Green Fly

[Dawlish]

Carnivourus crawling marigolds, I've forgotten the latin name

Carnivourusus crawlingus marigoldsus, I think you'll find is the latin name.

Glad to be of useus; Dawlish

[Hairy Celt]

ask a silly question... quod erat demonstrandum.

i'll just carry on spraying the little onionses.

Edited June 18, 2006 by Hairy Celt

[Hairy Celt]

marigolds haven't earned their money at all here, pretty though they are. apparently they have to be installed early on as their smell repels the buggers, but once the blighters are installed the marigolds don't send them away again.

[pottyprof]

seem to be working here.. nothing on the beans and nothing on the toms..

the blackberry is covered tho as is one of the apple trees.. might resort to a bug gun..

[SnowBear]

My answer to the original question on this thread is the same as many have suggested, soapy water in one of those spray gun things.

Marigolds, an often under-rated plant, not only does it keep many pests away such as aphids etc, it also helps to keep cats off the garden, cats aint too keen on the smell of them!

Sycamore.......the weed tree Get one, you could end up with 10...or 20!

Edited July 7, 2006 by SnowBear

[Hairy Celt]

i'll just go & shout at the greenfly: 'you're not supposed to be here, pottyprof sez!!' they might get the message eventually.

[Methuselah]

I always find systemic insecticide quite efficient??

[weatherbitez]

I always find systemic insecticide quite efficient??

Garlic works too :-) not sure on the Marigolds but works on everything else wouldn't hurt to try!

[pottyprof]

Garlic works too :-) not sure on the Marigolds but works on everything else wouldn't hurt to try!

growing garlic in front of the blackberry.... its not working.. think ill wait until the garlic flowers before spraying anything just to see what happens..

[I can't believe it's not better]

A concoction of garlic Potty Prof, apparently. Somewhere around here is 'the little book of garlic', a great book for garlic fans in a hurry. Last year my runners got covered in black fly at the end of the growing season, complete with ants milking them for their juicy substance. This year, mass infestation of black fly started a couple of weeks ago. I blame the climate. (No cat anymore either).

[pottyprof]

A concoction of garlic Potty Prof, apparently. Somewhere around here is 'the little book of garlic', a great book for garlic fans in a hurry. Last year my runners got covered in black fly at the end of the growing season, complete with ants milking them for their juicy substance. This year, mass infestation of black fly started a couple of weeks ago. I blame the climate. (No cat anymore either).

aye... ill give it a shot on the apple tree.. cheers for that..

managed to stop the ants from going up there this year with a glue bandage so the aphids have been neglected.. just wondering if anyone knows if the ants move the aphids around as this year there is only a concentration of them on one side??

[Hairy Celt]

little Lettuces are eating the pepper plants now. they're not going to heaven.

Edited July 8, 2006 by Hairy Celt

[pottyprof]

little Lettuces are eating the pepper plants now. they're not going to heaven.

ahh.. i had that feeling this evening.. sod it.. they all had a taste of the bug gun.... just hope the bees are ok tomorow..

[Hairy Celt]

lacewing larvae?

[crimsone]

little Lettuces are eating the pepper plants now. they're not going to heaven.

Suddenly, this thread seems to have left the subject of gardening, and entered the realm of our personal experiences after a ride on the magic roundabout. lol

[Hairy Celt]

Suddenly, this thread seems to have left the subject of gardening, and entered the realm of our personal experiences after a ride on the magic roundabout. lol

hmm, 'twas the swear-filter what dunnit. i meant greenfly i think.

still haven't got rids of them off the tomatoes, but i take the pepper plants outside and give them a good hosing every few days which just washes them all away. can't do that with the toms though cos they're now all strung up!