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The leaves on my whitecurrant had horrid red indentations on their leaves and it has spread to my blackcurrants. I asked my neighbour what was wrong and he said "Aphids is the problem here" but i need a solution to stop the aphids

Very informative and useful to all novices out there This year i had aphids on my broadbeans. The way i wanted to get rid of the was to do it organically, so i did and made up a soap solution and works really well aswell as saving me money, does

Anyone got any DIY hints on minimising the strange tiny white flys in greens in the veg patch, would appear I still have then even in winter. Also aphid or greenfly on lupin and scabiosa. I seem to recall my dear grandad spraying washing up liquid

I am raising some Geums from seed - they are currently about 3" tall and are in 3" pots on a windowsill.  Somehow they have got greenfly.  I pick the greenfly off every day and squash them, but they come back very fast.  Is there anything else I can do?  It's very hard getting at...

i find ends of Blackcurrant leaves seem to have a whitish powder and curl. what is this? how do I get rid of it. it left me with more questions

Before using thiacloprid, imidacloprid, acetamocloprid or any other neonicotinoid pesticide, I recommed visiting the Buglife website, to read their report summarising independent research on neonicotinoids. They kill bees & other non-target insects - eg. butterflies etc. Miniscul...

i wanted to ask a simple question about lavender. cutting the heads - will this encourage more growth or is that it once the heads have been cut ? any replies gratefully received if there are any links to read about this i would be grateful for as wellthank you Hi my name Darre...

Would anyone know if it is ok to use a standard 'rose' aphid spray (triticonazole and acetamiprid) on my acer palmatum beni schichihenge?

See Aphid.

See Aphid.