Health & Outdoors
Metaldehyde Slug Pellets Finally Banned, What Are The Alternatives?
The UK government might not be doing a lot to impress anybody of late but one very recent announcement by…
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Pests & Diseases
Powdery Mildew Prevention for Pumpkins
As we approach the end of summer and move into autumn you should not be too surprised to see your…
Pests & Diseases
Does copper tape stop slugs and snails? Here’s the video evidence…
It’s that time of year when slugs and snails creep out of the woodwork (quite literally) and look for sources…
Pests & Diseases
You say tomato, I say ‘blight’, let’s call the whole thing off
Each and every year I grow tomatoes and each and every year they get blight. I honestly can’t remember a…
Pests & Diseases
Netting Brassicas using Build-a-Ball Connectors
Rooks, pigeons and pheasants are a real nuisance at my allotment and given half the chance they’ll demolish cabbages, sprouts or…
Pests & Diseases
Snail Control Problems? Egg Shells NO, Brambles & Gypsum YES
If I had a pound for each time I heard somebody recommend crushed egg shells as a slug and snail…