Thanks. I was already thinking of doing that but you decided me. I was wondering about making a weak mix of bicarb , milk and water combined but for now I've just made up the milk mix and sprayed. I just hope it works. *fingers crossed*

My winter squash patch is covered. I just cut away all of the worst affected leaves but it's really bad and I dare not take off any more if I'm going to save the plants and my fruit. I need to do something urgently if I'm not to lose the lot. Any organic method preferably but at this stage I don't c...

Mine have done exceptionally well this year. Grown outside in full sun in a fairly well protected position. I kept them well watered and fed throughout the really hot spell and have been very generous with feeding them this year. Maybe it was just too hot in greenhouses during the heatwave? I know I...

Will I be able to grow a semi dwarf Braeburn in a container? It says it will grow 10 - 13 ft if not pruned so if I prune it and keep it around 6-8 ft will it grow and produce apples? If so what size pot do I need? Thanks for any advice as I 've never had any fruit trees before.

Can anybody definitely identify this? I thought it was mildew as I often have that problem especially on courgettes but this is a bit different. Sort of like a blistered second skin over some parts of the leaf. When it gets bad it starts to go into brown edged holes in the middle of the patch. I've ...