Seaburngirl's Outbox

if you can identify which adult it is and when they lay you should be able to take action then before they lay their eggs.

it would be nice if it were cliffo, but i think it is rowan now.

They are grey and felty. the flower is similar to a small lamium.

I have one planted in the front garden for 2 yrs now and it used to be in a pot in the back near to where this pot is. so perhaps thats how they got there. I hope they are rowan as I know exactly where i want to plant them.

well he and i do tend to swap plants regularly over the seasons.
the surprise was not knowing it was there. so i also missed the flowers. i will have to keep an eye on it next year.

there are a group of them are they the tortrix moths that do this web thing. I usually squeeze the leaf then peel it open. a bit yucky inside but kills them.

well you already have what i was going to suggest so sorry tt cant help you there. good luck in your search.

this is a scale insect infestation. You can spray with a systemic insecticide to kill them. or if it is only a few leaves squish them. This looks quite bad so I'd go for the insecticide. It is a sap sucking critter. They excrete a sugary waste that then provides food for the sooty mould. this is what makes them look black.

hope this helps.

it is natures way of clearing away the dead and dieing. can you imagine what it would be like if there was no decay to get rid of it all. I actually admire the biology of it really.

i know! why do we bother with pots and compost and lots of love and care when they can grow so well like this.

but have you noticed when we do decide to sit and stare, they all ways want to be up and doing instead? mine always seems to anyway :o)

well hello onetouch. a very warm welcome to GoY.

i get told off for not sitting still with a drink as i am always popping up to pull a weed. but i see it as my exercise programme. its the only one i have !

and dont forget to have a very lose look at the roots as they burrow into them. It does look like typical vine weevil damage though. but keep an eye on the others just in case. I'd do as amblealice suggests. :o)

it tends to be the other way round cliffo. Just got back from taking the girls riding or i would have been on earlier.

My uncle always grew his onions from seed and did very well in the local veg shows. so go for it. They were not the best for cooking mind you but my mum always did cook them in dumplings. he always grew eating onions and show onions. hope this helps ricky.

hi, guest,
as you like us why not join us. you will be sure of a good welcome.
Like heron, i have always been told to leave them in the ground as the frost is spposed to help.
i leave mine in as i have no where to store them. at least they are fresh when i do pull them.

if not i dont suppose he'll say. he always goes 'quiet' when things go wrong. but if it goes right he sure lets evry one know :o)

dont drink ale myself so i wouldnt kow a good one from a bad one.

oh that is a shame. I was waiting for the birches to die for a good few years before they did just coz they were so old.

i have no idea Heron, who knows with him, i wouldnt be surprised if he had a source!
i have told him they can grow to a substantial size but he is a real ale bod.

my kaffir lily is just coming into flower too. they are lovely at this time of year.

welcome to goy. i grow a few veg, mainly in pots though some are in between the flowers.

sorry i dont jonathanhales. try putting it in google and see what comes up.

also known as Gaultheria. it reaches about 4ft and will put on about 6-10" of growth a year. it is easy to prune and keep in check. prefers acid/neutral soil with lots of humus. welcome to the site. why not join us?

the most likely culprit i would think will be caterpillars but i have known snails to slither up his sort of plant and have a munch now and again.

no but it was a variety that only takes old/diseased plants anyway. the rhs advice was to plant resistant, healthy trees and remove as much dead material as poss. thankfully not had any more casualties for 4 yrs now.
apparently there are several different species, some more rampant than others.

there are different varieties 'alba' is white, the subspecies cretensis is a dwarf variant and there are others. most are frost hardy. they are vigorous rhizomatous and beardless. according to my book beardless ones dont mind being buried though this one prefers to be on the surface and is evergreen.

love ivies but hate marmite.

I like the 2nd to last one the most. do you know which one it is?

i have read all the blogs lovely and so good of you to use your time to entertain/educate us amblealice.

i have held this plant in my bare hands manytimes and the poison has to be ingested for it to do any harm. lets not get too over anxious about them but obviously we need to be careful wth little ones.