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Aminopyralid Contamination of Manure

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by glallotments » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:44 pm

What is Aminopyralid?

Aminopyralid is the active ingredient in a range of herbicides including ForeFront and Milestone. More products are listed...

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Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:44 pm
Mole trap.

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by snooky » Thu Aug 14, 2025 6:04 pm

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My allotment has suddenly become a play ground for moles!!!What is the best trap for catching them,

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Tue Oct 28, 2025 7:14 pm
Blueberry plants.

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by snooky » Sat Jul 12, 2025 1:49 pm

I have four blueberry plants in containers,well established,about fifteen years old.Watered with rainwater from a butt and fed with a seaweed/iron...

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Mon Jul 14, 2025 8:27 pm
Cauliflower Heads

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by Ian Foster » Sun Jun 15, 2025 4:58 pm

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Hi,

What's causing my Cauliflower Heads to split as per photo and how do I prevent it happening ?

Thanks

Ian

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Sun Jun 15, 2025 10:28 pm
Tomato problems

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by Ian Foster » Mon Jun 09, 2025 4:01 pm

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Good afternoon,

I am growing tomatoes for the first time and they are being grown in a greenhouse.

They were looking extremely healthy, however,...

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Sun Jun 15, 2025 4:50 pm
Ground Elder

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by Westi » Wed Aug 07, 2024 7:45 pm

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Well I didn't have to water outside today as rain overnight which saved a fair bit of time; but of course ruined taking the spud harvest to dry off &...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Aug 19, 2024 6:53 pm
Ants in container?

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by amydon » Mon Jul 15, 2024 7:32 pm

Hi all!

My first post. I am a rookie so I’m unsure if this is a daft question! I have just purchased a veg trug as my gardening space is mostly...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:01 pm
Black fly

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by Myrkk » Thu Jun 20, 2024 5:25 pm

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There was an over abundant supply of black fly on a rogue tree that was due to be chopped. I’ve chopped it and put it in a black bag and tied it so...

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Thu Jun 20, 2024 11:05 pm
Rasperries under attack, but from what?

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by Barry » Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:19 pm

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In our part of Kent, the humidity this year has been very high, following a very wet winter.

I don't know whether this is significant or not, but...

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Fri Jun 07, 2024 8:38 am
Leek Moth

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by Claire Wheat » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:08 am

We have been growing leeks for years and years but for the first time ever, our plants have been badly attacked by leek moth.

The earlier...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat May 04, 2024 10:36 am
Woodlice eating strawberries

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by mikepearce45 » Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:11 pm

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Can anyone please advise me on how to control a woodlice infestation in my strawberry patch which is in a raised bed. I lost many berries last year...

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Last post by Westi
Fri May 03, 2024 7:01 pm
Flies in meshed raised bed

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by MandyJ72 » Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:37 pm

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Help!

I've just been out to water my raised veg planter - it's covered in enviromesh which is hooped like a polytunnel. It's full of house flies....

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Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:02 pm
Deer damage on sorbus

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by Breq » Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:33 pm

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I live in open rural area of the fens. But we do have a few herds of roe deer in the area. My garden is fenced, so they are not normally an issue....

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Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:40 pm
What are these invading the plot?

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by Westi » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:01 pm

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My plot is full of these at the back, last year they blew toward the front & I had little plants everywhere. Easy to pull straight up when tiny, but...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:58 pm
White fluff

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by Myrkk » Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:30 pm

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I put some of my houseplants outside when we moved last year, all excited about having a garden and the weather being lovely, I thought they’d...

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Last post by Myrkk
Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:49 am
Ivy, Spiders, poop and Birds

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by Myrkk » Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:42 am

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Just reclaimed our first piece of ivy covered wall. OMG, think I’ll get a face mask for the next piece, it is amazing what amasses behind the twisted...

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Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:24 am
Japanese knotweed

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by Stravaig » Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:41 am

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Husband is flying up to Glasgow today to 'view' a house that we might like to buy. The seller has had a survey done so potential purchasers don't all...

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Last post by Myrkk
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:34 pm
Lemon Tree

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by Westi » Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:06 pm

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Hi All! Any idea what is happening to my lemon tree? It got sooty mould a month or so ago, but I managed to wash it all off & everything seemed OK,...

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Last post by robo
Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:14 pm
Husband just spotted a mouse in the kitchen

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by Stravaig » Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:01 pm

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What a darned nuisance. I'not afraid of them but I hate the way they get into everything sh!tting everywhere and destroying food as they go.

I'm...

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Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:44 pm
Ivy

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by Stravaig » Sun Oct 08, 2023 1:32 pm

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I think I read somewhere that ivy should be hacked back. Just reclaimed our house after 4-5 years of letting it out. We have two trees. a BIG...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:54 pm
Cabbage White Butterflies.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:40 am

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I’ve noticed something very strange, and have no answer….
This year, especially in the last Month, there has been a huge amount of Cabbage White...

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Last post by Myrkk
Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:29 pm
Why is it that..........

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by snooky » Sat Sep 16, 2023 7:21 pm

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snails like to live in the spouts of watering cans?Sod's Law whenever I want to use one of my cans there will be a,soon to be dead, snail in the...

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Wed Sep 20, 2023 7:12 pm
Rats

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by janjones » Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:11 am

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My neighbor told me she has a rat infestation, they've eaten all her container potatoes, chewed the handle bars on her bike and so on. Small village...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Jul 28, 2023 6:58 pm
Cross pollination Squash & Pumpkin

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by Westi » Sun Jul 16, 2023 7:32 pm

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I was fighting through the foliage today to check on my Pumpkin bed & all the baby fruit is yellow, some with a white'ish stripe. I have one of each...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:22 pm
What’s eating my strawberries?

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by retropants » Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:59 am

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they are pretty much just leaf skeletons now. I am seriously considering binning them all, disinfecting...

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Last post by retropants
Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:07 pm
Super fast bugs

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by janjones » Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:47 am

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Hello, this morning I was picking some blackcurrants and my hands were covered in these small black bugs, they were super fast and smaller than ants,...

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Last post by janjones
Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:58 am
Can you id this for me?

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by Westi » Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:01 pm

This has popped up in my home front bed. It is a thistle of some sort & very prickly, but in the pack of perennials I bought I do remember there...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:01 pm
Strawberry plant rusty looking?

Last post by Geoff
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by Muzzymoo » Mon May 29, 2023 6:33 pm

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Hello,

Firstly I would like to say what a great forum you have here. I didn’t know anything about until until I started searching for a problem with...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue May 30, 2023 10:19 pm
Is this Box Blight?

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by Westi » Wed May 10, 2023 7:50 pm

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My box ball is very unhappy at the back & the little box hedge at the front between the neighbours is showing the same signs. I feel it is blight;...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun May 21, 2023 9:04 am
Mold on seedling pots

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by Annwfn » Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:53 pm

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I am growing lots of seeds at the moment and as I have a limited number of windowsills I treated myself to some propagators with lights. They seem to...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Apr 10, 2023 11:13 am
Chicken manure.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:25 am

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I was just wondering what happens to the manure out of the poultry houses, when the poultry has had Avian bird flu! Had a very quick look but,...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Mar 27, 2023 11:04 am
GRAPE HYACINTH

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by Compo » Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:13 pm

These blighters are going rampant in one of my beds. Any ideas to get rid?

Thanks

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Last post by Westi
Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:25 pm
Rat's again!

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by Westi » Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:44 pm

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Interesting but annoying day at lottie yesterday as rats have attacked! Chewed my largest swedes & most of the kale. I think I may have missed...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:44 pm
Dandelions

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by Stravaig » Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:15 pm

I noticed in the latest edition of KG magazine that a reader had taken great exception to dandelion being classed as a weed. She went on to describe...

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Last post by peter
Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:30 pm
Is this a mineral deficiency?

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:22 pm

On the pale one of these brassicas?

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Last post by Stephen
Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:44 pm
White Fly

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:57 pm

Hi all!

Can anyone clear up the confusion I have regarding white fly? Due to the abundance this year & subsequent damage I looked up whether they...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:16 pm
Pigeon damage

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by Timepoormum » Sun Feb 06, 2022 3:02 pm

I’ve just been out to my plot and seen the pigeons have completely destroyed my broccoli, spring cabbage & cavolo nero. Only ribs of leaves left....

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Last post by Cassy0110
Thu Oct 06, 2022 4:45 am
Sooty mold on runner beans

Last post by Colin Miles

by Colin Miles » Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:59 pm

Although my runner beans have nearly finished a couple of plants have suddenly decided to produce quite a few flowers and as they are self-pollinated...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:59 pm
Wasps' nest

Last post by Stravaig
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by Stephen » Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:40 pm

This one is in the leaf mould bin (a chicken wire enclosure, so open to air)

I can just leave it until winter but do I need to worry about it when I...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:16 am
Pea problem

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:13 pm

I have a row of peas, Early Prelado, Early Onward and Greenshaft - just a small number of each. I bought the Early Prelado from a nursery in an...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Sun Aug 07, 2022 10:22 am
weed killer

Last post by Westi
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by larson12 » Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:06 am

I'm sure this topic has come up several times however I was unable to find a thread regarding this subject matter. I am currently seeking a new weed...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:12 pm
weed problem

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by larson12 » Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:33 am

If you are using seasons I am 85% sure the herbicide will still work yes. It has been a while since I had to try it though, I tend to have all my...

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Last post by larson12
Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:33 am
Any cure for white mould/powdery mildew?

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Primrose » Sun May 29, 2022 8:46 am

I have an attractive acanthus plant which unfortunately for the second year has had its leaves badly attacked by a white mildew of some kind

Is...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun May 29, 2022 11:41 am
Hollow cabbages

Last post by Cassy0110
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by Chantal » Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:30 pm
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For the first time ever, I've had some hollow cabbages.

They were roundhead white cabbages, gifted to me as seedlings to fill a gap. Thank goodness...
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Last post by Cassy0110
Fri May 13, 2022 5:04 am
Centipede? do I need to worry about these beasts?

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by Stephen » Sat Apr 16, 2022 4:53 pm

I see these a lot when I lift my spuds, usually they are too quick for me to get a photo. PXL_20220415_101036780.jpg

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Fri May 13, 2022 4:57 am
mouse and rat trap

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by Primrose » Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:14 pm

Just come across this novel mouse and rat trap on YouTube for anybody who doesn't mind knocking up a device for themselves.
Personally I'd prefer an...

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Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:14 pm
Blind Calabrese

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by Westi » Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:30 pm

I'm still confused where to post something but trying not to keep everything on general chatter so visitors can home in, in case they might have the...

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Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:30 pm
Slug traps

Last post by Monika
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by JohnN » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:15 pm

Hi all,
Have just bought a couple of plastic slug traps in Lidl's spasmodic garden sale (1.79 for two!). They have to be filled with beer (a little...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:01 pm
Plum problem (brown rot - extra question in new post at end)

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by Stephen » Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:10 pm

On the "Coe's Golden Drop" plum tree, which ripens late, some plums are rotten but unripe. Those not showing as rotten are still rock...

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Last post by Stephen
Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:31 am
Is this mosaic virus or something else?

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by Stephen » Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:40 pm

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Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:25 pm

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