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Small White Insects on Lettuce Leaves

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by spudwynk » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:05 am

I discovered a lot of tiny white insects (few mm) on my cos lettuce leaves yesterday. Easy to shake off the leaf they don't appear to fly away but...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:13 pm
Courgette and squash prob

Last post by Victoria
Replies: 11
by Victoria » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:28 pm

Hello! this is my first post here. I have an allotment in mid Suffolk which I have worked for the last five years.

I have cucumber leaf mosaic...

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Last post by Victoria
Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:27 pm
Curly tomato leaves HELP

Last post by John
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by Catherine » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:07 pm

Last year we lost all our tomatoes to blight, and the year before so this year is our last trying to grow these blessed things. Again today I find...

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Last post by John
Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:50 am
Potato problem

Last post by Jane
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by Jane » Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:56 pm

I am growing 5 lots of potato-Rocket, Anya, Charlotte, Sarpo axona and Cara. My problem is with some of the Rocket plants. Those affected have...

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Last post by Jane
Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:49 am
Celariac Wilt

Last post by FelixLeiter
Replies: 9
by Samphire » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:03 pm

Hi, could anyone help me identify what is killing my celariac seedlings ? They wilt and when dug up small grubs were found in the stem just below...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:57 pm
Tomato cropping times

Last post by ken
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by Marken » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:16 am

Information on tomatoes often gives the days to cropping from transplanting. Now, which transplanting does this refer to? Is it the first transplant...

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Last post by ken
Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:23 am
Prickly problem

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by ken » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:04 pm

Brambles are one of our most persistent weed problems. For the most part we can cope by digging them out although there are some deep-rooted ones...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:13 am
Climbing Rabbit!

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:02 pm

Hi All

Pulled up down at lottie and spotted a rabbit in the plot.
Since I have sealed every possible entrance in I was
surprised. Then as we sat in...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:35 pm
Shiny black and white beetles on aubergine in GH

Last post by WoodyLord
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by WoodyLord » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:55 pm

Hi,
Spotted 2 lovely ladybird-sized beetle on my aubergines. They are black and shiny with an unusual horseshoe white shape at the top of the wing...

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Last post by WoodyLord
Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:05 pm
Potato diseases checklist

Last post by retropants
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by alan refail » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:54 pm

I see that long before the blight season there are an unusual number of posts about potato problems. Fortunately I have none and hope to have my...

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Last post by retropants
Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:15 pm
Yellow leaves on broad beans

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:10 pm

The broad beans which I planted about four weeks ago, are growing quite sturdily and just starting to flower, but they are getting lots of yellow...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:08 pm
Saving Cabbage white catterpillars for birds

Last post by davew
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by Primrose » Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:55 am

I've just picked off about 30 cabbage white caterpillars off my kohl rabi leaves which are now in a covered jam jar and I'd like to save them for the...

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Last post by davew
Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:44 am
blackening and droopy broad bean pods

Last post by bigpepperplant

by bigpepperplant » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:52 am

I've had some lovely broad beans this year,, but the higher pods aren't developing properly. They're limp and squishy and turning a blackish colour....

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Last post by bigpepperplant
Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:52 am
tomato problem

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by davew » Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:05 pm

one of my tomato plants has started to get dark spots on the leaves, it's mainly on the leaves that are on the middle of the plant, i've removed the...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:54 pm
Whats eating my Lovage?

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by Marken » Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:24 pm

I appear to have a leaf miner rapidly eating my lovage. It starts with the classic tell tale signs of brown "tracks" appearing in the leaf...

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Last post by Marken
Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:24 pm
Squishy potato haulms

Last post by Monika
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by Chantal » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:40 pm

My mum has just asked me for help as she says her potatoes are wilting. Only two plants are affected so far, the tops were floppy and when she pulled...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:30 pm
Best way to smother Couch Grass?

Last post by Colin_M
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by Colin_M » Sun May 31, 2009 5:08 am

I have two long strips of couch grass on paths between beds on my allotment that I should have dealt with and have now grown quite long. The grass is...

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Last post by Colin_M
Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:07 pm
GREENFLY ON PANSIES AND VIOLAS

Last post by alan refail
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by Compo » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:08 pm

I Have a small veg patch at home as well as my allotment up the road. The salad leaves and the pansies and violas appear to have been hit by what...

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Last post by alan refail
Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:09 pm
Getting Rid Of Garden Moles

Last post by snooky
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by ebor » Thu May 28, 2009 9:23 pm

As a professional molecatcher I have visited a lot of clients suffering from mole damage. A college sports ground where a student tore a ligament in...

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Last post by snooky
Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:07 pm
Goose gogs crashed

Last post by Marken
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by The Grock in the Frock » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:00 am

Can anyone tell me what has happened?My o/h joe has a plot next to mine,hes had the plot for about 4 yrs now and inherited a line of gooseberry...

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Last post by Marken
Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:58 pm
Nemaslugs

Last post by Elaine
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by chrisanddan » Thu May 28, 2009 10:49 am

Nemaslug. Does this, apparent lifesaver of the allotment, work? We're despairing and at times getting to the point of giving up, as it seems often...

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Last post by Elaine
Fri May 29, 2009 1:39 am
Leeches

Last post by Johnboy
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by peacocks » Wed May 27, 2009 7:33 pm

The watertrough was very low and one of our allotmenteers found about 20-30 leeches clinging to her can. As far as I can find out they are not really...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri May 29, 2009 1:29 am
White veins on courgette leaves

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by mike1964 » Wed May 27, 2009 11:14 am

We have 4 courgette plants each in a 10 inch pot in an unheated greenhouse.
They seem healthy but 3 of them have white veins on the first set of true...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu May 28, 2009 12:17 pm
Something has damaged my Blackcurrant bushes

Last post by glallotments
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by Stephen » Tue May 19, 2009 3:07 pm

Terrible damage in the last week, looks gastly.
Leaves have dropped off
The adjacent redcurrants bushes are OK (thank goodnes) as are the...

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Last post by glallotments
Wed May 27, 2009 10:38 am
Plums without stones

Last post by Beryl
Replies: 11
by Beryl » Sat May 23, 2009 7:23 pm

My plum trees are loaded this year but I have many that don't seem to be forming properly. Distorted shape, a pale yellow colour and hollow inside...

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Last post by Beryl
Tue May 26, 2009 4:01 pm
Curling leaf on blackcurrants

Last post by peacocks
Replies: 2
by peacocks » Tue May 26, 2009 9:14 am

My husband has just popped in, thrust a Hessayon fruit book at me and said 'Find out what I need for curling leaf on my blackcurrants' and...

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Last post by peacocks
Tue May 26, 2009 11:23 am
Poorly Pear

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Fri May 15, 2009 9:33 am

Help Needed

My Pear Tree started to get leaves turning black and
dying and now it is progressing to the branches with the
whole end of the branches...

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Last post by Westi
Mon May 25, 2009 5:42 pm
Everything going yellow!

Last post by eeyore
Replies: 6
by eeyore » Mon May 18, 2009 7:40 pm

First of all hi! I'm new here and new to gardening.

Last year i grew a few courgettes and a couple of cucumbers...no problems! I literally chucked...

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Last post by eeyore
Tue May 19, 2009 11:06 pm
CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY AND BRASSICA CAGE

Last post by Compo
Replies: 2
by Compo » Mon May 18, 2009 10:54 pm

Hi All

In a previous posting (Tools and Machinery) I talked about some scaffolding net I had purchased for making a Brassica Cage, I have now...

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Last post by Compo
Tue May 19, 2009 10:32 pm
Grow your own ladybirds!

Last post by Elaine
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by vivienz » Tue May 19, 2009 5:14 pm

Certainly not a pest, but a wonderful predator, I've had the most amazing 'crop' of ladybirds on my allotment this spring.

I'm not the tidiest of...

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Last post by Elaine
Tue May 19, 2009 9:55 pm
Weeding

Last post by Primrose
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by vegswap » Mon May 18, 2009 7:26 pm

The weeds around my raspberries, blackcurrants, gooseberries and rhubarb have got completely out of hand. Short of a flame thrower has anyone got any...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue May 19, 2009 8:55 am
What is eating my pea seedlings?

Last post by david71
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by vegswap » Wed May 06, 2009 11:58 am

Something is eating my pea seedlings. I can't see any slug trails. Could it be mice? Here is a link to a picture I took of them if that is of any...

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Last post by david71
Sun May 17, 2009 5:26 pm
Apple Tree: RIP

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Mike Vogel » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:28 pm

I have grown 2 espalier apple trees in my small back garden for the past 20 years. They are Laxton Epicure and Laxton Supreme. The epicure gets the...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Wed May 13, 2009 6:57 pm
Problem with Raspbery Canes

Last post by suzyq
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by suzyq » Mon May 11, 2009 4:12 pm

Hi

I noticed this weekend that some of my otherwise very healthy raspberry canes seem to be breaking off at the top of the canes (the part with all...

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Last post by suzyq
Tue May 12, 2009 10:48 am
Mole Traps - what sort?

Last post by The Mouse
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by The Mouse » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:20 pm
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My mole problem is getting worse, and I've decided it's time to invest in some mole traps, but I hadn't realised there were so many to choose...
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Last post by The Mouse
Tue May 12, 2009 10:14 am
celery

Last post by macmac

by macmac » Sat May 09, 2009 9:37 am

Has anyone any tips on how to keep slugs out of celery? :x
we grew it for the first time last year and would have been wonderful but for the...

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Last post by macmac
Sat May 09, 2009 9:37 am
Identifying weeds

Last post by glallotments
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by Primrose » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:18 pm

For anybody who is new to gardening or who wants to identify the various weeds which grow in their gardens or allotments, the following is a useful...

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Last post by glallotments
Tue May 05, 2009 6:12 pm
Cordyline problems

Last post by peter
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by mickw » Tue May 05, 2009 12:24 pm

I have several codylines and the one's that I have planted on my allotments are about 10 feet tall. About 2 years the ago the leaves on just one on...

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Last post by peter
Tue May 05, 2009 2:53 pm
Creeping Buttercup

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:47 pm

On Butts Meadow, here in Berkhamsted, this is one of the most persistent and prolific weeds.
We are all fighting it in our own way but my qiuestion...

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Last post by Stephen
Tue May 05, 2009 10:01 am
Mint bed has died

Last post by Mike Vogel
Replies: 5
by Primrose » Sat May 02, 2009 2:45 pm

My mint bed seems to have given up the ghost this year. It's in a shady border and has always given a good crop. I lightly manure it every autumn...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sun May 03, 2009 10:07 pm
Vine Weevil grubs

Last post by Elaine
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by Elaine » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:48 am

We have just been sorting out our strawberry runners and potting them on. I was horrified to find lots of vine weevil grubs--cream coloured with...

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Last post by Elaine
Sat May 02, 2009 12:04 pm
Poplar? Seeds blown in and all over raised bed...

Last post by Johnboy
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by IAmJohnBoysSonInLaw » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:44 pm

Hi All

For the last week the air in our garden has been full of floating fluffy white seeds, which a neighbour told me were Poplar seeds. They have...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri May 01, 2009 12:07 am
enviromesh

Last post by WestHamRon
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by lez » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:26 pm
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I am trying to find someone who supplies enviromesh at a reasonable price. It all seems so expensive when you know the item is good but beyond some...
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Last post by WestHamRon
Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:53 pm
Flea Beetle

Last post by Tigger
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by geacher » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:17 pm

My oriental salad leaves were ready for cutting today, They are covered in fleece well but there are a few small gaps and today when i went to cut...

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Last post by Tigger
Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:17 pm
Peach Leaf Curl

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:57 pm

Hi

Despite spraying my peach trees have signs of leaf curl. It only appears at the very tips and the leaves below seem unaffected so I may not have...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 pm
Cure for carrot fly!

Last post by Johnboy
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by Gracie » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:11 am

I've been growing carrots in my garden for the last ten years but have always been plagued by carrot fly. I've tried various methods to combat the...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:45 am
cats,

Last post by Monika
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by macmac » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:02 am

I have seen several refences to cats we suffer their toilet habits both at home and on the plot.One poor guy down there has had all his parsnips...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:14 pm
What eats salad heads?

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by geacher » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:07 pm

In the past I have grown oriental baby leaf mixtures and they get ravished by bugs, probabily flea beetle I think, but know I cover them with fleece...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:47 am
White fly

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by peacocks » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:32 pm

My compost bin is full of small white flies. Should I spray them or are they part of the process?

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:38 am
red cabbages

Last post by alan refail
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by The Mouse » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:43 pm

I am about to ask what might be a really stupid question, so please don't laught at me!
I'm growing red cabbages for the first time this year. I was...

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Last post by alan refail
Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:51 am

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