"Sacha" wrote ...

Dave Liquorice said:

Pam Moore wrote:

Peter Gibbs, weather man and gardener Tweeted that Lily Beetles are
about.

Never seen one up here, same with ants. Living at altitude and thus
relatively cold has it's advantages... B-)

The daffs might start to flower in the next day or so if it stays warm
which it doesn't look like doing. The snowdrops are more or less over
now.

Don't think lily beetles have reached these parts yet, daffodils are going
over, snowdrops are now a thing of lovely memories and primroses are sheets
of yellow glory!

You are very lucky then. Get those red devils and you can kiss goodby to
growing Madonna lilies and also all Fritillarias as I've found that no
matter how vigilant you are they just get destroyed. Asiatic lilies, even
Regals, seem to stand up to them better giving you time to kill the
beetles/larvae before the whole plant is consumed.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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