Gardening with Joey

[Joey66]

Any advice on Lily Beetles Joey?

The only thing I've found that works is going out and checking the plants everyday and crushing the sods but I can't be arsed with that every single day. Instead I've just gave up on growing Lilies.

found this -
You can spray them with soapy water or water mixed with olive oil to kill them. Neem oil is a great way to kill the larvae and the bugs, be sure to spray the underside of the leaves. Spray again within 5 – 7 days to ensure there are no new eggs that hatched.
or I use this on most pest-using a dash of washing up liquid as a spreader per litre -

 

[Caolam]

My gardening tip involves flymos. I have one. To get it to work you have to press a button and pull a handle at the same time. However it stopped working as the handles are light plastic. Looks like built to break after a period of time. I tried buying new handles but couldn't get the right size.

Mrs Caolam was keen to buy a new one, so was I as it would make life easier but there is a part of me that always thinks "I could fix that". I stripped the switch down, and re-wired it and now I have a push button on the handle of the flymo which works a treat. I just have to depress the button to make it run, take my hand of the button and it stops.

 

[Joey66]

My gardening tip involves flymos. I have one. To get it to work you have to press a button and pull a handle at the same time. However it stopped working as the handles are light plastic. Looks like built to break after a period of time. I tried buying new handles but couldn't get the right size.

Mrs Caolam was keen to buy a new one, so was I as it would make life easier but there is a part of me that always thinks "I could fix that". I stripped the switch down, and re-wired it and now I have a push button on the handle of the flymo which works a treat. I just have to depress the button to make it run, take my hand of the button and it stops.

Does it cut the grass jobs a good un .....

 

[Caolam]

Does it cut the grass jobs a good un .....

Cut the front garden this morning.

 

[orly]

found this -
You can spray them with soapy water or water mixed with olive oil to kill them. Neem oil is a great way to kill the larvae and the bugs, be sure to spray the underside of the leaves. Spray again within 5 – 7 days to ensure there are no new eggs that hatched.
or I use this on most pest-using a dash of washing up liquid as a spreader per litre -
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So you can kill them with soapy water

Or an oil

But you're recommending an insecticide???

 

[cronullasharks]

So you can kill them with soapy water

Or an oil

But you're recommending an insecticide???

Not only that, he gets it done with a crop duster

 

[orly]

Not only that, he gets it done with a crop duster

I'm not risking another ban on this one.

 

[roydo]

@Joey66

Hi mate. Got my industrial strength weed killer for the brambles and bamboo, but is Round Up actually any good for grass growing through a patio?

 

[Joey66]

So you can kill them with soapy water

Or an oil

But you're recommending an insecticide???

Both it depends on if you like using chemicals .....

 

[cronullasharks]

@Joey66

Hi mate. Got my industrial strength weed killer for the brambles and bamboo, but is Round Up actually any good for grass growing through a patio?

Sorry to steal joeys thunder but yeah it will

 

[orly]

Both it depends on if you like using chemicals .....

*pesticides, that's a PPP

 

[Joey66]

@Joey66

Hi mate. Got my industrial strength weed killer for the brambles and bamboo, but is Round Up actually any good for grass growing through a patio?

deffo wait for some rain though before applying it on a non windy day.....

 

[cronullasharks]

deffo wait for some rain though before applying it on a non windy day.....

Rain?? Spray it when it's dry

 

[TowerToffee]

Can you recommend a pet safe weed killer @Joey66

 

[Joey66]

I have dock plants on my lawn. How deep do I have to dig them out?

small hand fork should do the job get all the tap root out or use weed and feed when it is raining