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Controlling weeds

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Weed control remains a high priority throughout early summer. The best way to tackle annual weeds is using a hoe between well-established woody plants and rows of fruit and vegetables, but weed by hand near bedding and other annual plants. It is…

The trouble with moles…

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Moles are intriguing subterranean creatures, that spend their days digging a network of tunnels which they patrol to catch and eat unsuspecting worms and insects that happen to drop in. To the uninitiated they can…

All about aphids

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With over 500 species of aphids in the UK, it is not surprising that we gardeners try and simplify things by referring to them by their colour. Greenfly and blackfly are by far the best…

Vine weevil CSI

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Considering their size and the tell-tale damage they cause, vine weevils can be illusive creatures unless you know where and when to look. Both the  adults and grubs damage garden plants: the nocturnal adults attack…

20 ways to kill a slug

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During a mild, damp spring slug numbers can increase to plague proportions with hundreds of individuals per square meter munching through your precious plants. Even in a normal year they are too numerous to eradicate…