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"Sharon Hughes" wrote in message
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Hello All

I've been a fan of this group for quite a while now but have been off line
for around 7 months or so (I'm sorry if these questions have been asked
before, but I'm desperate!) busy with a 'new' courtyard garden - and I have
to say it's been a real learning curve - one that I haven't done very well
on!

I would so appreciate anyone that might have advice on how to naturally deal
with infestations of caterpillars and vine weevil. I've been out and bought
some over the counter stuff for vine weevil, but I have to say it's pretty
pricey, not as pricey as replacing plants of course, but I just wondered if
anyone might know of a home made recipe or a natural biological remedy?
(Plus: I used loads and the damage is still being done!) The caterpillars
are the latest infestation and have done huge damage (can't relax either now
in the garden, always watching out for the beasties). In my last garden
slugs were a huge problem so this lot have really taken me by surprise.

I would like to think that there is a natural combination that can be found
to not encourage these blighters - I don't have frogs or birds here in this
garden (got my own 'pest' living in aka the cat, plus it's a built up area
with little in the way of green stuff) so am a bit stuck on the knowledge
front otherwise.

As most of the infrastructure stuff was only finished a couple of months ago
I decided to fill up this year with lots of annuals in pots, I think this
might have had a lot to do with it? I've noticed that any perennials I have
in pots have mostly been left alone, sort of.

I was so pleased to start seeing a bit of 'wildlife' coming into what was
previously a concrete wasteland but am feeling a little despondent at the
mo, any advice would be very gratefully received.

Yours, with the tattiest geraniums in the world, the holiest cannas ever
seen..... and so on and so on