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Tiny moths in greenhouse

On 09/03/2012 in forum

, preferably using organic/natural methods. Thanks Sounds like Whitefly. Difficult to control. There are insecticides, which you can get at garden centres, but some are not usable on edable crops. The parasitic wasp called Encarsia can be obtained as a


Rose Disease What is it?

On 25/06/2012 in forum

Could you look at the picture and help me out?  I know I have whitefly but what is the white covering which looks a bit like paint?  Thanks. http://s1090.photobucket.com/albums/i379/bobloes/?action=view¤t=DSCF2664.jpg I dont think it is a


Greenhouse job checklist - week 13

On 23/11/2011 in Greenhouse checklists

Plant bulbs, corms and tubers like achimenes, begonias, gloxinias in potsSow coleus and other houseplantsWatch out for pests, like whitefly and red spider mite, and treat at oncePut a mouse trap in your greenhouse if you find seeds and plants being


Greenhouse job checklist - week 25

On 23/11/2011 in Greenhouse checklists

, and damp down the floor every morningBe on the lookout for pests, including whitefly and red spider mite, and treat at once with a suitable spray or biological controlPot up rooted cuttingsPinch out the tips of cucumber sideshoots two leaves beyond a female


Greenhouse job checklist - week 26

On 23/11/2011 in Greenhouse checklists

Damp down the floor every morning and open ventsWater tomatoes regularly to prevent fruits splittingSow Primula malacoides and P. obconica for flowering pot plants next springHang yellow sticky traps in the greenhouse to help control whitefly


Greenhouse job checklist - week 27

On 23/11/2011 in Greenhouse checklists

and grow bags with tepid water, if possible. Try leaving a few full cans of water in the greenhouse to warm upSend off for biological pest controls for whitefly and red spider mitePropagate lilies from bulb scales, digging bulbs from the garden to remove a


Thrips

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Shrubs & climbers

, or thiacloprid.virtually anything from tomatoes to honeysuckleearly spring to autumnDealing with other garden pestsWoolly aphidsWhiteflyPear leaf blister miteLeafhopper


Talkback: Five ways to grow better roses

On 24/11/2011 in forum

Express. Keep the advice coming, its all excellent stuff. my dog rose flowered last year it also had a baby but this year nothing not even a bud i have had alot of whitefly and only been treating them with water and removing by hand as i have quite a few


Bay leaf suckers

On 18/10/2011 in Problems: Veg & herbs

, the moment the symptoms appear. Wait a minimum of two weeks after spraying before using leaves in the kitchen.bay leavesmid- and late-springKeeping garden pests at bayWhiteflyMealybugsScale insectsRed spider mites


Caterpillars

On 18/10/2011 in Problems: Veg & herbs

anythingearly spring, summerMore common garden pestsLeatherjackets on lawns, brassicas, strawberries and ornamental plantsElephant hawk moth on fuschia plantsWhitefly on greenhouse plantsMullein moth - affecting verbascum, buddleja and figworts.


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