Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Moderators: KG Steve, Chantal, Tigger, peter

New Topic

1281 topics

Page 23 of 26
- Jump to page:
Previous
1
…
21
22
23
24
25
26
Next

Announcements

Posting Rules & Guidelines

Last post by KGAdmin
Posted in News and Views

by KGAdmin » Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:39 pm » in News and Views

Kitchen Garden Magazine operates a posting policy here for the protection of its Forum members and readers, plus legal reasons.

Board use: This...

0 Replies

327439 Views

Last post by KGAdmin
Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:39 pm

Topics

New allotment with lots of thistles

Last post by Allan
Replies: 14
by Colin » Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:17 am

Hi everyone,
We have recently taken on a very overgrown plot :) about 60% of which is thistles :( the remainder seems to be couch grass.
After...

14 Replies

11263 Views

Last post by Allan
Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:10 am
potato blight

Last post by jane E
Replies: 1
by karlywarly » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:53 pm

This happened to mine last week :cry:
If it is blight what do people reccomend I clean the containers with? They are the black plastic bag like...

1 Replies

2710 Views

Last post by jane E
Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:39 pm
Again it's woodlice.

Last post by Allan
Replies: 8
by Gerry » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:12 pm

Hi all, I've read all the recent threads on this and am still worried. My compost bin seems to be a haven for woodlice and is very infested and...

8 Replies

9017 Views

Last post by Allan
Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:16 am
Red Cabbage Caterpillars

Last post by Jenny Green
Replies: 3
by Colin Miles » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:15 pm

Are Small Cabbage White butterflies less attracted to brassicas? If not are their caterpillars red instead of green?

3 Replies

2895 Views

Last post by Jenny Green
Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:42 pm
Is my Gooseberry a Gonner?

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 4
by sue-the-recycler » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:54 am

Hi
I've just returned from a few days away to find my 3 gooseberry bushes completley defoliated by what I assume is gooseberry sawfly (little black...

4 Replies

4726 Views

Last post by Primrose
Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:27 pm
Blight

Last post by sue-the-recycler
Replies: 16
by Chantal » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:02 am
1

2
Blight hit my tomatoes yesterday. :( Only two affected but I've picked the lot and washed them in disinfectant as suggested on another thread (which...
16 Replies

11384 Views

Last post by sue-the-recycler
Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:03 pm
red spider mite woe

Last post by Allan
Replies: 4
by bigpepperplant » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:52 am

My aubergines in the polytunnel are infested with red spider mite. I've only just worked out what it is or I would have done something sooner. My...

4 Replies

3656 Views

Last post by Allan
Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:32 pm
sweet corn

Last post by cevenol jardin
Replies: 2
by bluenose » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:43 pm

hello went down lottie this morning to harvest my sweet corn some of thecobs were ready but some of the plants had grown like a extra stem and a cob...

2 Replies

2876 Views

Last post by cevenol jardin
Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:20 am
leeks not looking good

Last post by John
Replies: 1
by jo33 » Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:11 pm

I've not had this before but the leeks on two separate beds look shredded with small holes and some rust. They started well but are now looking sad....

1 Replies

2353 Views

Last post by John
Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:10 pm
new way to beat the slugs

Last post by Allan
Replies: 13
by taralastair » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:15 am

We have been trying oats sprinkled around young plants to keep slugs off and found it works very well. Previously we had tried bran which worked ok,...

13 Replies

12521 Views

Last post by Allan
Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:13 am
Getting rid of caterpillars.

Last post by Waltham Gardener
Replies: 7
by Colin Miles » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:55 pm

Ok - has other threads have said, 2m wide fleece isn't wide enough to properly cover brassicas and I have had to remove it since more damage was...

7 Replies

4990 Views

Last post by Waltham Gardener
Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:53 pm
bean rust/sooty rust

Last post by Sue
Replies: 1
by Averil » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:48 am

Have had a good early crop this year.
But the last three weeks they are suffering from
a cover of sooty/rust on the leaves.
Where it has attacked...

1 Replies

2423 Views

Last post by Sue
Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:36 am
Damaged by strimmer

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 9
by Sammy » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:42 pm

Whilst strimming around the shrubs that border my vegetable garden last week, the cord of the strimmer damaged the bark on a small holly tree. The...

9 Replies

7480 Views

Last post by Primrose
Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:54 pm
Slimly slugs

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 22
by oldherbaceous » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:48 pm
1

2
Up the posher end of the village where i live, we are getting plagued by slugs.
They are not your common type slug, these are whopping great big...
22 Replies

14036 Views

Last post by Primrose
Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:48 pm
A courgette disaster

Last post by Weed
Replies: 9
by Helen Nilsson » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:51 am

I planted 2 courgette plants of the variety defender F1. They were in semi shade under a horse chestnut tree and in a fertile soil. I laid black...

9 Replies

11821 Views

Last post by Weed
Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:58 pm
Strange beastie!

Last post by Iain
Replies: 7
by Elderflower » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:16 pm

I`ve found several funny beetlie-things on my blackberry canes. They`ve got flat, roughly triangular backs and they`re bright green - except I`m sure...

7 Replies

5669 Views

Last post by Iain
Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:21 pm
parsnips

Last post by Mike Vogel
Replies: 11
by tracie » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:31 am

my parsnips have been a disaster. I eventually got some to germinate, but as in past years Im not sure if they will amount to anything. In past years...

11 Replies

8646 Views

Last post by Mike Vogel
Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:33 pm
whitefly on kale

Last post by Compo
Replies: 3
by mandylew » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:30 pm

my kale are absolutely infested with whitefly since i planted them out, its come from nowhere, never had any before, now whenever i walk by its like...

3 Replies

5319 Views

Last post by Compo
Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:12 am
Squirrels

Last post by peter
Replies: 20
by melliff » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:20 am
1

2
I have been wondering what has been eating my beautiful lettuces over the last few days (apart from me). This morning I spotted the culprit - a...
20 Replies

13461 Views

Last post by peter
Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:49 pm
bees and runner beans

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 7
by yummyveggies » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:23 pm

Hi everyone ,

the bees round here ( both bumbles and 'normal') seem to be taking the nectar from the runner beans via the 'back door'. ie they...

7 Replies

6281 Views

Last post by Primrose
Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:04 am
Mildew. Help!

Last post by Wellie
Replies: 4
by pickledtink » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:07 pm

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...

4 Replies

4148 Views

Last post by Wellie
Thu Sep 07, 2006 1:02 am
Holes in pepper leaves

Last post by bigpepperplant
Replies: 4
by David » Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:25 pm

Hi all,

Have suddenly got lots of small holes in the leaves of my peppers, I'm sure they almost appeared overnight.

I cant se any bugs but...

4 Replies

3981 Views

Last post by bigpepperplant
Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:06 am
pak choi trouble

Last post by bigpepperplant
Replies: 3
by bigpepperplant » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:36 pm

My pak choi seedlings have been munched by little green caterpillars – I can just about deal with this because I can squash them. Trouble is, they...

3 Replies

3201 Views

Last post by bigpepperplant
Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:01 pm
caterpillar

Last post by submariner
Replies: 2
by submariner » Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:22 pm

Climbing my wall I found a caterpillar. White stripes with red and black segmented stripes in between. There is a black spike at the front, and the...

2 Replies

3001 Views

Last post by submariner
Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:18 pm
Help - I've just taken on an allotment...

Last post by Mulberry
Replies: 2
by Mulberry » Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:09 pm

...well actually in January, but I couldn't believe how fast the weeds and bind weed grew over the summer and dwarfed everything that I tried to...

2 Replies

2737 Views

Last post by Mulberry
Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:51 pm
Somethings eating my sweetcorn and its not me!

Last post by Deb P
Replies: 3
by George Gray » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:16 pm

I have grown sweetcorn for several years on my allotment but this year a problem has arisen that I have never seen before.
Many of the cobs have had...

3 Replies

5069 Views

Last post by Deb P
Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:57 pm
One at my expense, but what is it?

Last post by oldherbaceous
Replies: 13
by peter » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:23 pm

Woke up abruptly at 3am Thursday,felt as though a woodlouse was taking a constitutional across my posterior. :shock:
Sleepily tried to brush it off...

13 Replies

7907 Views

Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:39 pm
more on aubergines

Last post by Tigger
Replies: 3
by fen not fen » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:57 pm

Mine haven't fruited, but they are now dying. First the leaves go a mottled green and a bit limp, then they go brown and papery. If I didn't know...

3 Replies

3046 Views

Last post by Tigger
Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:59 pm
tom thumb pumkin leaves

Last post by seedling
Replies: 4
by seedling » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:01 pm

Hi there. Has anyone grown tom thumb pumkins before. I have two good pumpkins one going orange and the other still green. The leaves on the plant...

4 Replies

3553 Views

Last post by seedling
Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:14 pm
Autumn Bliss raspberries

Last post by oldherbaceous
Replies: 6
by cockneycarrot » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:30 pm

My autumn bliss raspberries have brown blotches on the leaves,looks like potato blight, but it not that. It started in the hot weather we had. No...

6 Replies

4592 Views

Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:50 pm
no aubergines

Last post by Wellie
Replies: 6
by yummyveggies » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:27 pm

Another question....( I have been storing them up having not been near the forum for a while )

My aubergines are growing in a little plastic type...

6 Replies

4402 Views

Last post by Wellie
Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:35 pm
apples

Last post by peter
Replies: 11
by submariner » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:40 pm

I have two apple trees. One a Lord Derby cooker, which is behaving as it should. However, my James Grieve eater, is shedding apples so fast it's not...

11 Replies

6794 Views

Last post by peter
Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:29 am
Ugly caterpillars on caulis

Last post by jopsy
Replies: 3
by Monika » Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:51 pm

Our organically grown cauliflowers have been invaded by some large beigey-brown fat caterpillars which leave large yellow droppings. They are neither...

3 Replies

3530 Views

Last post by jopsy
Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:00 pm
toms

Last post by Wellie
Replies: 3
by libby » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:14 pm

hello all,i'm new to your fantastic forum, and hope i've posted correctly, my toms are well ripe but some of them are yellowy/greeny around the tops....

3 Replies

2959 Views

Last post by Wellie
Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:17 pm
Beware! Horsefly!

Last post by peter
Replies: 21
by KMARKSnr » Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:05 am
1

2
Hi all,
Here in the Wigan areas a spate of horsefly bites has occurred again,with horrible effects.My brother-in-law has just been allowed home...
21 Replies

15155 Views

Last post by peter
Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:30 pm
Arrgh! Potato disaster.

Last post by GILL B
Replies: 3
by GILL B » Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:08 pm

I dug up some of my Desiree potatoes today because the plants have been dying off. Some of the potatoes are ok but others are like a potato skin...

3 Replies

3572 Views

Last post by GILL B
Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:07 pm
nets and cabbage white butterflies.

Last post by Chantal
Replies: 18
by sally wright » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:03 pm
1

2
Dear All,
It says in the KG mag that nets are no use for keeping the caterpillars off your brassicas. This is not true. If you get hold of nets with...
18 Replies

12587 Views

Last post by Chantal
Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:18 am
cats,dogs, foxes

Last post by josie
Replies: 5
by Marge » Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:36 pm

I am sure there is a cat, dog, or possibly a fox visiting my garden and leaving 'pre-compost presents' in the borders!

I make sure I remove the...

5 Replies

4728 Views

Last post by josie
Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:43 am
Onion problem

Last post by ken

by ken » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:55 am

I've just lifted my onions (Sturon, grown from sets). Most were fine, but two were rotten and one partly so. The roots on the two worst affected had...

0 Replies

2172 Views

Last post by ken
Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:55 am
black currants

Last post by bluenose

by bluenose » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:42 pm

could any one tell me wht my black currants have got they were fine at first then the leaves get white mould on them after a time this goes brown and...

0 Replies

2311 Views

Last post by bluenose
Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:42 pm
Common asparagus beetle

Last post by Jenny Green
Replies: 2
by Peejo » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:09 pm

Since my last posting on this subject I have learnt that the vital ingredient of a pesticide to knock out the common asparagus beetle is...

2 Replies

2571 Views

Last post by Jenny Green
Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:58 am
Leek moth branching out..

Last post by Carole B.

by Carole B. » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:55 am

I was peeling some of my newly dried shallots ready for pickling when I noticed some frass on the top of the bulb,further investigation revealed a...

0 Replies

1927 Views

Last post by Carole B.
Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:55 am
Plums and aphids/whitefly

Last post by vivie veg
Replies: 3
by Myrkk » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:29 pm

My plum tree leaves looked white so I looked closer expecting to see some fungus or other but it is white with aphids and whitefly. It is only on one...

3 Replies

5612 Views

Last post by vivie veg
Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:12 pm
Asparagus pests

Last post by Peejo

by Peejo » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:36 pm

Like many of fellow gardeners ,I, too, am suffering from asparagus beetle and have spent the last several days killing off the beetle and their grubs...

0 Replies

2488 Views

Last post by Peejo
Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:36 pm
Cures for aphids - not!!

Last post by Garlic_Guy
Replies: 17
by Garlic_Guy » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:05 am
1

2
I've seen several websites recommend planting other plants to attract insects that would then help control aphids.

I already do this with...
17 Replies

9310 Views

Last post by Garlic_Guy
Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:06 pm
Blight – Sussex

Last post by sandersj89
Replies: 1
by sandersj89 » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:17 am

Well blight has arrived in West Sussex. Despite spraying the warm damp/rain over Sunday morning, Monday night has been ideal for blight to spread....

1 Replies

2492 Views

Last post by sandersj89
Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:40 am
CAULIFLOWER PROBLEM

Last post by peter
Replies: 5
by Compo » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:00 pm

can anyone tell me what is wrong with my Cauliflowers?

Cheers

Compo

5 Replies

3361 Views

Last post by peter
Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:28 pm
Garlic harvested, me disappointed

Last post by Carrie
Replies: 4
by Carrie » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:47 am

Dug up all my garlic yesterday. Sadly it seems to have been affected by onion white rot, the majority of it. This was on my allotment where I planted...

4 Replies

3851 Views

Last post by Carrie
Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:10 pm
What is this wretched thing

Last post by Weed
Replies: 5
by peter » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:40 pm

Clickable LARGE pictures.
I have this by the hundredweight, it is rooted down every earthing up of my spuds. :evil: :evil: :evil:

5 Replies

4246 Views

Last post by Weed
Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:29 am
Grape Raider(s)

Last post by Weed
Replies: 3
by Weed » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:19 am

I had quite a surprise last evening when arriving at the plot.

Three Magpies had gained entry to my greenhouse via the automatic window vents and...

3 Replies

2788 Views

Last post by Weed
Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:26 am

New Topic

1281 topics

Page 23 of 26
- Jump to page:
Previous
1
…
21
22
23
24
25
26
Next

Return to Board Index

Information

Forum permissions

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Forum permissions

Login • Register