Customer Question – Treating Leatherjackets
Q. “Hi. I have leatherjackets and I treated correctly x2 last year with Nemasys and then your root treatment. The grass is still dying off badly. No idea what soil
16 March 2022
Saving your lawn from Leatherjackets by John the Green Gardener
Leatherjackets are the larval stage of daddy-long legs or crane flies and have become a major pest of lawns in recent years. This may be the result of warmer winters
16 March 2022
Save your plants from vine weevil by John the Green Gardener
Vine weevil are one of the most devastating garden pests particularly of plants growing in containers. Adult vine weevil are active throughout the summer taking notches out of leaves, but
10 March 2022
How to save your favourite plants from slugs the organic way
Slugs are the No 1 pest of garden plants. Slugs attack most garden plants especially in the spring and autumn. The blog explains how you can fight back with safe
17 February 2022
Customer Question – Controlling Sciarid Fly?
Q. “I have sciarid flies on at least 2 plants currently indoors I was going to order some “Zoot off” but wonder if this will enough on it’s own. I
26 May 2021
Customer Question – Nematodes for Wireworm
Q. “I would like some help with nematodes please. I have found Wireworm in some of my garden veg beds. I have also seen the click beetle near the beds,
11 May 2021
Announcing Slug Week – 5th to the 11th April
Does your town – or even your garden – have the most slugs in the country? Is it a slime hot spot? And maybe, hiding under one of your garden
17 March 2021
Customer Question – Controlling Vine Weevils?
Q. “I have an attack of vine weevil on my bay trees. I have seen grubs and weevils. Please advise the best way and products that I should use at
20 January 2021
Positive beginnings made way for a sluggish end.
By Carole Hogarth My allotment is on a parish council-run allotment site in the small village where I live, my husband has the plot next to mine and we spend
20 January 2021
My struggles with slugs – By Terry Walton
I am Terry Walton, best known for my gardening tips on Jeremy Vine’s Radio 2 show. I have been sharing my gardening expertise with his listeners for over sixteen years.
20 January 2021
