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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Anyone with Rosemary growing in the garden .BEWARE black ladybird type creatures have just killed a 6 year old well established rosemary bush

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia


"Anyone with Rosemary growing in the garden .BEWARE black ladybird type creatures have just killed a 6 year old well established rosemary bush "
eeks! Few years back i lost a rosemary. Had to look up the bug that ate it... Think it was called a harlequin beetle ( Very unusual with a multi coloured back) and very hungry! ... Thank you! Will keep an eye out for this black one, need protect my bush!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

check out this

http://www.rhs.org.uk/science/help-our-research/rosemary-beetle

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia


"check out this

http://www.rhs.org.uk/science/help-our-research/rosemary-beetle"
yeap that the one that ate mine! And they are fast!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Thanks all for the help

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Do you think there's a thread about 3sums in a gardening forum somewhere on the web?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do you think there's a thread about 3sums in a gardening forum somewhere on the web? "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do you think there's a thread about 3sums in a gardening forum somewhere on the web? "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Anyone with Rosemary growing in the garden .BEWARE black ladybird type creatures have just killed a 6 year old well established rosemary bush "
I,ve not seen the link on the Information but I am quite surprised that now these harlequins are attacking plants I knew they were killing off our own local two spotted ladybirds and any others they could find every harlequin i find I make Sure it does no more damage along with any others I find I,ve got a little rosemary growing now from a cutting I took when you think somethings safe Its surpriseing how much you can be wrong.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Green fly are killing my rose bushes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Green fly are killing my rose bushes "
spray the roses with a systemic insecticide thou we had some house sparrows on ours this morning looking for aphids but never take many if they were there yes but other wise you don,t really have much choice aphids are a real menace sap sucking monsters, the sprays should be bird friendly I use one on my guilder rose for black flie spray before they get on I forgot last year and they spread all over but the shrub came back slowly....

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Thanks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Green fly are killing my rose bushes "

plant a lavender bush next to it then they won't

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Green fly are killing my rose bushes spray the roses with a systemic insecticide thou we had some house sparrows on ours this morning looking for aphids but never take many if they were there yes but other wise you don,t really have much choice aphids are a real menace sap sucking monsters, the sprays should be bird friendly I use one on my guilder rose for black flie spray before they get on I forgot last year and they spread all over but the shrub came back slowly....

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tried a spray last year stunk of dead fish didnt do much to help. I shall look it up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Green fly are killing my rose bushes

plant a lavender bush next to it then they won't "

love lavender

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Green fly are killing my rose bushes

plant a lavender bush next to it then they won't "
Now thinking about It lavender does have these qualitys I wonder if its in the oils lavendar has I know if you have somw marigolds they are good planted alongside other plants as They give out pyrethrum which white fly don,t like i grew some basil plants a year or 2 back And they got hit by whitefly wish i had some french marigolds alongside never Mind still enjoyed some basil to cook with.....

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By *akedninjaMan
over a year ago

edinburgh

Cheers for the headsup

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Green fly are killing my rose bushes spray the roses with a systemic insecticide thou we had some house sparrows on ours this morning looking for aphids but never take many if they were there yes but other wise you don,t really have much choice aphids are a real menace sap sucking monsters, the sprays should be bird friendly I use one on my guilder rose for black flie spray before they get on I forgot last year and they spread all over but the shrub came back slowly....

tried a spray last year stunk of dead fish didnt do much to help. I shall look it up "

you can always use one of the lipid soap sprays that are totally safe for all wild life except aphids

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you


"Green fly are killing my rose bushes spray the roses with a systemic insecticide thou we had some house sparrows on ours this morning looking for aphids but never take many if they were there yes but other wise you don,t really have much choice aphids are a real menace sap sucking monsters, the sprays should be bird friendly I use one on my guilder rose for black flie spray before they get on I forgot last year and they spread all over but the shrub came back slowly....

tried a spray last year stunk of dead fish didnt do much to help. I shall look it up

you can always use one of the lipid soap sprays that are totally safe for all wild life except aphids"
iv used diluted washing up liquid that seems to work

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

anybody any ideas,my hostas are getting eaten they have tiny holes in the middle of the leaves its not snails and I cant see anything on the plant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

probably slugs as the LOVE i mean love hostas..... if its possible place a jam jar with 2 inches of beer in it next to your hostas sunk into the ground so it doesn't fall over and check it every morning as you should find dead or dying d*unk slugs in it and it attracts them away from your plants.... slugs have just started breeding and are ravenous eaters if its them them a few slug pellets sprinkled under the leaves will do the trick

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you


"probably slugs as the LOVE i mean love hostas..... if its possible place a jam jar with 2 inches of beer in it next to your hostas sunk into the ground so it doesn't fall over and check it every morning as you should find dead or dying d*unk slugs in it and it attracts them away from your plants.... slugs have just started breeding and are ravenous eaters if its them them a few slug pellets sprinkled under the leaves will do the trick"
its not slugs they cant get to them because I put eggshells around the base and pebbles.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Going totally off point....anyone ever grown bonsai from seed? Or any tree from seed for that matter...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"probably slugs as the LOVE i mean love hostas..... if its possible place a jam jar with 2 inches of beer in it next to your hostas sunk into the ground so it doesn't fall over and check it every morning as you should find dead or dying d*unk slugs in it and it attracts them away from your plants.... slugs have just started breeding and are ravenous eaters if its them them a few slug pellets sprinkled under the leaves will do the trick its not slugs they cant get to them because I put eggshells around the base and pebbles. "

egg shells and pebbles deter. just try the beer trap and see what you get. go out at dusk and see what you can see as thats normally when the little buggers come out what evers eating them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Going totally off point....anyone ever grown bonsai from seed? Or any tree from seed for that matter..."

any tree can be bonsai'd its all about trimming the tap root as the tree grows so you can grow whatever you like that you can get to germinate. or find a small sapling lift it and trim 50% of the tap root off this year and then do the same next year and so on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Safe buddy!

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By *imwildWoman
over a year ago

around


"probably slugs as the LOVE i mean love hostas..... if its possible place a jam jar with 2 inches of beer in it next to your hostas sunk into the ground so it doesn't fall over and check it every morning as you should find dead or dying d*unk slugs in it and it attracts them away from your plants.... slugs have just started breeding and are ravenous eaters if its them them a few slug pellets sprinkled under the leaves will do the trick"

Definitely slugs arch.

Tell are you meant to cut back your hosta every year ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"probably slugs as the LOVE i mean love hostas..... if its possible place a jam jar with 2 inches of beer in it next to your hostas sunk into the ground so it doesn't fall over and check it every morning as you should find dead or dying d*unk slugs in it and it attracts them away from your plants.... slugs have just started breeding and are ravenous eaters if its them them a few slug pellets sprinkled under the leaves will do the trick

Definitely slugs arch.

Tell are you meant to cut back your hosta every year ??"

they should die back to the root stock in the winter as the leaves aren't frost hardy. But if your like me you not seen a frost yet all winter/spring so i still have a summer hanging basket alive... you need to give them a feed about now fish blood and bone around the roots just knocked into the soil

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By *imwildWoman
over a year ago

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"probably slugs as the LOVE i mean love hostas..... if its possible place a jam jar with 2 inches of beer in it next to your hostas sunk into the ground so it doesn't fall over and check it every morning as you should find dead or dying d*unk slugs in it and it attracts them away from your plants.... slugs have just started breeding and are ravenous eaters if its them them a few slug pellets sprinkled under the leaves will do the trick

Definitely slugs arch.

Tell are you meant to cut back your hosta every year ??

they should die back to the root stock in the winter as the leaves aren't frost hardy. But if your like me you not seen a frost yet all winter/spring so i still have a summer hanging basket alive... you need to give them a feed about now fish blood and bone around the roots just knocked into the soil "

Mine has died back but I've had no flower the last two years.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

sound like they need feeding Kim as i said fish blood and bone or bone meal. both are a slow release fertilizer

ps love your pics

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By *imwildWoman
over a year ago

around


"sound like they need feeding Kim as i said fish blood and bone or bone meal. both are a slow release fertilizer

ps love your pics "

I'll try that thanks. And thanks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"sound like they need feeding Kim as i said fish blood and bone or bone meal. both are a slow release fertilizer

ps love your pics

I'll try that thanks. And thanks."

good luck and good gardening x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone got any Calla lilies (plants) they want to get shut of?

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