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Cleaning the greenhouse

By Pippa Greenwood on 09/01/2013 13:02:50

-free this year. Last year they wreaked havoc, unearthing seeds and decapitating young plants.Red spider mite can overwinter in tiny cracks and crevices, so I’ll be sure to scrub the whole greenhouse structure with a brush and soapy water. I didn’t have any


Hibernating insects

By Pippa Greenwood on 29/01/2009 17:12:27

some air flow through the house. Suddenly there were golden brown centipedes, spiders, ladybirds and lacewings running about everywhere.I felt like the man on the moon looking down on earth and witnessing a catastrophe. All the insects were enjoying


Protecting crops

By Pippa Greenwood on 04/06/2009 16:51:24

-fashioned technique, but it's a brilliant way to rapidly reduce the temperature in a greenhouse or coldframe. It also increases humidity levels, which helps to reduce the risk of red spider mite.But what I want to know is, if I had used some of the plant oil-based bug


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