Posted by Martin on March 11, 2009, 5:59 am
wrote:
>> >
>> >> the planting
>> >> > of a garlic clove under a rosebush to ward off aphid invasion.
>> >
>> >A lavender bush, planted near roses, will also keep aphids away.
>> Do the aphids know? We have lavender all the way along a rose bed
>> and aphids.
>I have a lavender hedge, and behind that an entire line of rose bushes,
Us too!
>and I haven't seen an aphid on them in fourteen years. So it works
>for me...
... maybe we have got your share. The birds that we feed don't eat our aphids
either although Sacha's feathered friends eat her aphids.
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Martin
Posted by Anne Welsh Jackson on March 11, 2009, 6:41 am
> >
> >I have a lavender hedge, and behind that an entire line of rose bushes,
> Us too!
> >and I haven't seen an aphid on them in fourteen years. So it works
> >for me...
> .... maybe we have got your share. The birds that we feed don't eat
> our aphids either although Sacha's feathered friends eat her aphids.
Finches don't include aphids in their diet, and the spuggies aren't fond
of them either...
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AnneJ
Posted by mark on March 10, 2009, 8:09 am
> Please excuse this arrant plea for help but I feel certain that the
> subscribers to this group is awash with such quirky tips - and I'd really
> welcome some help.
Are these quirky enough?
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/homesgardens/features/quirky-gardening-tips.html
mark
Posted by Martin on March 10, 2009, 8:19 am
wrote:
>>
>> Please excuse this arrant plea for help but I feel certain that the
>> subscribers to this group is awash with such quirky tips - and I'd really
>> welcome some help.
>>
>Are these quirky enough?
>http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/homesgardens/features/quirky-gardening-tips.html
or this tip
http://www.olw.com.au/images/Rubbish_Tip.jpg
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Martin
Posted by Gopher on March 10, 2009, 8:28 am
>>
>> Please excuse this arrant plea for help but I feel certain that the
>> subscribers to this group is awash with such quirky tips - and I'd really
>> welcome some help.
>>
>Are these quirky enough?
>http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/homesgardens/features/quirky-gardenin
>g-tips.html
>mark
Definitely! The mind boggles as to what Martin, Rusty, Judith, Sacha et
al will make of this lot! I suspect this thread could rival The
Mousetrap.
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Gopher .... I know my place!
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>> >> the planting
>> >> > of a garlic clove under a rosebush to ward off aphid invasion.
>> >
>> >A lavender bush, planted near roses, will also keep aphids away.
>> Do the aphids know? We have lavender all the way along a rose bed
>> and aphids.
>I have a lavender hedge, and behind that an entire line of rose bushes,