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) to make sure the disease doesn't survive there over winter. Cut away and destroy any mummified fruits you might have missed during harvesting which have survived into the winter.There is no specific remedy for brown rot, but eliminating apple scab, which

then succumb to the dreaded brown rot. (The signs of brown rot are raised beige spots, usually in neat concentric rings and a speedy, brown rotting of the flesh.)This year the birds and the wasps have eaten everything in sight. The peaches ('Avalon') cropped

to deteriorate. If the rot has already started then I remove the flower as soon as possible. Caught before the brown rotting spreads to the fruit-end of the flower, you can invariably stop the problem ruining the fruit itself. It doesn't take long and makes all

is when the lettuce is attacked at the base and a slimy, yellowish orange-brown rot forms, which can the kill the entire plant.A quick-spreading grey mould appears on lettuce leaves, which renders them inedible. If the fungus strikes at the base

, loganberries, other fruitsummerMore common problems affecting fruit trees and bushesAphidsBrown rotAntsPowdery mildew

roots are then susceptible to secondary rots. Sometimes the foliage turns yellow and plants might even die. Tunnelling maggots feast on the carrot flesh, causing the outsides to be marked with brown rings. This is often followed by rotting. Sow carrots

straight to the compost heap where they'll rot down quickly.Advice on growing fruitTraining a necatarine tree against a fence - video project with Monty DonMonty Don's favourite fruit varietiesDeal with brown rot on fruit treesSummer-prune apple trees

. In general, the bigger and plumper the bulb, the better. It needs to be firm and undamaged. If there's brown rot at the base of the bulb, don't buy it. Blue mould may appear on tissue that has been slightly damaged, but you can cut it away with a clean, sharp

is quickly ruined, and even if it's immediately picked you can't stop the tomatoes rotting.Ripening tomatoes develop brown sunken spots, which spread to the leaves and stems.Remove blight-infected plants as soon as they are identified, to prevent spread

eventually turn brown and wither. If the problem isn't tackled, tomato yields are lower and the fungus can overwinter in the greenhouse and persist the following year. Tomato leaves develop yellow blotches, then turn brown and wither. The crop might also