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to flower .We have another lilac that is going the same way a 100 feet away . What to do please and what is it (blight I am told is black ? ) not brown . Graham Stuart Thomas kindly gave my father some free advice on his new garden back in the 70s. My own

have suffered a total potato crop loss three years ago it was just over a hundred kilos that rotted in my garage due to blight. I read up on a cure but wanting to stay organic I found that the only recomended spray for organic gardening is Bordaux

it will flourish. our mock orange seems to have a sort of blight on the top part of the plant. It is flowering beautifully, but it is covered in what looks like small black 'seeds'. my husband has sprayed it with soapy water. What can we do? Annie: Philadelphus

tham. Thanks. To Terry...I am afraid that is probably tomato blight which affects a whole area hence other people near you having the same. Best thing is to pull them up and burn them, you don't want the bacteria in your compost! i live in a very cold

, so ‘Roma’ is quite tempting...LuvToms – Thanks for the ‘Ferline’ tip. I’ve always been wary of blight-resistant toms, believing them to be bred for that over flavour, so I’ll give this one a go as a few people have recommended itDamselfly – Grafted

and potatoes ready to harvest before the blight. I too have noticed a massive yield of blackberries to go with the gigantic yield of apples. I made a huge pot of soup all from produce from the garden today - quite yummy. Sugar peas are great, not just

blighting the place. The only pigeon's nest I've ever seen was in the corner of a hotel balcony. It even had a young pigeon in it. Squab, I think, is what they're called. Poor Bookertoo, I hope you have some better luck with your pointy sticks in place

drenched. Tomatoes are limping along, haven't planted any outside as it seems like prime blight weather. Managed to net the strawberries, maybe the slugs and blackbirds will leave me a few..

year of growing in a greenhouse and it is my pride and joy. I have been able to get decent tomato crops at last without the dreaded blight getting them. I also grow lots and lots of chillies  cucumbers and herbs and also start off all my other veg

side?). Not large but very tasty and better than shop bought. Peppers need hot summer to really succeed. Courgette should be ok too. I also grow some runners in a large tree pot with a wigwam of canes. Always works. Toms usually succumb to blight, so