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Talkback: Rotten apples
branches are dead. What should I do Reckon that 'fluff' is woolly aphid, and yes it often appears close to pruning cuts. The aphids produce the white waxy fibres as a protective measure and when they feed on young branches you may see some swelling too by Del Richards
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28/11/2011 18:30:26
by ronshep
Talkback: Blackbirds nesting in my garden
a bird decides to bring its family into the world in your garden. They are so trusting and i find myself getting very protective of their babies are born. I,too, use my water pistol to shoo away nosy cats that could pose a threat to these tiny by Lauren
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28/11/2011 18:36:29
by Chris
Talkback: Snails in the garden
in the right place) We have troughs attached to the wall with brackets, we put grease around the brackets, so all our vunerable plants stay protected, it seems to work! The same with the haning baskets, we grease the bracketa that are holding them up. My five by Anonymous
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28/11/2011 18:36:31
by jaycee2
Talkback: Cabbage white caterpillars
occasions. But not this year! - I grew them in a raised bed and fixed a butterfly-proof net around them - just like the bird protection for my straw, and it worked! I've been keeping a close eye on the plants and so far have found just five caterpillars by Maaike
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28/11/2011 18:37:14
by gardenerbest
Talkback: Feeding the birds
scoffing the lot.So kept all food contained in and around birdtable - all in containers.The feeding table itself has a cage to protect birds from squirrels/cats. This afternoon a mouse had found it's way in and was noshing fat ball I'd left out by Grannyanne
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27/06/2012 08:36:46
by gardeningfantic
Talkback: Spiders
? Thank you Since the weekend there has been loads of frogspawn in our small pond. Unfortunately we have had a light dusting of snow overnight and more snow and frost is expected over the next few days. Is there anything we can do to protect the frogspawn by jcm
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28/11/2011 18:38:00
by fvgbvjhbhjn
Talkback: Lifting and dividing
bases.All have come through several frosty Nottingham winters with no protection, on clay soil. The only thing I want to lift at the moment is the flipping ground Elder that has encroached from my neighbours garden and the millions of other weeds by chilipops
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28/11/2011 18:38:08
by Wendy
Talkback: Seedlings and onion sets
and only the stalks are left.If I plant more can you tell me which is the best way to protect them from the birds. An air rifle!!! We have planted red onion sets on our allotment and have noticed that there are small larvae in the above ground part between by Anonymous
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28/11/2011 18:38:42
by Martin Carter
Talkback: Overwintering chillies
and no special protection or care. Next year I will have only a couple of plants, but I still have 600g of fruit from this year to find a use for.Any ideas? I have had a bumper crop of chillies this year and have plenty of recipes to use them for. My problem by jk
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28/11/2011 18:39:37
by JamoPepper
Talkback: Wormery composters
failed miserably. I am coming to the conclusion that they do ned to be kept in a shed over the Winter - a protected place outdoors is insufficient (in our part of Wiltshire anyway). They became another mouth to feed and we were always surprised at how by Neil
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28/11/2011 18:40:01
by composter