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courgette plant, a butternut squash plant, 20 spinach beet plants and 4 runner bean plants. I stuck them in the ground, watered them daily till they were established and everything grew like triffids! (I was very lucky on the pest front

the rust still affect the bulbs? Or can I still leave them on? Thanks, Janet   Yes the smell of garlic is very strong in the greenhouse. I wonder if it may keep pests away! I spotted rust on one of mine actually & then forgot all about it, I'm sure I

best option. Like all these things- it is all in the preparation I also wouldn't use gravel in the area for the BBQ, any food that is dropped would encourage pests and be very difficult to clean.  It also needs to be level (fire on an uneven surface

garden where its more sheltered. hi greenbucket i would definatly incorperate flowers in with the veg and it wiil also keep the pests down especially marigolds  and you can make it look really pretty try chard as a veg it looks after itself with deep red

had to get pest control in for aninvasion of the house! i love them in my compostheap and wood pile and the wildlife tower i have made in a dedicated wild area of my garden, but they can cause immense problems in the house if left unchecked

! hee! Blissful peace in the garden. Since having my dog put to sleep in February cats have been an absolute pest in my garden, as I try my best to encourage wildlife, birds mammals etc, i'm forever picking up cat mess & I've even chased one

and they have been hit hard by some sort of pest, on a closer inspection they are tiny black flies that are eating the tender leaves. I have checked the original clump and another placed in the same border and neither seem to have been affected. If its relevant

of pest control! never seen as many sparrows as this year cant keep the feeders full! and its not just sparrows sat out in the arbour till 11 last night listening to the blackbirds wonderful. I too have noticed an increase often i have as many as 30

about sparrowhawks.I have aloft full of expensive racing pigeons, and the hawks are a ruddy pest! Also they are quite happy to eat their prey alive!! I know I've seen it! An article I sourced a few minutes ago estimated as many as one hundred and ten

have also had success with the upside down planting of my tomatoes. I only bought one this year as it was a trial run but so far there has been no diseases or pests including the dreaded blight. Last year my potatoes and tomoatoes were covered in blight