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Lemming-like Lizzies?
I was given some busy lizzies, which we planted in a large half-barrel
on the patio. They flowered well all summer, though became somewhat 'leggy' over the early autumn. They all appear to have jumped out of the pot; the last jumped out an hour ago, having seemed fine this morning. Is this phenomenon well-known? -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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Lemming-like Lizzies?
"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote I was given some busy lizzies, which we planted in a large half-barrel on the patio. They flowered well all summer, though became somewhat 'leggy' over the early autumn. They all appear to have jumped out of the pot; the last jumped out an hour ago, having seemed fine this morning. Is this phenomenon well-known? Yes, I've seen it, the roots rot off in the cold/wet weather and the top heavy plant simply falls from it's pot. -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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Lemming-like Lizzies?
"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message ... I was given some busy lizzies, which we planted in a large half-barrel on the patio. They flowered well all summer, though became somewhat 'leggy' over the early autumn. They all appear to have jumped out of the pot; the last jumped out an hour ago, having seemed fine this morning. Is this phenomenon well-known? Root rot or vine weevils can cause this. make sure you send the compost from the pots to green recycling where hopefully they will be composted to a sufficiently high temperature to kill things. Don't put pot content on to your own garden or domestic sized compost heap Gill M |
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Lemming-like Lizzies?
"Gill Matthews" account I no longer havetyped
"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message ... I was given some busy lizzies, which we planted in a large half-barrel on the patio. They flowered well all summer, though became somewhat 'leggy' over the early autumn. They all appear to have jumped out of the pot; the last jumped out an hour ago, having seemed fine this morning. Is this phenomenon well-known? Root rot or vine weevils can cause this. make sure you send the compost from the pots to green recycling where hopefully they will be composted to a sufficiently high temperature to kill things. Don't put pot content on to your own garden or domestic sized compost heap Gill M Thanks. The 'pot' is close to a cubic metre in volume, which I wouldn't realistically be able to dig out. Is there some kind of poison I could use or should I just plant some other plants (less vulnerable to this pest) in it? I had hoped to put some bulbs in it soon. -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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Lemming-like Lizzies?
"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message ... "Gill Matthews" account I no longer havetyped "Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message ... I was given some busy lizzies, which we planted in a large half-barrel on the patio. They flowered well all summer, though became somewhat 'leggy' over the early autumn. They all appear to have jumped out of the pot; the last jumped out an hour ago, having seemed fine this morning. Is this phenomenon well-known? Root rot or vine weevils can cause this. make sure you send the compost from the pots to green recycling where hopefully they will be composted to a sufficiently high temperature to kill things. Don't put pot content on to your own garden or domestic sized compost heap Gill M Thanks. The 'pot' is close to a cubic metre in volume, which I wouldn't realistically be able to dig out. Is there some kind of poison I could use or should I just plant some other plants (less vulnerable to this pest) in it? I had hoped to put some bulbs in it soon. -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. "If" you do have vine weevil in pots then Provardo Vine weevil killer will do a good job. It also offers some protection against some other sap suckers. There is also a nematode which claims to be effective-but I have not tried it. |
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Lemming-like Lizzies?
"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message ... "Gill Matthews" account I no longer havetyped "Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message ... I was given some busy lizzies, which we planted in a large half-barrel on the patio. They flowered well all summer, though became somewhat 'leggy' over the early autumn. They all appear to have jumped out of the pot; the last jumped out an hour ago, having seemed fine this morning. Is this phenomenon well-known? Root rot or vine weevils can cause this. make sure you send the compost from the pots to green recycling where hopefully they will be composted to a sufficiently high temperature to kill things. Don't put pot content on to your own garden or domestic sized compost heap Gill M Thanks. The 'pot' is close to a cubic metre in volume, which I wouldn't realistically be able to dig out. Is there some kind of poison I could use or should I just plant some other plants (less vulnerable to this pest) in it? I had hoped to put some bulbs in it soon. Oops. Then you had better diagnose the problem. Dig carefully around where the busy lizzie roots were. if the roots are a brown splogy mass or if they have gone gooey with grey furry appearance the you have rot. Dig down to the bottom of the rotten bits and chuck that away. I would also incorporate some sharp sand into the remaining compost to improve drainage as poor drainage can be a cause of this problem and the bulbs won't like it either. If the roots look chewed and less than you would expect and their are white maggoty things in amongst them, you have vine weevils. Crush as many as you see. If you are not organic there is a chemical called provado which can be watered in and will kill the little blighters. If you are organic conduct a careful search and squish You probably won't get all of them but you could still get some decent results from your bulbs. There is also a nematode which is I have found very effective, but the weather is now too cold for the poor wee beasties to work. Gill M |
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Lemming-like Lizzies?
"Gill Matthews" account I no longer havetyped
I had hoped to put some bulbs in it soon. Oops. Then you had better diagnose the problem. Dig carefully around where the busy lizzie roots were. if the roots are a brown splogy mass or if they have gone gooey with grey furry appearance the you have rot. Dig down to the bottom of the rotten bits and chuck that away. I would also incorporate some sharp sand into the remaining compost to improve drainage as poor drainage can be a cause of this problem and the bulbs won't like it either. If the roots look chewed and less than you would expect and their are white maggoty things in amongst them, you have vine weevils. Crush as many as you see. If you are not organic there is a chemical called provado which can be watered in and will kill the little blighters. If you are organic conduct a careful search and squish You probably won't get all of them but you could still get some decent results from your bulbs. There is also a nematode which is I have found very effective, but the weather is now too cold for the poor wee beasties to work. Thanks. The 'pot' is in the rain shadow of a perspex roof and drying out is usually more of an issue than drainage. It's between a west-south-west facing wall and the (SSE) wooden garden fence, which shades it this time of year. -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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Lemming-like Lizzies?
"Gill Matthews" account I no longer have wrote snip If the roots look chewed and less than you would expect and their are white maggoty things in amongst them, you have vine weevils. Crush as many as you see. If you are not organic there is a chemical called provado which can be watered in and will kill the little blighters. If you are organic conduct a careful search and squish You probably won't get all of them but you could still get some decent results from your bulbs. There is also a nematode which is I have found very effective, but the weather is now too cold for the poor wee beasties to work. An alterative to squishing is put them on the birdtable for your robin to feast on - they love them! -- Sue |
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Lemming-like Lizzies?
"Sue" typed
"Gill Matthews" account I no longer have wrote snip If the roots look chewed and less than you would expect and their are white maggoty things in amongst them, you have vine weevils. Crush as many as you see. If you are not organic there is a chemical called provado which can be watered in and will kill the little blighters. If you are organic conduct a careful search and squish You probably won't get all of them but you could still get some decent results from your bulbs. There is also a nematode which is I have found very effective, but the weather is now too cold for the poor wee beasties to work. An alterative to squishing is put them on the birdtable for your robin to feast on - they love them! Robin visits the pot very frequently anyway, as he nests in next-door's greenhouse (where old boy feeds him mealworms) -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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