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Aminopyralid contamination

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by Colin2016 » Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:51 am

Got a email saying "Aminopyralid contamination of home gardens and allotments is back."

First learned of this on Charles Dowding "No...

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Last post by freddy
Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:57 pm
Cherry Tree Leaves

Last post by Kayburton
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by Connie777 » Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:13 pm

Hi All, anyone tell me what has done this to my one year old Cherry Tree please? 4AD47DA1-6E92-408D-A6BA-E258BB874CB1.jpeg

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Last post by Kayburton
Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:52 pm
Nettles in newly seeded lawn

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by jblakes » Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:10 pm

Afternoon All,

Hopefully somebody can suggest a solution.

I weed killed the lawn just before summer and then rotavated and dug as many weeds as i...

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Last post by sally wright
Sat Oct 31, 2020 6:12 pm
Next year and the same problem

Last post by robo
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by Cookie_2 » Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:11 pm

Hello!

It's the next year I've got a problem with my cabbage. I'm fed up and don't know what to do. Last year I noticed a small worms on my cabbages...

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Last post by robo
Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:47 pm
Blossom End rot

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by Stephen » Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:24 pm

Have I let my butternut squash get too leafy?

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Last post by Stephen
Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:13 pm
Tomato leaf problems - help

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by Westi » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:02 pm

Welcome to the forum Kagahara - love the aviator!

My instinct says blight, & spores can get into greenhouses & tunnels but your description...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Sep 18, 2020 4:28 pm
Cabbage White Butterfly Eggs

Last post by Kayburton
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by melliff » Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:10 am

My brassicas are getting little clusters of tiny yellow eggs which I assume are Cabbage White Butterfly eggs. If I rub them off the leaves and they...

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Last post by Kayburton
Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:49 pm
Yellow blisters

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by cornish64 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:21 pm

Hi I have yellow blisters on my kale (Nero
Can anyone enlighten me on what to do,thanks

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Last post by Westi
Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:56 pm
FLEA BEETLES??

Last post by hilary
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by Compo » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:28 am

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Think this the flea beetle on my swede seedlings? If so what can I do about it?

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Last post by hilary
Thu Jul 16, 2020 8:50 am
Would someone identify this for me please?

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by Stephen » Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:41 pm

Fairly upright, some examples are 12" to 18" high, stem becoming woody.

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:31 am
Potato compost bugs, what can i do?

Last post by Primrose
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by Ageing Hippy » Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:19 pm

Hello everyone...

I'm a few years into growing my own veg for the first time and have been slowly expanding what i grow.
I have grown 1st early...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:42 pm
Broadbean crop disappeared over night

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by Waltersm » Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:16 am

Can anyone help solve a mystery? Over night my broadbean crop has disappeared. They have to be without a trace and the plants do not look to have...

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Last post by Stephen
Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:55 pm
Indoor pots suddenly crawling with insects

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by Primrose » Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:08 pm

The compost in six pepper pots on my indoor windowsill have suddenly started crawling with little black flies.
Don,t have any insecticide spray &...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:08 pm
Aphids on my brassicas?

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:10 pm

I do have blackfly on the broad beans at the other end of the plot.

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:13 pm
BLACK FLY

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by Compo » Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:38 am

Got blackfly on my runners. Thinking of trying horticultural soap as I have heard washing up liquid is no longer suitable as it does not have 'true'...

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Last post by Compo
Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:00 am
Potato blight??

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by HelenH » Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:13 am

Is this the dreaded blight? Do I need to cut the foliage off? They're first earlies grown in potato bags.

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Last post by Cider Boys
Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:08 pm
Powdery Mildew?

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by Petunia » Sat May 02, 2020 6:44 pm

The photos (not sure if I can post 4?) are of my lemon balm and black peppermint. Both have this white powdery ‘dust’ on them, leaves and stems, the...

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Last post by vivienz
Fri May 22, 2020 9:11 pm
Cucumber with yellowing leaves

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by HelenH » Tue May 05, 2020 10:59 am
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Good morning.

Any ideas why my cucumber plants have started to get yellow leaves. They're about 8 inches tall and were sown at the end of March....
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Last post by vivienz
Fri May 08, 2020 11:13 am
What,s damaging my pepper leaves?

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by Primrose » Sun May 03, 2020 12:17 pm

My plants have been growing on my lounge window sill and have never been outside yet the leaves either appear to being being eaten around the edges...

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Sun May 03, 2020 12:17 pm
Lack of fungal diseases on trees and top fruit

Last post by Stephen
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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:38 am
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The dry summer has made a marked difference to fungal diseases on plants in general. There is no apple scab this year and the quince tree that...
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Last post by Stephen
Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:20 pm
Using copper for slug control

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by judyk » Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:53 pm

Now that spring is approaching I'd just like to share the following about slug control that has worked for me even in a very wet part of the country....

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Last post by judyk
Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:50 am
MICE and Cotlydons!!

Last post by Westi
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by Compo » Sat Mar 28, 2020 4:05 pm
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The *&^$$^ mice have eaten through every thing that has an edible seed. Sweet Peas......cucumber in my allotment greenhouse. Any ideas to prevent...
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Last post by Westi
Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:21 pm
Moss in tarmac

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by tracie » Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:22 pm

Hi All,

any ideas on how to get rid of moss in a tarmac driveway. I have tried grass moss killer but it just came back again.

Many thanks

Tracie...

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Last post by Sim209209
Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:47 pm
Leek Miner?

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Stephen » Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:45 pm

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:16 am
Mouse problem

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:10 pm
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Our unheated greenhouse now has a large number of pots planted with spring bulbs and, unfortunately, our local mice have discovered them! There is no...
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Last post by Monika
Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:30 pm
More a general problem than a growing one

Last post by sally wright
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by Primrose » Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:32 pm

Any advice on how/what I can use to get rid of these unsightly black mould patches on our yellow coloured paving slabs?

And is now a goos time to...

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Last post by sally wright
Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:55 pm
Plum problems

Last post by Primrose
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by Stephen » Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:23 pm

My plum trees are now about 15 years old.
The Czar is prolific and broadly problem free.
This year the Coe's Golden Drop has borne much more fruit...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:09 pm
Holes in Potatoes

Last post by Westi
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by Geoff » Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:29 pm

I assume the small holes in potatoes are eelworm damage, or Potato Cyst Nematodes as I think they are properly called.

What decides how much damage...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:46 pm
Insect Bites

Last post by Westi
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by The Mouse » Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:38 pm
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Well, this comes under the heading of 'pests', even if it's not quite what was intended!

The thing is, I got home from the allotment yesterday to...
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Last post by Westi
Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:57 pm
Flea beetle

Last post by Colin2016
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by hilary » Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:22 am

Has anyone else being having problems with flea beetle this year? My sprouts and sprouting broccoli are completely spoilt by the blighters. I have...

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Last post by Colin2016
Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:18 am
Tomato issues

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Fri Aug 02, 2019 4:35 pm

What is the problem here please?
These toms are in a greenhouse at the place where I volunteer as a gardener (it's a hostel for the homeless)....

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Last post by Stephen
Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:11 pm
Is this mildew?

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Fri Aug 02, 2019 4:37 pm

This is hedging.
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Should I spray against this?

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Last post by Stephen
Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:08 pm
What's wrong with my peppers ?

Last post by Primrose
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by Tony Hague » Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:11 pm

This is a problem i see each year, and it is getting worse. On thick fleshed peppers and chillies, some in pots outside in a sunny site, others under...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:48 am
Currants look mouldy...

Last post by Elmigo
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by Elmigo » Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:08 pm

I have no idea what kind of bug or mould this could be. Perhaps it's very common for a currant. I never had this with my berry bushes before untill I...

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Last post by Elmigo
Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:44 pm
Rust on mint

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:56 am

My mint bed seems badly infected with rust this year.

I have nowhere else I can relocate it to so advice please. The newest leaves look ok for a...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:30 pm
Why doesn't weedkiller work on marestail?

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Barry » Tue May 10, 2016 8:25 pm
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Normal weedkiller tends not to kill marestail, apparently because marestail is coated in silicon, which prevents the weedkiller being absorbed...
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Last post by Tony Hague
Sun Jun 23, 2019 10:32 pm
Puckered leaves on French beans

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:22 pm

My climbing French beans (Cobra) have puckered leaves. I wonder why - the cooler weather or a disease?

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Last post by Monika
Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:23 pm
Leaf miner

Last post by Westi
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by JohnN » Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:21 pm

My beetroot, which were growing fabulously, have been hit with leaf miner before I could get enviromesh over them. I've stripped nearly all the...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:04 pm
Getting rid of unwanted insects...

Last post by Elmigo

by Elmigo » Sat May 11, 2019 11:11 pm

What are the most common unwanted insects damaging your kitchen garden plants?

I put ladybug larvae on my plants when I find them. They seem...

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Last post by Elmigo
Sat May 11, 2019 11:11 pm
Slug control

Last post by Westi
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by oldherbaceous » Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:56 pm

I normally just let nature get on with things but, I do lay a few roofing tiles and squares of wood about, and just check underneath every so often...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:25 pm
Redcurrants, aphids and old plants

Last post by Stephen
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by Daveswife » Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:31 pm

Two redcurrant questions. Apologies for length of posting!

Firstly, aphids on our newest redcurrant bushes are causing dark red blisters on some...

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Last post by Stephen
Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:56 pm
Does anyone know what my bush bean is doing?

Last post by Westi
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by Elmigo » Sun Apr 14, 2019 12:18 pm

Currently I'm growing bush beans indoors at the window because it's way too cold outside. With limited space I got no greenhouse and I was sort of...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Apr 14, 2019 7:58 pm
Kiwano needs a cure, please help!

Last post by Elmigo
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by Elmigo » Sat Apr 13, 2019 3:44 pm

It starts at the bottom leaves and last year I did nothing. My cucumber plants eventually died off. This year I'm having Kiwanos and they were...

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Last post by Elmigo
Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:59 pm
Found a mushroom. Should I be worried?

Last post by Primrose
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by Elmigo » Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:39 am

Earlier this morning I found a mushroom in my sweet red pepper pot. Is this little thing harmless? Because it concerns me. I don't want any diseases...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:54 pm
Only in a couple of tubers but what is this disease?

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:46 pm

This was a stored potato. Stored in the allotment shed.
Harder that I would expect, one can easily feel spuds which are too soft, this was too hard...

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Last post by Stephen
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:08 am
RE: chitting seed potatoes

Last post by jeff64
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by jeff64 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:01 pm

Been chitting some international kidney for about two and half week, about 3/4 have gone wet and moisture is bubbling out
and running down into the...

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Last post by jeff64
Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:30 pm
Rasperries under attack, but from what?

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by Barry » Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:19 pm

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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Last post by RedSonya
Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:47 pm
Rats bait

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by JohnN » Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:59 am

Can anyone recommend a guaranteed deadly rat poison? My next door neighbour has just had his aviary destroyed by rats, knawing through a wooden wall....

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Last post by Stephen
Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:52 pm
Rats - yet again !

Last post by Westi
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by Primrose » Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:56 pm

Forgive me for raising this perennial problem again but they are always with us, aren't they?

How long does it take for rat bait to work? After an...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:16 pm
Solomons seal sawfly

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by Toptaff » Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:25 pm

Is there any way of eradicating Solomons Seal sawfly when they're overwintering?
Some of mine got decimated by the grey wrigglers. I picked off as...

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Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:40 am

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