Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / July 2008

Just posted pictures on "alt.binaries.pictures.gardens" of a white
Phalaenopsis that I bought some months ago for £1.50 as it had finished
flowering.
It now has 27 flowers (and a Heath Robinson support to stop it all

I had a query which I hope you can help with.
I am based in London, UK with a south facing garden approximatel
80sqm.
The lawn has been established for many years but has become overru

I was given the three plants on three different photos on this we
page:
http://tinyurl.com/63a4h2
Please could some one identify them for me? I know that there are pink

I have three pots with sweet basil (for cooking) on my deck, and something
is eating all the leaves, they are fool of holes.  I tried spraying
insecticidal soap every other day, but it doesn't do anything.  I believe
they are Japanese beetles, so I put a bag-a-bug next to it.  ...

Please help me again...
NB: 2 photos/ plant (Unfortunately, I could only upload one photo fo
the last plant)
Thanks a lot!

Are you involved with the Incredible Edible Tod venture?
Mary

I've just sprayed my peach trees with Burgundy mix (a variant on Bordeaux)
and was wondering how long copper sprays have to be on the plant to be
effective?  We got a light shower within 24 hours of application and I can
still see a light blue tinge around the bud edges.

Well Billy gave me url   http://www.sciencelab.com/page/S/PVAR/SLF1372
and I ordered 500 g.
Seems things are on back order.
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wildbilly@getthe.net writes:

I have two apricot trees that I planted two years ago. They grew fine the
first two years. This year, they budded out and started to grow and were
doing fine until a few weeks or so ago. Now one appears to be almost dead,
and the second is starting to show symptoms.

Over a year ago I planted a peach tree in my back yard.
It was rather small back then, but has since grown to be approximately
1.8 meters (6") tall.
It grew an astonishing amount of leaves and I was extremely happy with

Over the past few years, my Passiflora caerulea has developed severe
chlorosis - it looks just like magnesium or iron deficiency on an
cacifuge plant, but P. caerulea is not one such.  Has anyone got
any ideas?

Help, I have a Lawnchief Flymo Petrol mower. When I was curtting my han
slipped off of the brake whilst the motor was running.
It now won't start at all..... what could have happened and how do
fix it

I'm just trying to fix up my mum's lawnmower - its a Honda "Buffalo" model.
Fairly new - but she's hardly used it.
She had problems with it ever since she got it - but only now has she asked
me to help - and the 1 year warranty has expired. lol.

Last year my newly planted Box hedge started to display a silver
effect on all its leaves.  The leaves then dropped during winter.
I've noticed the same thing again this year. Is it anything to bothe
about?