themselves. Thank you Paul. We removed the top layer of manure yesterday which was actually quite dry. The compost underneath looked better but was swarming with ants! There were some helpful tips on the Gardeners World website which we
growth. Check the pots daily.clematis, dahlias, chrysanthemums and other plantsspring, summer, autumnMore common garden pestsWaspsSlugsAntsCaterpillars
, loganberries, other fruitsummerMore common problems affecting fruit trees and bushesAphidsBrown rotAntsPowdery mildew
