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How Not to Store Your Maincrop Potatoes

Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by Tracey.

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It just shows you when I’m in holiday mode things completely slip my mind like my potatoes. I harvested them last weekend just before I went on holiday and left them in a tub open to the air, light and moisture in my mini greenhouse to dry off before I washed and checked them over [...]

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iGrowVeg Pest and Diseases Summary

Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by Tracey.

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As I’m taking a break this week, I though I’d reminisce and post a summary of all my Pests and Diseases posts. My posts contain lots of information with regards to symptoms, treatment and prevention tips, all with closeup photographs of the pest or disease wherever possible. If your vegetables are suffering from a pest [...]

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Tomato and Potato Blight Disease

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Tracey.

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With the warm and wet weather we have been having over the past few weeks, the conditions are ideal for the deadly disease called Blight to spread through Tomato and Potato crops. A fungus called Phytophthora infestans creates spores which become air-borne via the wind and rain. These spores can land on tomato or potato [...]

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5 Common Pests and Diseases of Beans and Peas

Posted on 24. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.

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In the past week or so I have had a couple of people ask me questions about pests and diseases that they have found on their beans, so I thought this might be a helpful post about the problems that can be associated with beans and peas. 1. Pea Aphid The Pea Aphid is a [...]

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Beneficial Bees and Parasitic Wasps in the Vegetable Garden

Posted on 15. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.

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This is Part 3 in the series of Beneficial Insects and Wildlife in the Vegetable Garden. Please also view Part 1 – Hoverflies, Ladybirds and Lacewings and Part 2 – Earthworms, Beetles, Spiders and Harvestmen if not already done so as they provide valuable information on why these creatures are so beneficial to your vegetable [...]

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Beneficial Insects and Invertebrates in the Vegetable Garden

Posted on 11. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.

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This is Part 2 of the Beneficial Insects and Wildlife in the Vegetable Garden Series. Please click on the following link to view Part 1 – Lacewings, Ladybirds and Hoverflies.

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Beneficial Insects in the Vegetable Garden

Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.

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For a few weeks now we have had a couple of hedgehogs in our garden which come out at dusk and roam around presumably looking for some crunchy snails for dinner. See my previous post ‘Hedgehogs – Gardeners Friend and Pest Control‘. It is lovely to see wildlife in your garden when you least expect [...]

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Hedgehogs – Gardeners Friend and Pest Control

Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Tracey.

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Hedgehogs are beneficial creatures to have in your garden. They are solitary, non territorial mammals which are protected in Britain under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Pictured is the hedgehog that appeared in our garden a few weeks ago running as fast as his little legs would carry him away from our two cats who [...]

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Pest Watch – Greenfly on Lettuce

Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by Tracey.

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When growing loose leaf lettuce in seed trays or boxes in a mini greenhouse, it is worth mentioning to water regularly otherwise like me one of your boxes may get infected by greenfly if the conditions are too dry and too warm. Symptoms: Check the tops and underside of the leaves for tiny green, light [...]

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Pest Watch – Blackfly or Black Bean Aphid on Broad Beans

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Tracey.

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In May and June, one pest to keep a good eye out for are Aphids. There are a few different colours of aphids and they tend to affect a range of different vegetable crops. Blackfly or Black Bean Aphid can be particularly devastating to the broad bean plant if not spotted in time. Symptoms:

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