the good and the bad

[davefromthechipie]

Just wondering if the rest of you is have major bug problems this year , i moved 6 months ago and the plot was already made , its one of the best soil iv seen or grown in BUT seem to be fighting against
every type of bug pest around . white fly/green fly / maggots , killed my turnips >< /weevils red and black /slugs/black bean aphids /cents / ants /pea aphids/birds . etc .... saying all that stuff thats not been attacked is growing better then i have ever grown in the past . still keeping to my organic ways and il not change ( apart from the slug pellets ) never been so tempted to dump toxic waste and kill all the pest

[Protea]

Seems to me that you have good biodiversity on your new plot

You can find a posiotive in anything!

[libbyloulou]

Last year that was my problem,nearly everything destroyed, made me wonder what i would have to do different this year, my brother, a 1/4 mile away, laughed at me,better gardener and all that, this year, his garden/plot, is already heaving with blackfly/ whitefly, ... yeessss, not a problem on mine,YET, but it,s funny how things can be sooo different 12 months later, my turn next year?

[Alice]

Strange Dave, isn't it. I read about all these pests but I don't have them. Hardly a slug - so far I have found 3. I'm sure all that could change !
I'm sure the Grapes are sick hearing me banging on about the deer. Before I fenced them out that was like having slugs 5 feet high. They ate everything.
Now that I don't have them I have no pests. Long may it last.
I know the fox has had a very bad press, but I don't keep poultry, and as far as I can see the one who goes through here every night only eats the slugs, woodlice, voles and other critters I don't want.

[Earthbabe]

We've been inundated with blackfly this year, the broad beans were totally infested almost overnight. I am going to replant and they will be later but not to worry. Slugs have attacked a variety of things that I too have resorted to slug pellets this year, something I usually manage to avoid despite hubby's insistence.

The resident rabbit at home has had a nibble at most things but she seems to be learning that it is not a good idea. That only leaves cat disturbance which is waning now the spuds are up and nicely leafy - therefore no soil to "dig".

[Snadger]

Hi davefromthechipie

You seem to have encountered the good and the bad but watch out for the UGLY!!!

[Bex]

I've seen the odd slug although there doesn't seem to be any slug damage. I do use slug pellets between the crops. I did have black fly on the growing tips of the broad beans, I pinched out the tips and this solved the problem. This is my first year and I've got a feeling things are going too well.

[davefromthechipie]

Root Fly wars 3: the Gardner strikes back

Ok i got most things under control today killed about 1mill of green black fly eggs by hand on potatos /beans /peas /toms /lets/strews..etc sorted my nemo for wevvils and slugs seems to of worked wonders but my greatest enemy the cab root fly seem to be winning as i cant find a way of killing them ,they have started there attack on my radish and my carrots /bac /coul /kewl/cabs will be the next targets . no point netting now they have set in so really thinking of getting a insect netting cage for my plot ,laying underlay then putting new topsoil etc on it about 2 foot . not cheap but i love my organic home grown as you all do and seeing it attacked this this is heartbreaking .failure is not an option

[Bex]

Can someone tell me what little nasty has fluorescent green eggs, really bright can't miss em! Found a few of these but so far have managed to squish em before the hatch.

Thank you!