Blog – tagged "pests" – Hayes Garden World

June 10, 2024

Using garden plants to deter midges and mosquitos

Midges and mosquitos can ruin a summer BBQ, but there are a few things you can do to deter the little blighters. Many of the solutions, such as planting herbs also benefit your cooking, just add to the grill to infuse your food with the aromatics.

May 7, 2024

How To Stop Cabbage White Caterpillars Eating Your Brassicas (Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Kale, Brussels Sprouts)

Protecting leafy brassicas from cabbage white butterflies is absolutely essential if you don't want your crop destroyed. We simply used netting, some twigs and stones but you can also use mesh tunnels.

May 7, 2024

How To Grow Gooseberries

Supermarket gooseberries are fairly expensive so why not grow your own. They are quite happy in a container, just keep them damp. Most importantly protect from the dreaded sawfly which will completely decimate your plant.

May 7, 2024

How To Diagnose What's Wrong With Your Tomatoes

There is nothing quite like the taste of home grown tomatoes but there are problems which can occur and ruin your crop. This blog gives you some ideas of how to solve these problems and salvage your crop.

March 18, 2024

Keep ducks to help manage garden pests

More and more of us gardeners are looking for ways to reduce our chemical usage and ducks are a great alternative to slug pellets. Added advantages are delicious eggs for baking and their entertainment value.

July 18, 2018

How to deal with sooty fungus

Sooty fungus on your plants is a combination of insects and a fungal infection, so both need attention. This blog gives you some tips on how to get rid of this unsightly condition.

July 18, 2018

How to control vine weevil

Vine weevil is every gardeners worst nightmare and we often don't know about them until it is too late. This blog gives you tips on how to spot the signs and how to dispatch them once you have identified the pests.

July 12, 2018

How to get rid of aphids (greenfly and blackfly)

Follow our tips for getting rid of greenfly and blackfly, the bane of every gardener's life. We have also given you some tips on the best means of prevention.

September 27, 2016

How To Deal With Deer And Rabbits In The Garden

An invasion of rabbits or even just one deer can decimate your garden in just one night so if you garden in a rural area it pays to be one step ahead. This blog gives you some ideas on how to deter these mammals.

June 6, 2016

How To Deal With An Invasion Of Slugs And Snails In The Garden

Slugs and snails are the bane of every gardeners life and this blog gives you some methods of deterring them without resorting to chemical means.

April 5, 2014

How to Get Rid of Scale Insects

The first sign of scale insect infestation is usually the appearance of sooty fungus so you have two different types of problem to tackle, fungal and insect. This blog helps you get rid of both these debilitating problems.

April 5, 2014

How To Get Rid Of Aphids

Aphids are the bane of every gardener's life, seriously weakening plants, so here are several methods you can use to rid yourself of these common garden pests.