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Grubs

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by Di » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:02 pm

I've been turning out the old compost from pots in readiness for potting up this years tomatoes etc. I found a number of big white grubs and wondered...

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Last post by Sue
Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:39 am
who's been eating my broad beans?

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by bigpepperplant » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:07 am
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Anyone know what I can blame for stealing my broad bean seeds? Something has removed them all (probably about 60!!!!) from the ground leaving rounds...
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Last post by Compo
Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:14 pm
Jaundiced garlic?

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by Deb P » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:41 am

I planted loads of garlic last autumn, and have just noticed that on about half of it, the foliage is starting to get yellowed, not streaked, but...

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Last post by lizzie
Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:22 am
sooty mould on runner beans

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by Averil77 » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:41 am

The last two years we have suffered with black
mould on runner bean leaves. Before we plant out
our beans this year can any one give us any help,...

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Last post by Sue
Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:23 pm
Bay tree - leaves going brown

Last post by Jude
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by haggis » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:32 pm

I have a lovely bay tree in a pot in the garden. I use the leaves for cooking but at the end of last year the leaves started to get black spots -...

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Last post by Jude
Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:07 pm
Club root

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by arthur e » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:41 pm

I've read an article in the Scottish Sunday Post all about a product from Germany which is a fertiliser that controls club root, i'ts called...

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Last post by sandersj89
Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:46 pm
Wireworms and potatoes - the age old problem

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by Diva » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:49 pm

Howdy

Last year I finally got around to renting an allotment (after thinking about it for a few years!! :) )

The plot I took over hadn't been...

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Last post by Tangent
Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:14 pm
Pipe and netting

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by sandersj89 » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:04 am
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I am mulling over how to do some crop protection using the 25mm MDPE Blue Pipe 25mm you can get at builders merchants for about £15 for 50m.

I am...
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Last post by Angi
Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:32 pm
Help getting rid of wild blackberries

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by sue-the-recycler » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:57 am

I have inherited a border against a wall that has been neglected for many years and I am now about to start to revive it.I have cleared as much of...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:08 pm
THIS FLY'S THE LIMIT

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by ROD 'MR CHILLI' HOLMES » Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:08 pm

Hola Senors/senoritas,

What are all these white creepy things that are at my seedlings and how do I execute the little blighters

Mr Chilli...

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Last post by Sue
Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:22 pm
know your enemy

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by paul.r » Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:54 am

Another one courtesy of the allotment uk site

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Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:54 am
little green fairies

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by paul.r » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:56 pm

the laddo's over on the allotment- uk site have been discussing wormwood and absinthe but apart from blowing your brains out theyre saying it is an...

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Last post by Jude
Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:57 pm
The wonders of chickweed

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by Tina » Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:00 pm

Last year I was unable to spend as much time on the allotment as usual and as a result one of my beds become completely covered in chickweed. When I...

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Last post by John
Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:48 pm
How to keep thrips away

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by ChrisB » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:38 am

Hi

a fellow plot holder on our allotments has just asked me if fine curtain netting is sufficient to keep thrips off his Brassicas. Does anyone...

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Last post by ChrisB
Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:38 am
Do scarecrows work

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by pigletwillie » Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:10 pm
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We made a scarecrow out of some overalls of mine that were a bit tatty last year and its effect has been pathetic, even after moving it around the...
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Last post by Chantal
Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:33 pm
White worms in manure

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by Lottie girl » Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:10 am

The manure (cow I think)I put on my raised beds some time in the late autumn is heaving with tiny white worms (about 2-3mm long). They aren't visible...

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Last post by Lottie girl
Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:17 pm
Has Anyone Used This?

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by Helen » Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:11 pm

Bio-Friend Pest Defence, its sold by Victoriana Nursery in Kent

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Last post by Helen
Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:11 pm
honey fugus

Last post by David Hathway
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by oldherbaceous » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:29 pm

My old privet hedge has died of honey fungus. I want to replace it with a new hedge. I am not going to sterilize the soil or replace it.Can any one...

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Last post by David Hathway
Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:32 am
Citrus trees Sooty Mould

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by pigletwillie » Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:21 pm

The lemon tree that I have has a good case of sooty mould. Now that the greenhouse is heated this should be prevented in future, can I just wash this...

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Last post by pigletwillie
Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:16 am
Sooty bark disease ?

Last post by Sue
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by Old herbaceous » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:54 pm

First of all thanks to everyone who replied to my last topic the replies were all very welcome.
M,LADY who lives at the old rectory has a beech tree...

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Last post by Sue
Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:04 pm
onion white rot

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by yummyveggies » Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:28 pm

I have just attended our local garden club ... a very intersting talk on companion planting.
I asked the question is there any prevention for white...

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Last post by yummyveggies
Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:28 pm
Dyer's weld

Last post by Johnboy
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by Molly » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:17 pm

A friend has sent me a packet of dyer's weld seeds as a Christmas gift. I looked the plant up on the Net and found that it grows on waste land - does...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:59 pm
Ragwort

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by Lyn » Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:32 pm

Not sure if this is the right section to post this query, or whether I should have used best practices . Anyway, this summer I had a lot of ragwort...

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Last post by secret guest
Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:31 am
canker

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by dickandjill » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:38 pm

Hello
I am in the middle of planting a load of apple trees that we have been growing on for a year or so.Two of the trees have very bad canker.We...

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Last post by sue-the-recycler
Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:24 pm
Leek Moth (Allium Leaf Minor)

Last post by John & Beryl
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by John & Beryl » Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:08 pm

Further to my reply on the Leek Moth there is now another leek pest reported in this country to watch out for and that is the Allium Leaf Minor.

For...

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Last post by John & Beryl
Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:19 pm
Parsnip discolouration

Last post by Arnie
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by Tony Hague » Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:55 pm

Can any parsnip experts help me. Some (only say 10%) of my parsnips show a brown colouration; if cut in half lengthwise
it can be seen mostly at...

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Last post by Arnie
Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:43 am
slugs

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by arthur e » Tue Dec 20, 2005 3:14 pm

I've just received a Nectarine and Apricot from Victoriana nursery gardens in Kent and with the order came a flier for some of their own safe to the...

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Last post by Guest
Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:10 pm
Galinsoga Parviflora

Last post by Chantal
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by Chantal » Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:10 pm

Our site has been invaded with Galinsoga Parviflora (Gallant Soldier I think is the common name). It's confined to 3 plots but is truly awful. It...

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Last post by Chantal
Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:25 am
cabbage white fly

Last post by guest - mark
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by taralastair » Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:40 pm

We appear to have cabbage white fly on our kale. What is the best approach? Do we harvest and use what we can before we lose it? Also will it affect...

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Last post by guest - mark
Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:42 am
BROAD BEAN 'BLACKLEG' ?

Last post by Wellie
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by Wellie » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:54 pm

:( Hi There !

Wondering if anyone can tell me why my Autumn-Sown Broad Beans are looking a bit 'iffy'....
They were sown direct into my chosen...

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Last post by Wellie
Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:03 am
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I keep having a look at your new web site and have not got used to having to go in and out re different topics. At a glance you could see what was...

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