Green Gardener Help and Advice

This entry was posted in Seasonal Information, Questions, Natural Sprays on 4th December 2019 by Jon Gardener

Q. "My conservatory is double glazed 9m x 2.5m x h2.5m. Unheated but frost free. Lots of mealy bugs and aphids on hibiscus brought in for winter. What do you suggest?" From Ray A. Thanks for the message and if it is unheated then using predators is going to be...

This entry was posted in Natural Sprays, New Products on 29th July 2019 by Jon Gardener

Roses grow to TWICE their usual size at Royal Horticultural Society garden in Wisley after experts spray them with GARLIC! Article in the Daily Mail on Friday 26th July 2019 - to see the article, CLICK HERE Garlic Wonder Rose and Plant Organic Spray contains natural garlic juice as a soluble...

This entry was posted in Uncategorised on 26th July 2019 by Jon Gardener

Just want to say thank you to Mrs Maureen W who sent us the following poem about Waspinators and it is so good I thought I would share it......... Advice from a friendly wasp. So, you don't like wasps, but I want you to know we wasps in spring help...

This entry was posted in Uncategorised on 2nd July 2019 by Jon Gardener

Each year the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) lists its top 10 Pests from the previous year and it's great to see how many of these pests we have a natural solution for! Below is listed their top ten pests for last year based on enquiries received by their Gardening Advice...

This entry was posted in Uncategorised, Questions, Box Tree Moth on 17th June 2019 by Jon Gardener

Q. "Is your nematode for box tree moth Bacillus thuringensis? I haven't seen any yet, but reckon it may be good to be prepared if the nematodes work." Judith Davies A. Thanks for the message and the nematodes and the Bacillus product are 2 separate products. Bacillus is not approved...

This entry was posted in Uncategorised, Seasonal Information, Questions, Ladybirds on 17th June 2019 by Jon Gardener

Q. "2 days ago I sprayed my apple tree with Provado fruit & veg. bug killer. How soon can I order and use lacewing larvae on the tree?" Wendy Mitchell A. Thanks for the message and I have checked on the website and although it is an insecticide, it breaks...

This entry was posted in Uncategorised, Questions, Ladybirds on 17th June 2019 by Jon Gardener

Q. "Hi there, Are the ladybirds British ladybirds?" Alison Gomez-Russell. A. Thanks for the message and yes we only supply native Adalia Bipunctata 2 Spot Ladybirds which are native to the UK. CLICK HERE to find out more about our BRITISH Ladybirds

This entry was posted in Uncategorised, Seasonal Information, Questions on 17th June 2019 by Jon Gardener

Q. "Hi Jon, Any tips on getting rid of flea beetles?" Andy A. Thanks for the message and Flea Beetle is hard to control as it is like 2 pests in 1 i.e. it overwinters as a beetle and it is the beetle that attacks the foliage of brassicas and...

This entry was posted in Uncategorised, Seasonal Information, Ladybirds on 11th June 2019 by Jon Gardener

One of the things I get the most questions about at this time of year is Harlequin Ladybirds, so I thought I would answer some of these questions as a BLOG about how to identify them, why they are a problem, what to do with them if you find them...

This entry was posted in Questions, Ladybirds on 6th June 2019 by Jon Gardener

Q. "The word traps worries me. Does this mean that ladybirds, bees etc could also get caught in these? I have a lot of ladybirds in my garden and would not like to kill any of them." P J Loyd A. Thanks for the message and it is called a...