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Weedkiller Gel

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by Geoff » Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:53 pm

Anybody had success with home made weed killer gel? If so how did you make it?
I have plenty of glyphosate in stock but an infestation of Enchanters...

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Last post by robo
Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:09 pm
Plot holder worried by weedkiller

Last post by Westi
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by Barry » Wed Aug 17, 2016 12:22 am

I wonder if you can help.

A brand new plot holder who has never grown vegetables before says that she wants to grow organic vegetables. She only...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:06 pm
Copper tape collars!

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Stonecoloured » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:14 am
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The slugs and snails are stripping my pepper and chilli plants down - in some cases down to the stalks! Have tried the copper tape on the pot edge...
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Last post by Pa Snip
Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:53 pm
Skunk Cabbage

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Pa Snip » Fri May 19, 2017 9:42 pm

This aquatic plant was featured on tonights Gardeners World. It is commonly known as Skunk Cabbage ( Lysichiton americanus ).
It was introduced to...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun May 21, 2017 2:51 pm
Photo ID of bugs

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Pawty » Sun May 07, 2017 6:58 pm

Hi,

With the help of Mr Pawty I thought I would try and get a few photos of bugs for ID. Here's the first (probably if many).

I've been wondering...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue May 09, 2017 9:09 am
Daddy Longlegs

Last post by Pawty
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by Geoff » Sat May 06, 2017 7:05 pm

Anybody know anything about the mating habits of Daddy Longlegs?

I know they are the adult form of leatherjackets. We are getting lots of Daddy...

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Last post by Pawty
Sun May 07, 2017 7:04 pm
Red ants

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Chebbs75 » Mon Dec 26, 2016 3:01 pm

Hi, all this year on my allotment I have had lots of red ants and they love to bit me and they have helped the black bugs survive. How can I get rid...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu May 04, 2017 8:17 pm
slugs

Last post by jamesyk34
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by Michael Shearer » Wed Feb 15, 2017 11:36 am
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I'm getting some very small slugs on my over-wintering celery. They are maybe a quater of an inch long & a smooth jet black with none of that...
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Last post by jamesyk34
Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:56 pm
Home Made Pesticides?

Last post by stp128
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by stp128 » Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:51 am

I want to make a pesticide at my home to get rid of rodents, can anybody guide me about that? actually i am fed up with the fumigation process every...

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Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:02 am
Can anybody identify this spikes plant please?

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Primrose » Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:51 pm

Is it a garden plant or a weed? And does it have a flower? I keep spotting small versions growing in the le side gutters near here and wonder whether...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:53 pm
Ants in Growbag

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by JohnN » Wed Apr 12, 2017 11:35 am

I've just found an ants nest inside a sealed Westland growbag! I've sprinkled the compost with ant powder, but will this affect the new tomato plants...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:06 pm
Slugs and snails

Last post by Pa Snip
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by KG Emma » Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:57 pm
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Your tips on keeping these at bay. Anyone tried squares of the copper matting you can get from Kings Seeds? Tony here at the office experimented with...
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Last post by Pa Snip
Sun Mar 12, 2017 10:09 am
Greenhouse disinfection/tomato leaf mould

Last post by robo
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by jayjaybee » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:00 am
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My tomatoes have suffered tomato leaf mould for two consecutive years. I'm at the stage of cleaning the greenhouse in preparation for the spring...
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Last post by robo
Sat Mar 04, 2017 6:34 pm
Rotten quinces

Last post by JohnN
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by JohnN » Sat Feb 18, 2017 3:52 pm

My very old quince tree gives a good crop every year, but a large number of them go rotten before they are ripe. At present (Feb) it has quite a few...

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Last post by JohnN
Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:41 am
Neem oil

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Weed » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:00 pm
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I was given a small pot of Neem Oil Pesticide...has anyone tried this product and how effective is it

I found this......
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Last post by Pa Snip
Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:50 pm
Mildew resistant peas??

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by mr-cecil » Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:11 pm

After several years of ruined late pea crops (due to mildew), I decided to only bother with early peas last year.

I'm wondering, can anybody vouch...

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Last post by mr-cecil
Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:18 pm
Sterilising secateurs

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Barry » Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:19 pm

I have just been watching lots of videos on YouTube etc regarding pruning fruit trees.

I was fascinated to see that many experts sterilise their...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Jan 02, 2017 2:14 pm
small green things eating my strawberry leaves!

Last post by OscarSidcup
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by OscarSidcup » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:14 pm

Hello all

Well, I thought that December would be a quiet month for pests, with them being killed off by the frost we had earlier, but over the last...

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Last post by OscarSidcup
Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:53 am
Moles! Moles! Moles!

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by KG Tony » Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:45 am

I'm afraid my (large) garden which has open fields all around has been plagued with moles for years. I've tried different things to make them go away...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:57 am
White fly

Last post by Monika
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by hilary » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:49 am
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Hi All,
I have the usual problem with white fly in the greenhouse and on the brassicas. Have tried hoovering in the greenhouse and worked to some...
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Last post by Monika
Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:30 pm
Blight Resistant Varieties

Last post by KG Steve
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by KG Tony » Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:30 am
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Had a bad attack of blight this year on potatoes and tomatoes so thought I'd give some blight resistant varieties a go this year. The Sarpo potato...
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Last post by KG Steve
Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:53 pm
Snails and Roofing Felt

Last post by peter
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by KG Tony » Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:10 am

Has anybody tried roofing felt as a slug/snail deterrent? My young broccoli plant that are perched on top of the guinea pig hutch have remained...

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Last post by peter
Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:20 pm
Stop badgering me.

Last post by Cider Boys
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by AndyTwin » Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:24 pm

Hi everyone.

This is only my second posting so I hope its a good one.

Can anyone tell me the tell tale signs of badger activity in your garden.

My...

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Last post by Cider Boys
Tue Nov 15, 2016 9:52 am
At what low temperature do bugs die ?

Last post by Pawty
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by Primrose » Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:33 pm
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Just asking because my leeks have been infested with a plague of tiny black flies (not the kind of blackflies that zoom onto nastursiums) and I've...
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Last post by Pawty
Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:02 pm
Is this Japanese Knotweed?

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Primrose » Wed Sep 21, 2016 5:04 pm

I have just spotted this plant growing out the corner of the brickwork at the base of a cottage wall abutting the pavement a few hundred yards from...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:24 pm
Mice! Grrrrr....

Last post by Primrose
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by Westi » Sat Aug 13, 2016 6:57 pm

Now the wee mice are on the attack again. Not happy with the chaos caused by stealing all my courgette & squash seeds they have seen off every...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Oct 09, 2016 8:26 pm
Slugs eggs?

Last post by lez
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by Primrose » Sun Sep 25, 2016 1:49 pm

Not a good photo but I've just found this patch of tiny white balls, about an inch in diameter lurking under a patch of heather which is a favourite...

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Last post by lez
Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:24 am
Potato root eelworm

Last post by Anthony Appleyard
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by Anthony Appleyard » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:48 pm

I heard a while ago about a flower plant that secretes a chemical into the soil; that chemical makes potato root eelworm cysts open, but the plant...

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Last post by Anthony Appleyard
Sun Sep 25, 2016 2:46 pm
Slimy hollow Desiree

Last post by Southbrook
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by Southbrook » Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:18 pm

I have recently dug my Desiree potatoes and found a couple of the large ones with interiors hollowed out from one end and full of slime. They are not...

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Last post by Southbrook
Sat Sep 24, 2016 11:50 pm
Blight free tomatoes.

Last post by Westi
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by Beryl » Sat Sep 17, 2016 5:18 pm

Of all my tomatoes that have now succumbed to the blight including Ferline and Fandango the one still free and showing no signs of it is a new one...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Sep 23, 2016 7:33 pm
Celariac hollowed out?

Last post by Southbrook
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by Southbrook » Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:17 pm

I have a query re celeriac. We grew some plug plants last year and got some small roots but pretty good. This year we started seeds in the greenhouse...

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Last post by Southbrook
Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:34 pm
Weedkillers and potato tubers

Last post by Johnboy
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by Barry » Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:32 pm

On our allotment, we had blight early and most people cut the tops off of their potatoes.

My neighbour then came under sustained attack by weeds and...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:08 pm
Aphids on apple tree

Last post by Colin2016

by Colin2016 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:11 pm

My garden started off empty with just an apple tree, 2 roses plus a few plants brought on special offer.

The apple tree had a very small amount of...

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Last post by Colin2016
Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:11 pm
Woodlice

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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:06 pm

I've kept finding damage to my peaches and thought it was slugs or snails, but for a change they are innocent, it is woodlice. I've picked some ripe...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:06 pm
Euphorbia sap

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Sep 09, 2016 8:12 am

Yesterday while I was pulling some euphorbia weeds out I felt a sharp sting in my eye which I assume was a tiny splash of sap as the stem broke. It...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:55 am
Blight??

Last post by Pawty
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by Westi » Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:23 pm
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I have had no warnings from Blight Watch but my toms in the shelter are looking like they have been blighted. My self sown around the plot are fine,...
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Last post by Pawty
Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:30 pm
Rust on Leeks

Last post by Pawty
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by Primrose » Wed Sep 07, 2016 3:04 pm

For the second season running my leeks are starting to look as if they're developing a bad rust infection.
I try to move them around on mu veg patch...

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Last post by Pawty
Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:24 pm
2014 Slug Invasion

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Pa Snip » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:14 pm
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Had a real problem with slugs this year on our plot despite how dry the weather was at times.

Drastic measures being called for in 2015.
Has...
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:23 pm
Black onion leaves

Last post by Barry

by Barry » Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:54 pm

My onions, which are almost ready to be lifted, have all suddenly developped black upper leaves, although those below have remained green and the...

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Last post by Barry
Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:54 pm
Plum Die Back

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sun Aug 07, 2016 6:36 pm

I got some die back on my plum last year & lost one mega branch, about 1/3rd of the plant. Today noted another adjacent branch is also dying....

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Last post by Westi
Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:25 pm
Occupants of my worm bin: friends or foes?

Last post by Johnboy
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by greyscot » Sat Jul 16, 2016 4:34 pm

I've had a kitchen worm bin for the past 10 years. Although I've had a couple of 'disasters' where the whole thing just started to stink, or was...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:15 am
Tomato problem again

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by ianbenny » Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:21 am

Having problems with my Toms again. This is on a plant of Ailsa Craig. The fruit has grown to a quite big size but are mealy inside. This is grown in...

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Last post by ianbenny
Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:21 am
Good day

Last post by Elaine
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by Elaine » Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:13 am

It's been a good day today...I squished a Vine Weevil :twisted:

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Last post by Elaine
Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:07 pm
Marestail to stop blight

Last post by alan refail
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by Barry » Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:52 pm

Having just seen blight descend on our allotment and nuke virtually everything in site, I was wondering about something I have heard in respect of...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:57 am
tomato infection??

Last post by alan refail
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by phill » Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:04 pm

Hi people
Need a bit of advice on this one please. I am growing Mountain Magic tomatoes in my greenhouse in Tomorite growbags. I have recently...

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Last post by alan refail
Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:43 pm
Tomato flowers being cut off!!!!

Last post by ianbenny
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by ianbenny » Tue Jul 05, 2016 11:28 am

Just recently, I have noticed some of the flowers from my tomatoes have been nipped off, but only on one side of the greenhouse, and not every...

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Last post by ianbenny
Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:58 am
Peppers / chilli problem?

Last post by alan refail
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by mr-cecil » Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:00 pm

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone has any idea what might be wrong with my peppers / chillis.

They are planted in the polytunnel border. Some of...

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Last post by alan refail
Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:41 pm
Weeds-weeds-weeds.

Last post by alan refail
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by Ricard with an H » Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:40 am

I really do think I have a special problem after trying to tackle this issue for three years.

Preparing an area of ground for sowing seed is...

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Last post by alan refail
Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:33 am
Absent Gooseberry Sawfly

Last post by Parsons Jack
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by Parsons Jack » Sun Jun 19, 2016 7:30 pm

For the first time since I have lived here, there is not a sign of the sawfly larva on the gooseberries this year.

Is it just me being lucky this...

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Last post by Parsons Jack
Sun Jun 19, 2016 7:41 pm
Little Moths

Last post by Monika
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by Geoff » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:16 pm

I have lots of little moths in the veg garden, they aren't much bigger than clothes moths. They are mainly near the Brassicas and when my wife picked...

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Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:00 pm

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