plant life

19/07/2026

10/05/2026

For people with lemon trees!
Cotton bugs small fluffy looking white bugs
Suck the life out of your plant!

Wipe them off with a damp cloth or cotton bud
Spray with diluted washing-up liquid or insecticidal soap
Neem oil can help
Prune badly infested bits
Check underneath leaves regularly

10/05/2026

Look out for me on your lemon tree

30/04/2026

Keep the compost going!
I use a dustbin with holes drilled threw the bottom
Ingredients for good compost below!

29/04/2026

Taking cuttings today
Remove bottom leaves cut with a clean pair of scissors, dip in rooting powder although it can work without it keep moist out of direct sun till it starts showing signs of rooting, like growth
Enjoy free plants!

29/04/2026

Can also take cuttings from these

18/04/2026

Rhubarb is ready to eat now
Yummy
Don't waste the leaves you can boil in water for 30 minutes and sieve and use as a repellent for many bugs that eat your vegetables!
And the soggy remains can be popped round plants to deter the slugs.!

18/04/2026

You don't always need to have a huge garden to grow crops and fruit trees , think outside the box
Plant fruit trees in a large pot or a large dustbin and drill holes in the bottom
I had many apples last year , be sure to water well and fertilize . Good luck

19/02/2026

Don't want to use pesticides
You can use other plants or vegetables as a sacrifice plant!
The bugs eat that instead of your main crop

19/02/2026

Time to get your cabbages planted now under protection
I took this picture in Malta last year, check out how neat they planted them
They grow a lot there , there strawberry s are amazing
Unfortunately as with many places still use pesticides