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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    @Wild edges, seeing your name come up has reminded me that I need your advice on vine weevils. I have a patch of hellebores about 1m sq on a kind of rockery which are being eaten. Given that I don't want to do any night time patrols with a porch (too many steps/rocks etc. is there anything else I could do please? I've got some Vine Weevil killer but I think that's only for pots? I also had potted hellebores nearby awaiting homes so have moved them further away (2-3 metres) - should I apply the VWK to these asap? 
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I didn't know they ate hellebore, I'll have to add that to the list of plants to check now  :| Is it just the adults munching the leaves? The VWK is systematic though isn't it so should cover the whole plant, leaves and roots. I'm still finding adults all over the place, not in huge numbers and usually freshly pupated but I've no idea where they are coming from.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    B3 said:
    If I see some I'll try that one.
    A bit strange that the westlands effort was the only compost available in two places. 😒
    Speaks for itself then, I’ve never tried it, never would. I’ve heard from other people it’s not good.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Other people are right😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    wild edges said:
    Silvagrow is great stuff.

    Another vote for Silvagrow from me. Also the Dalefoot wool & bracken based compost is really good but expensive especially as the bags are small.
    AB Still learning

  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    @wild edges , I'm presuming it's the adults eating the leaves round the edges but as I've never seen them I don't know. The hellebores have been there for a number of years without a problem. My Lily of the Valley in a small pot up on the gas meter nearby has also been got at so I've moved that higher.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Tomorrow's forecast has gone from sunny all day to wet all day, since I last looked at it.   :/
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I bought a number of plants about 10 days ago, and still haven't managed to get them planted.  Several days of very high winds and now rain which makes the borders almost impossible to dig.  Frustrating!
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    My sympathy @KT53
    My cucumber frame is on hold
    pricking out on hold
    potting up on hold
    planting out on hold
    life on hold..............
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Do none of you lot own a coat? :p
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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