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Gooseberry Bush Being Eaten Alive

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  • Bee witchedBee witched Posts: 1,295

    Hi Gillian,

    I don't know if mine is cold pressed ... I just got it from ebay a few years ago ... wasn't expensive and will last me a long time (I also use it on other plants bothered by chewing insects such as lilies).

    This link will tell you how to make the spray ..

    http://www.discoverneem.com/neem-insect-spray.html

    I do put a few drops of washing up liquid in.

    I keep bees so only spray late evening when they are not active as a drenching would not be too good for them!

    Hope it helps,

    Bee

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    Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  

    A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,091

    Thanks for this info image. I've had sawfly on my goosegogs for the first time this year so was looking for a good way to deal with them 

    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,327

    Hilary, they do indeed overwinter in the soil at the base of the bush - so you outwitted the critters by moving the bush.  Congratulations!  image

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845

    I thought I'd avoided them this year, then out of nowhere they were stripped bare.  Poor plants.

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