Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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jacdaw Apr 2024 8:57pm, 15 Apr 2024 4,394 posts	0 jacdaw I could only come up with Crimson Speckled, Hebrew Character and Holly Blue (but these are distintive looking caterpillars). Are there more in the UK?
Columba Apr 2024 12:13pm, 18 Apr 2024 22,478 posts	0 Columba These (in my garden) look exactly like the caterpillars which have infested my nasturtiums and cabbage-related items in the past (I have non of either in my garden at present), so I assumed they were cabbage white caterpillars. I don't think they're sawfly larvae. Not gooseberry sawfly, anyway.
EvilPixie May 2024 12:25pm, 10 May 2024 54,110 posts	0 EvilPixie having never tried to grow strawberries I suddenly want to! I'm at the garden center on Sunday - am I too late? Is there anything to consider or must buys? we now have planted lettuce radish spinach beans courgette onions carrots I'm thinking of getting one of those mini greenhouses (a £300 job) that stands against the wall for next season with the hope of trying tomatoes and pepers again and cucumbers for the first time
Lesley C May 2024 6:09pm, 10 May 2024 3,819 posts	0 Lesley C We have a little greenhouse thing, it was £40, it's just a plastic cover. Seems to be ok, no space for a proper one. It is secured by bungy cords to a wall. We are doing our tomatoes in the conservatory, NE Scotland isn't warm enough for them outside. We have flowers and some small ones forming already. Courgettes forming on the plants too. I am fed up of the ivy so decided to try the vinegar, only did it today so will see what happens.
Rosehip May 2024 7:10pm, 10 May 2024 31,960 posts	0 Rosehip EvilPixie wrote:having never tried to grow strawberries I suddenly want to! I'm at the garden center on Sunday - am I too late? Is there anything to consider or must buys? we now have planted lettuce radish spinach beans courgette onions carrots I'm thinking of getting one of those mini greenhouses (a £300 job) that stands against the wall for next season with the hope of trying tomatoes and pepers again and cucumbers for the first time I get on better with outdoor ridge type cucumbers than greenhouse ones mostly grow toms outside too. my little greenhouse is for chillis Will set the runner beans out when we get back from hols and anothe batch of leeks carrots you could set another row once the first lot are growing well, same with lettuce, I sow just a few at a time 2-4 weeks apart haven't sown any courgette this year, might just buy one plant when we get back from hols Am finding the later I do things the better they get on -
Columba May 2024 9:30pm, 10 May 2024 22,503 posts	0 Columba Vinegar gets rid of ivy? What sort of vinegar and how do you apply it?
EvilPixie May 2024 9:32pm, 10 May 2024 54,136 posts	0 EvilPixie “Some use white vinegar as an alternative to herbicides for English ivy removal. Put the vinegar in a sprayer or spray bottle, and lather the vine thoroughly—making sure not to squirt any nearby vegetation. Wait roughly a week or so, and check treated areas for dead/dying ivy.“
Lesley C May 2024 7:10am, 11 May 2024 3,822 posts	0 Lesley C I just bought white vinegar from the supermarket and sprayed it on the ivy. Might do nothing but will see.
Welshpoppy May 2024 7:15am, 11 May 2024 3,895 posts	0 Welshpoppy I will be interested in the ivy and white vinegar we have 5 litres of the stuff.I may try it after this hot spell cools down a bit.
Lesley C May 2024 11:23am, 11 May 2024 3,824 posts	0 Lesley C I will let you know how it goes. I only did a little bit to see and will do more if it works.