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Caterpillars This Year??

caterpillars this year? I cannot believe how many leaves have bean eaten on my plants this year?...one plant has just the center vein only left on each stem?..... can someone please tell me the best...

interele

Potatoes

Other than digging them up is there any way to tell if potatoes are ready. ( mine are just starting to flower ) Ta M...

iggymiggy

Greenhouse Tomatoes

I have grown tomatoeas in a greenhouse for the last 5 years but this year all the leaves have shrivelled and some have gone brown and some yellow stripes what is wrong. Also my cucumber plant in the...

melv16

Slugs And Snails.

Why don't they eat weeds? Eg. I've got bind weed on my allotment..they don't touch it. Yet, I've sown some morning glory (which is the same family) and they've scoffed it:-(...

Tilly2

Asiatic Lily

A friend bought me an Asiatic Lily at the weekend. I have endured its perfume in the house until tonight and now it has been consigned to the patio. It was giving me a headache and making my eyes...

megfitz

Tamarisk

My Tamarisk is very leggy, can I prune it back ,will it regrow, when should I do it and how drastic can I be? it's about 10ft. tall and flowers well. Many thanks....

Ann

Gladiolis Shooting

I have just found a whole packet of large gladioli which I have forgotten to plant. They look to be sprouting ok and have healthy green shoots about 2-3". I am going to plant them but should I leave...

zabado

Strawb's.

When I was a kid I knew it as cuckoo or frog spit, it's a white frothy liquid under the leaves and my strawberries are covered in it. What is it and can it harm my strawb's ?. Thanks.

bluebird34

Magnolia

all the gardening books tell you not to trim magnolia trees but mine was cut down a few years ago by mistake and has grown huge since then. Was I just lucky or can I have it cut down again and if so...

adik

Small Apple Tree

I've got a small new apple tree in a patio pot and the leaves have developed orange spots. Can anyone tell me what would cause this ?

grannie39

Lupins

now that my lupins have finished flowering,they have collapsed and looking very sorry for themselves, what do I do next, also the poppies are looking similar.Thanks

dorothymeta

Underground Wasps

I disturbed a wasps nest whilst forking out some weeds in flower bed. 5 flying wasps have made another entrance but is it safe to keep it or should I destroy it and how? Don't particularly want it...

Chipchopper

Slug Deterrent, It Seems Like The Answers Been Right Beneith My Feet...literally

I thought I'd share this tip with those who are plagued by slugs. I was reading an article in a gardening magazine regarding Runner beans, when I came across this tip, that I think is worth trying......

Oleanda

Runner Beans

Something is eating my bean plants, I don't think it is slugs because some of the stems are at the top of the poles, but without any leaves (I don't think slugs would get up there). I can't see any...

Ric.ror

Me With My Weeds Again

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00EARWH9G/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1466097106&;sr=1-3&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=weed+killer&dpPl=1&dpID=419yNIYSxZL&ref=plSrch I bought this but I can't understand the...

bluebird34

Weed Killer Pump

I got last years Roundup pump out yesterday and after the usual number o f pumps tried to spray my weeds and all I got was a milky white dribble any ideas why and what I can do about it please

Ric.ror

Strimming My Weeds

Should I string my weeds prior to applying weed killer - they are as high as an elephants eye Also what weed killer is strongest - the soil will not be used after TIA...

midagetrolop

Watercress In Pond

i have bought some watercress and rooted it and I want to put it in my pond. Do I just chuck it in or should I put it in some gravel or aquatic compost in a basket and put on edge of pond? Please...

RATTER15

Growing Patchouli, Ever Tried It?

I am tempted to try growing Patchouli, has anybody here any experience of growing it?