"Janet Tweedy" wrote
snip bulbs

Sorry, no idea about the mysterious exudations.

Of course he also said that vine weevil have host plants such as
bergenias, rhododendrons and auriculas, and I wasn't too keen to agree
with him on that, nor come to think of it, with the fact that he puts
fleece inside the bottom of his pots so vine weevil can't get in?

I thought they landed on the soil and buried the eggs that way?

He runs a gardening school in Thatcham by the way ................



I think vine weevils are flightless but they can certainly climb smooth,
vertical surfaces, as I once spotted one determinedly making its way
straight up the glass of my kitchen window. Pots would therefore be a
doddle!

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Sue