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Talkback: Dealing with aphids

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I'm watching my lupins like a hawk as some years they are smothered in the most enormous aphids, no sign on anything yet this year....
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  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    My rose bush is getting the full on aphid treatment on all new growth. I've been spraying with washing up liquid & water, which does seem to kill the aphids, but the rose's leaves are also turning brown and yellow and dropping off - could this be connected to the spray or the aphids? What is fatty acid spray? That might be a better option.
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    Can someone help please. My apples tree and my very large olive tree which is hundreds of years old and planted in the garden have both developed a yellow type fungus which looks a bit like lentils. The apple tree is in blossom but the olive tree lost all it's leaves during the cold spells. It did last year but came back but I'm wondering if the fungus is telling me the tree is dead? Can anyone help please.
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    to eradicate of greenfly i add a couple of crushed cloves of garlic to half a litre of water and boil it and concentrate it down then spray it, always add a bit more water before spraying
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    When I was able to grow roses when I was in my parents house,I used to squeeze then off between my fingers,juicy!
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    I think the answer to this problem must be great ventilation and a wildlife garden. i have both and, although Bristol weather has been ideal for aphid proliferation lately, no signs either outdoors or in the conservatory. The roses have good populations of ladybirds on them so they must be finding enough to eat. If yours don't try looking in a conifer tree and carry some to your roses. The bird population is amazing this spring as well and I'm finding broken eggshells beneath the trees as the youngsters hatch out and the parents clean the nests. When ever i go for a walk I keep an eye out for signs of infestations among the native flora but never find any,even in unusual weather like we have just had, so conclude that the tendency for biodiversity i.e. many different plants all growing together, is what keeps the dreaded aphids under control. A mixture of native and garden exotics always looks good and seems the healthiest kind of gardening.
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    I too have been challenged by the fattest greenfly I have ever seen on my lupins. I've been zapping them with soapy water, with some, but not complete success.
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    Can someone please help!! I had planted a escallonie hedge 4years ago and has grew about 4ft,i also planted the same hedge along the front of my house in september 2010 and due to the severe winter they both look dead!! I cant see any new growth coming on either of them i would really appreicate some advice on this mater, will it come on later or have i lost both hedges.
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    I'm growing some chilli plants for the first time and today I noticed some bugs on them. I've read a few articles that say to spray the plants with a water/washing up liquid solution. Can anyone tell me how weak the solution needs to be? This is the first time I've grown any sort of plant and I don't want to kill them! Thanks.
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    I have had a good crop of white calla lillies in my garden for about 8 years. Over the years I have divided them and they have been admired by many. However, and very sadly there is no sign of them so far - yet in my daughters garden they are peeping through. Does anyone thing I might have lost mine. Sooooooooo disappointed
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    My aphids have been eaten by blue tits and lady birds. Watched a few this morning (lady birds) eating them. Fascinating!
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