Evening All

I have been lurking for a little while and have found quite a lot of
interesting stuff. Because of health I'm not up to doing as much as I used
to I'm in the Liverpool area

Sysop... I liked the welcome and have bookmarked the FAQ, Spent almost an
hour on it. I'm certainly going to try the pre germination tip on lawn
repair.

I have a a dozen or so specimen fuschias in a green house (Perhaps rather
more overcrowded than they should be) In terms of white fly I have a bit but
I wouldn't call it a problem, I haven't thought of spraying. White fly
protection has been by the yellow sticky stuff but now rejoice my garden has
had an invasion of hoverflies, they have of course found their way into the
greenhouse and have met their demise. I've been considering taking down the
yellow stuff and leaving it to the hoverflies.

What do you think? I'm also catching the odd bee which are now here in
abundance although very few until a week ago.

Alan

On 24/07/2010 19:48, Alan Hutson wrote:

I have a a dozen or so specimen fuschias in a green house (Perhaps rather
more overcrowded than they should be) In terms of white fly I have a bit but
I wouldn't call it a problem, I haven't thought of spraying. White fly
protection has been by the yellow sticky stuff

To keep down white fly in the greenhouse we have french Marigolds in
pots in the tomato trough, aparently the gas they give of repels white
fly. ("Old timers" tip not mine)

What do you think? I'm also catching the odd bee which are now here in
abundance although very few until a week ago.

Bees are the planets saviour put up with them as they pollinate your plants

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On 24/07/2010 19:48, Alan Hutson wrote:

I have a a dozen or so specimen fuschias in a green house (Perhaps rather
more overcrowded than they should be) In terms of white fly I have a bit
but
I wouldn't call it a problem, I haven't thought of spraying. White fly
protection has been by the yellow sticky stuff

To keep down white fly in the greenhouse we have french Marigolds in pots
in the tomato trough, aparently the gas they give of repels white fly.
("Old timers" tip not mine)

What do you think? I'm also catching the odd bee which are now here in
abundance although very few until a week ago.

Bees are the planets saviour put up with them as they pollinate your
plants

Thanks , Just a couple of things..

French Marigolds and whitefly. Years ago I mentioned this to my father in
law- old timer 1898-1982 gardener at a country house as it didn't work for
me (Neither did tagetes) He told me it didn't work.

Bees I think you misunderstood my comments. I have apple trees, honeysuckle
in a tall hedge and a lot of lavender. I do my best to encourage them. I
even talk to them "You've just been there, what's the point of going back to
that flower, " I have four species around at the moment, red tail, white
tail,buff tail bumble bees an undentified variety but alas no honeybees.

Alan

On 25/07/2010 21:21, Alan Hutson wrote:


French Marigolds and whitefly. Years ago I mentioned this to my father in
law- old timer 1898-1982 gardener at a country house as it didn't work for
me (Neither did tagetes) He told me it didn't work.


It may not work in actuality, but the chap over the back (the old timer)
told us of this. We have decorative French Marigolds in the trough with
the tomato plants, and have never had a white fly problem, maybe we
wouldn't even if we didn't have these Marigolds, but I am not about to
experiment, especially when it is not really my greenhouse, it is my sons.