The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: Possum on February 15, 2024, 12:14:11 pm
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I pruned the shrub roses back in January. It has been so mild down here recently that quite a few small leaves have sprouted already. I was doing some weeding this morning and found three groups of greenfly on the new leaves. >:(
I've never seen them this early before. I've gently rubbed them off and hope we get a bit of a chill to stop any more appearing.
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Would be worth giving your roses a "white-oil" spray in all their nooks and crannies to limit further hatchings.
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I've been spraying it with washing up liquid solution every few days. Seems to be keeping them in check. :)
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I walked into a cloud of midgies yesterday - what????? :gloomy: :yuck:
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I've been spraying it with washing up liquid solution every few days. Seems to be keeping them in check. :)
Non-detergent soap would be better, but if roses not complaining carry on. Stick a few drops of veg oil in your soapy spray mix (= "white-oil") to make it "clingier".
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I walked into a cloud of midgies yesterday - what? ??? ? :gloomy: :yuck:
Yum, yum !
I hope this doesn't mean I will see an early appearance of swarms of St Marks fly this year?! If I do, hopefully their "season" will not be extended. I detest the little bugs slowly hovering all around me. (I'm not a great lover of insects generally, but working amongst swarms of these things is really unpleasant.)