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Paul Simonite wrote in
: The message from "nambucca" contains these words: Water the entire allotment every 10 days with a solution of Armillotox that will kill any unripened vine weevil eggs and a lot of other nasties too The problem with chemicals is that they kill indescriminately. Armillotox is a great garden soil steriliser but it does exactly that - kills everything. Remember, soil sterilizers are poisons and can harm humans and animals as well as soil pests. IMO sterilizers should only be used as a last resort. I find my robins are enormously effective against vine weevil. I found a whole lot of grubs in a pot the other day, so I emptied out the compost and spread it thinly in a spot where I'd already mulched with some newspapers (so at least they couldn't quickly burrow away). I was bit worried that this was rash, but Mr & Mrs Robin were up there in no time - I went back for a second look 20 minutes later, and found just a couple of grubs left hidden under the compost,so I gave it another poke with my fork to expose them and let the robins go to it. I am now followed by a hopeful 2-robin anti-weevil team wherever I go in the garden. Victoria |
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