Common name : Glashouse red spidermite Latin Name :Tetranychus urticae . Type of organism : Mite Season : Mid-spring to late autumn Encouraged by: Hot dry conditions –a particular problem in greenhouses and conservatories but may infest outdoor plants during hot summers. These little pests may be tiny, but they have power in numbers. Breeding […]

I’ve just spent hours picking over compost from a (once-beautiful) planter full of polyanthus, removing tens of vine weevil grubs – each one a menace. Oh why, oh why didn’t I use Nemasys Vine Weevil Killer, the nematode mix that’s like Nemaslug …but for vine weevils??? The plump, creamy coloured grubs are about 10mm long,

So what’s it all about? And what do you need to do? First vist www.pippagreenwood.com/grow-your-own and take a look : All you have to do is Choose the crops you want to grow from the range we offer (no irritating pre-determined ‘choices’ ) so all veg you’ll actually want to eat!. *Garden-ready plants (see above) sent out in

There is something particularlyinsidious about anything or anyone which carries out its attack in a sneaky,hidden-away sort of way, and when it comes to garden pests, one that fallsfirmly into this category is the leatherjacket. At this time of year they are likely to be lurking in your garden,especially the lawn, that area that was once

Slugs are the pest we all seem to have in our gardens, each and every year. Whether you grow flowers or  vegetables or both, and it is no wonder they do so much damage, , slugs seem to have insatiable appetites….for garden plants! At this time of year they have the potential to devastate emerging

This last winter was unusually mild and combined with the damp autumn before that and the plentiful supply of rain over recent months, you can be sure that we are in for a nightmare slug year!I’ve already had lots of reports of early and worrying slug activity.  As spring  weather arrives slugs soon start to

A few years ago we stopped selling Speed Hoes, the fab hoe which is so good that we all want to use them.  I’m so pleased to say that we are now in a position to offer them again, and despite their wonderfully long wooden handle we can still send them to you for our