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Wild Garlic

ferociously and rapidly becomes a real pest. Keep it contained in a large pot on hardstanding. by jatnikapyar

01/10/2012 21:42:31

by Alina W

Holes in the leaves of my cherry blossom tree

Hi. I have a number of small holes (2mm approx) in the leaves of my weeping cherry blossom. I can see no pests other than a few greenfly, but am wondering whether it could be ants. Also the tree is generally not looking healthy - many branches by Mustang Sally

10/06/2012 20:41:10

by Mustang Sally

Willow tree leaves

by Gloucestergirl13

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29/05/2012 16:47:29

by Gloucestergirl13

Talkback: Ladybirds

-spot and 2-spot ladybirds are pale straw yellow or orange when they emerge from the pupa. It takes hours for the deep red colour to appear and they get darker for several days. Two years ago I gave up the struggle against garden pests and stopped using by Imcoho

28/11/2011 18:31:26

by barbarahouse@hotmail

my rosemary!!

, and can over-winter as a caterpillar, so could be active on your rosemary now. Chemicals that work by contact with pests don't work on tortrix as it protects itself with plant material. I wouldn't want to advise a systemic insecticide on a plant you might by jdjp122

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15/03/2012 17:19:49

by Emma Crawforth

Wood LIce

of the bug world -so if slugs have done damage then the woodlice move in. There is not much you can do other than remove their hiding places- bits of wood, old pots,anywhere dark and moist but you will never get rid of them and as I often say whatever pest by Norma Snockers

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02/06/2012 07:23:17

by sotongeoff

Rubarb Rubarb

I'm about to pull some Rubarb to make a delicious crumble. I useually just compost the leaves. Has anyone used them to make a pest spray by soaking in water and is it OK? Yes, the leaves make a very handy spray against various pests, but you have by Bri

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21/04/2012 17:14:55

by Italophile

Spraying apples

I am at college studying a foundation degree horticulture course and was just wondering if anyone could help me with my research project? I have been supplied with a fine kaolin clay, much like the product 'surround', which is a pest, or insect by Tom Edwards

05/04/2013 19:51:14

by Tom Edwards

Something is eating my radish!

composting it and sow your next batch in a different place, then cover it with fleece. The pest enjoys the cool wet conditions we had at the start of the month. Hopefully it's not enjoying the current heatwave! Emma gardenersworld.com team by LizG

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24/05/2012 15:41:29

by Emma Crawforth

Rust on Roses

which gives photographs and remedies to all kinds of pest problems. Get a copy if you can. Unfortunately on the rust issue the GW mag and other sources I've read all advise to get rid of the leaves and use a fungicide. I don't use fungicide so I by lottyh40

03/08/2012 22:32:54

by lottyh40

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