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Hi, I have had a new yew hedge and would like some opinions as to whether I have over watered it, under watered it or if the greenfly that have appeared are causing a problem, pls see the photos below and advise, many thanks, Dave Hi dave

until all danger of frost has gone, and keep some dilute washing up spray handy for greenfly! I have easy - fill baskets (you can get them postage free until Monday from Ideal World - £12.99 for 4 14 inch ones), so I can use garden-ready plugs. I had

form of gardening. If I find Greenfly on my Roses I know in 2 days they will be gone the Ladybirds will have done their work. The birds are keeping the slugs down. "Magic ain't it". Useful observations, Margaret. Natural pest control is all about

to be any problem in the unheated greenhouse, but I do have lots of greenfly (no whitefly) in the heated greenhouse, but I overwintered plants in there so I presume, the greenfly overwintered too.  Watch out using boiling water or you'll kill off the goodies

- and to date I still haven't seen one.  Yes, cabbage whites everywhere but now the other butterflies are out - later than usual but more daily.  Greenfly, blackfly and whitefly in abundance unfortunately.  Fewer bees and the wasps are around early.  There are a

do I pinch out the top to get them to swell up i have peppers and chilies in my green house but have ALSO greenfly...i have tried the washing up liquid but with no luck.can any one help this is my first summer with a greenhouse.

have you seen aphids/greenfly on it? My first impression was that it was a perennial sweet pea, and not a clematis at all! Deffo not a sweetpea. Its produced 2 flowers, both appeared like the one in the pic. Ive now cut the flowers back so it can put

All the greenfly are in my garden, on my roses, sweetpea's and lettce. I have seen loads of ladybirds at work in the hants area. Oh and i have had no end of trouble with slugs since we had rain, they have even found a way round the copper tape! Very

of growing it?  Particularly I would like to know if it is prone to disease as the rose I want it to replace has suffered quite badly with blackspot and greenfly and I would like to have something more disease resistant. Gorgeous rose, absolutely beautiful

I can report that having read your advice about the rhubard solution it has worked for me a treat against greenfly. They seem to shrivel up. My real problem is blackfly and the rhubard is not doing the trick here. I have tried 2 different chemical