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Post by wendya on Mar 25, 2014 8:58:35 GMT
It definitely seems to work, as there are so many damn aphids about i will be making some more and adding soap to my solution, so it will coat the laves more. I would never have thought so many aphids around in March.
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Post by wendya on Mar 28, 2014 14:48:28 GMT
All back after a week, ants too, I have no idea what to do with these green and white flies now, seems they have all decided they like one particular valerium clump.The minute new shoots appear they move in.
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Post by Jilly on Mar 28, 2014 19:02:15 GMT
Honestly wendya if it's Valerian I'd cut the whole clump back to the ground, trust me it's tough as old boots & will come back ready to flower before you know it. Another idea is if it's only that clump that's being affected, depending on where it is, leave it to the aphids, as they may concentrate on that one & leave the others alone. |
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Post by wendya on Mar 29, 2014 11:49:48 GMT
Yes that's what i was thinking Jilly maybe best leave them on that clump, as others are not as bad at all, but this morning something has changed, snails now on it, ants gone ? now i havent removed them yet,, as thought maybe they are eating aphids, just weird not an ant in site today.The slugs are sat on the buds near the aphids. I am hoping they eat them?
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Post by Jilly on Mar 29, 2014 12:43:12 GMT
I wish wendya  , sadly not though, slugs & snails only eat foliage unfortunately. The S&S (as they're often referred to on here) should always be removed from anywhere near anything you want to keep, they especially like seedlings, so make sure you protect your poppies. Get rid as soon as possible using your prefered method  |
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 29, 2014 15:07:01 GMT
I'm sure you'll be able to find something suitable on this list wendya it states slugs but can be applied to snails. The only one thats not natural is the blue pellet. Some are quite barbaric so read at your own risk  www.slugoff.co.uk/information/list |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 29, 2014 17:52:57 GMT
I'm sure you'll be able to find something suitable on this list wendya it states slugs but can be applied to snails. The only one thats not natural is the blue pellet. Some are quite barbaric so read at your own risk www.slugoff.co.uk/information/list Cooo blimey Chuckles - I could feel sorry for the S & S reading through some of those suggestions... I got to be a profi in this... Garden Trowel
Using the handy garden trowel, first scoop up an unsuspecting slug. Now with a flick of the wrist, catapult it into next door’s garden!Now that someone else lives to the left I have had to learn to throw them to the right...totally different flick, dontcha know!! RF |
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Post by wendya on Mar 30, 2014 9:31:01 GMT
Thank you, I realised later that they don't eat the flies  all now removed but Im more worried about the aphids and ants than anything, more on the others plants again today, ants back. I dont get why they are choosing my plot when further down the road there are loads of valerian and not one fly |
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Post by wendya on Mar 30, 2014 9:33:28 GMT
Is there anything to get rid of the garden ants,, Tig suggested this but has not told me what to use, as maybe if the ants are got rid of the flies will leave as they wont have protection. Any idea of what to use please?
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 31, 2014 5:50:15 GMT
Is there anything to get rid of the garden ants,, Tig suggested this but has not told me what to use, as maybe if the ants are got rid of the flies will leave as they wont have protection. Any idea of what to use please? The only things I can think of are ant powder, bought in most places and keeping the area a bit wetter, ants don't like it too wet as far as I know wendya.  |
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Post by wendya on Mar 31, 2014 8:48:03 GMT
Thank you, just wasnt sure whether the normal one in shops may kill other things too. Will be going to spray again soon (garlic and soap)on the infected bits,, and will make sure i give them lots of water.  |
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Post by wendya on Apr 4, 2014 11:34:48 GMT
not using ant powder as says it kills ladybirds. So will stick with garlic and soap to be safe.
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Post by Jilly on Apr 4, 2014 17:56:10 GMT
There is one thing that the ants are very useful for wendya, I've got a Sambucus nigra Black Beauty growing in a pot outside my front door (so I pass it at least twice a day) I only noticed tonight that it's covered in blackfly & the only reason I noticed was seeing ants marching purposely up & down the stems. The flies are the same colour as the emerging foliage & I hadn't seen them at all. Just had a good squidge |
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Post by wendya on Apr 5, 2014 8:43:12 GMT
Oh dear hope you can get rid |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 28, 2015 6:07:50 GMT
Using Essential Oils is something I never thought about apart from using against Moths and Mosquitoes....the Weevil ones is interesting - not sure how it would be used though.  |
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 17, 2015 21:38:33 GMT
Barbara, Rosefriend, Ladygardener, maggy, Geranium, Jilly, Jasmine, Tig, owdboggy, Auricula, Fuchsia, isabella, wendya, Mowhay, florence, SteveC, Amber, Missredhead, theinsidegardener, RonWeeds growing in crevises are a pest and I've just come across this....How to Kill Weeds With Baking Soda....., anybody heard of it or tried it. homeguides.sfgate.com/kill-weeds-baking-soda-30982.html
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 18, 2015 7:25:11 GMT
Barbara, Rosefriend, Ladygardener, maggy, Geranium, Jilly, Jasmine, Tig, owdboggy, Auricula, Fuchsia, isabella, wendya, Mowhay, florence, SteveC, Amber, Missredhead, theinsidegardener, RonWeeds growing in crevises are a pest and I've just come across this....How to Kill Weeds With Baking Soda....., anybody heard of it or tried it. homeguides.sfgate.com/kill-weeds-baking-soda-30982.html Interesting - never knew that - I suppose for the odd single weed it would be fine (if it really is so good) but otherwise I think you need shares in Dr. Oetker or some firm that makes it !! OH bought one of these gas thingys that burn weeds off. Read all the bumpf that came with it and said that we would be weed free in the garden from then on...he asked me why I was grinning...!! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 18, 2015 15:09:14 GMT
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Post by Ron on Feb 25, 2015 12:18:54 GMT
Baking soda is said to be an effective fungicide if used on the soil, not the plant obviously. It is alkaline though so overuse might cause a change in soil chemistry or a build up of salt. Many rose diseases are caused by fungal spores which survive in the soil, so an annual treatment might be safe and effective. No idea of the application rate though.
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 25, 2015 18:07:49 GMT
Barbara, Rosefriend, Ladygardener, maggy, Geranium, Jilly, Jasmine, Tig, owdboggy, Auricula, Fuchsia, isabella, wendya, Mowhay, florence, SteveC, Amber, Missredhead, theinsidegardener, Ron, farmersboy, phillip66Interesting what you can use as some of the off the shelf products are very expensive and I'm sure we all like to save a penny or two  Had a quick google on the baking soda for use on roses www.organicrosecare.org/articles/recipe_mildew_control.php it gives a dosage but I had no idea what horticultural oil was so another google  gardening.about.com/od/naturalorganiccontrol/a/Hort_Oil.htm
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, sadly not though, slugs & snails only eat foliage unfortunately. The S&S (as they're often referred to on here) should always be removed from anywhere near anything you want to keep, they especially like seedlings, so make sure you protect your poppies. Get rid as soon as possible using your prefered method 
all now removed but Im more worried about the aphids and ants than anything, more on the others plants again today, ants back. I dont get why they are choosing my plot when further down the road there are loads of valerian and not one fly 
Had a quick google on the baking soda for use on roses 