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The date is 24th February and I discovered loads of greenfly [some winged] covering the new shoots on every one of my climbing roses. I can't believe it.
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We have had clouds of flying wotsit thingies already this year. Smallish gangly flies with long legs, I don't know what they were, just held my breath and waved my arms as I walked through them to get in the garden gate.When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
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i dont know what they are but there are little thngs all over my mint plant :-(
not good as i have it in doors on the window sill to make mint an honey tea withnewbie! Be gentle with me while I learn the basics of growing stuff
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I've had recent explosions of greenfly in the house & greenhouse on the overwintering plants: now it's warming up the eggs are hatching, and of course each new aphid is female, and is born already pregnant
There was a brilliant TV programme on them last week: Aphid Clip: David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities Series 2 - YouTubeAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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In most places it's been a mild winter, despite the storms, so not so many beasties have been killed off!Comment
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So hopefully if I get rid of them on the mint plant the seeds I plant shouldn't emerge with bugs?newbie! Be gentle with me while I learn the basics of growing stuff
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