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Category Archives: Pests and Diseases
What killed my mint?
I know the answer to this question, but first I will explain the scenario. One of my potted mints had been looking increasingly ill of late and yesterday when I moved the pot the foliage simply separated from the potting mix. Something … Continue reading
Lumpy bits – Citrus Gall Wasp
My citrus are under attack, I have found the dreaded lumps on my Eureka Lemon, Meyer Lemon, Orange and Lime. Unlike many of Australia’s pests citrus gall wasp is actually a native annoyance. Having lived for years in our native … Continue reading
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Iceberg Lettuce
I can’t seem to grow Iceberg lettuce. I have tried and tried and tried but every time I seem to fail. My failures have been varied; from the plants simply dying, to going slimey, bolting too early and failing to … Continue reading
How it really is……
I’m feeling a bit of a fraud, although that’s too strong a word, a bit guilty isn’t quite right either, deceptive is kind of what I mean. You see my garden isn’t perfect. I wrote my October -Wrap Up post … Continue reading
Pests & Annoyances – 3
Today I bring you 3 garden annoyances – I will try not to whinge too much! Annoyance 1 – Rodents???? There’s something eating my broccoli plants. I recently planted out 3 nice broccoli seedlings and this is what happened to … Continue reading
Arrrgggh slug damage
At the end of April I sowed sugar snap peas seeds, I erect a teepee (three tomato stakes tied together at the top with an old stocking) and then the seeds germinated. Fabulous. A couple of weeks later though and the seedlings had … Continue reading
Battling the Aphids – Growing Broccoli
Apparently the name broccoli comes from Italian broccolo, which means something like: ‘the flowering top of a cabbage’. I read this on Wikipedia – I love Wikipedia - I find that even if the info on there isn’t true its usually entertaining … Continue reading
Pests and Diseases
I have to say that I do struggle to not get hugely frustrated when problems stand in the way of me and perfect produce. For instance I started the year with 156 tamarillos on the tree, and I love tamarillos, … Continue reading