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Sow seeds of herbs in pots to grow on your kitchen windowsill, such as coriander, parsley and basilLook out for woolly aphid on fruit trees, and spray any with soapy waterThin out seedlings from earlier sowings to their final spacings

if this could be the problem?  Photo attached of a tree that's still fairly healthy, but does have this white stuff. Would appreciate any advice.       Take a magnifying glass to it and check if it's beech aphid. It looks like fluff close up

for the summer and cold resistant ones to pick after the fall I too picked my purple sprouting, however, I didn't actually serve myself any, as there seemed to be a lot of aphids coming off, no matter how many times I rinsed it in salty water! I've been picking

. Which is great because they have a bigger appetite for aphids then their parents. Took this today. 7-spot ladybird by its markings.       I don't think I've seen so many for years as I've seen in my garden this year. I'm in Derbyshire and also garden

, the sweet sticky substance that aphids excrete. Ants are known to defend aphids against predators in return for a harvest of honeydew.Container-grown plants start to wilt. When you check the pot you notice ant tunnels, and that compost has been moved away

difference! Thanks! Hello Tamsin  I think they are some sort of  aphid casings- aphids suck sap from the leaves so would make the leaves look unhealthy Pam LL x looks like dead cockchafers gone white or woolly aphids.mystery! If the lemon tree isn't too big

white bits on plants, it's not whitefly because they don't move when the plant is touched, could they be greenfly eggs, if not what are they.       If they look like tiny bits of thread they're probably thrips, another sap-sucker. treat as aphids

. Then water to settle soil around remaining roots.Allow flower stems to form. The small, pretty blooms attract aphid-eating hoverflies and other beneficial insects.Pods should be picked while small and tender. You can collect seeds for next year’s crops once

Plant out tender summer-bedding plants, such as begonias, once all risk of frost has passedLook out for aphids on lupins, and spray with a soap-based insecticide if infectedPush canes into pots of tall-growing lilies and tie their stems

by aphids) Aphids are quite partial to new growth and flowers on honeysuckle too, so they maybe moved across! It does wash off, but to prevent it in the first place, you need to tackle your aphids! dear pippa how can i stop my shitzu ruining my lawn with his