Thursday, 4 August 2011

Pest Of The Week/Month/Whenever One Makes Me Swear

I have had very sticky hands rubbing these little beasts (scale), off a lime tree for the last few weeks. I am very, very annoyed. Bit like Boudica.
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous4 August 2011 at 15:47

    I've been rubbing the pests off a Contorted Hazel!

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  2. Arabella Sock5 August 2011 at 00:15

    I one sat for hours washing/rubbing each individual leaf of a 3ft bay tree! Next time I sprayed it with some organic stuff and they all just disappeared but I can't remember what the spray was..

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  3. My Dirty Life5 August 2011 at 23:41

    Hello Anon, though I do know who you are. Hard work rubbing them of a Hazel!

    Oh shame Arabella, the rubbing off reminds me of when I hand to polish my shoes in the Army for 3 hours....Swore quite a bit then.

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  4. Helen/patientgardener5 August 2011 at 23:44

    have you tried a soapy spray - just an idea no idea if it will work

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  5. Robert Webber6 August 2011 at 00:39

    Stay calm!
    As highly paid garden writer you'll soon be earning enough to have a garden boy to do this sort of thing!!
    Best
    R

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  6. My Dirty Life6 August 2011 at 09:21

    Hi Helen, yes I did try soapy spray, and it worked, sort of, some were missed and then of course came back. The good old fashion way of rubbing them off seems the best, though now doing it weekly and it is rather frustrating. May spray one week and rub the other.

    HI Robert,
    Ha, but then I would moan cause I was not getting dirty. Never satisfied, me.

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