Pest and disease watch for Autumn/Winter
Green aphids love the tender tips of newly planted pansies, viola and other ornamental seedlings, and they will distort and weaken the new growth. Control them by spraying with confidor or another systemic insecticide.
Black aphids appear after the rain on ornamental shrubs, check new growth that it stimulated after pruning hedges of hibiscus, viburnum, murraya, photinia, and euonymous. ...
Keep foliage free from petal blight and geraniums safe from sap suckers with help from Yates gardening specialist, Judy Horton.
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Autumn:
Lots of pests cause trouble in the garden this season so be on the lookout for caterpillars attacking lilies, impatiens, grape vines, fuchsias and any other plant they can eat their way through. If caterpillar numbers get past the hand-picking stage, control with non-toxic Yates Dipel or the new, organically derived Success. Sap suckers, such as leaf hoppers and... ...
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