Posted by heather.innes on July 20, 2009, 2:55 pm
How can I get rid of vineweevil in my greenhouse----- Thanks
Posted by aquachimp on July 20, 2009, 4:26 pm
On Jul 20, 8:55 pm, heather.in...@ntlworld.com wrote:
> How can I get rid of vineweevil in my greenhouse----- Thanks
Got any local hedgehogs that might wander in if you kindly left the
door open overnight?
Posted by Sacha on July 20, 2009, 5:44 pm
On 2009-07-20 19:55:09 +0100, heather.innes@ntlworld.com said:
> How can I get rid of vineweevil in my greenhouse----- Thanks
Nematodes. Look up suppliers on the internet. Use NO chemical sprays.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon
Posted by Jeanne Stockdale on July 20, 2009, 5:45 pm
> How can I get rid of vineweevil in my greenhouse----- Thanks
We had a serious infestation a few years ago - in grow bags containing
strawberries. We carefully dug out the plants that had not been killed off,
washed the roots to ensure no grubs remained, potted on (in pots) into fresh
compost. Then got rid of all the old grow bags, and transplanted the potted
plants into new growbags - again washing the roots just to be sure. We then
applied nematodes in Autumn and Spring and (fingers crossed) finally
eradicated the problem.
It was a lengthy process but worth doing
Jeanne
Posted by echinosum on July 22, 2009, 6:13 am
heather.innes@ntlworld.com;857158 Wrote:
> How can I get rid of vineweevil in my greenhouse----- Thanks
The easy way to kill the larvae, which kill plants by eating the roots,
is to buy vine-weevil killer chemical, which you water onto the soil at
intervals of 4 months. It's systemic, so you should not eat this
year's crop off the plant in the case of edible crops. If you have
adults eating the leaves, probably you have grubs also, and they are
doing worse damage.
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echinosum
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