little front garden
Posted: Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
a little virtual stroll around my little front garden and a question about my primmies,
just by the back door which is at the side of the house facing front but it does lead to the back of the house ~ weird a,
in front of the privet hedge,
under the privet hedge,
down the path to the front door (from near the gate), there used to be a row of primroses in front of the daffs but something is killing them,
opposite the daffs,
behind the daffs,
in front of the daffs half way down the path,
opposite the purple primmies,
near the front door,
by the privet hedge on the far side,
hope you enjoyed it,
now the question, something is killing my primroses, I first noticed it late last autumn and dug up all the infected ones I found, I thought I had got rid of it but it is showing again and several more have been dug up, it is like a scale on them I have been trying to get a good photo, I will keep trying but if anyone has ANY idea:
what it might be?
what is causing it?
what will stop it?
I would be very, very grateful,
I found a book in Stornoway library on plant diseases but they were listed by disease not plants so you had to know the disease!
thanks for any help,
just by the back door which is at the side of the house facing front but it does lead to the back of the house ~ weird a,
in front of the privet hedge,
under the privet hedge,
down the path to the front door (from near the gate), there used to be a row of primroses in front of the daffs but something is killing them,
opposite the daffs,
behind the daffs,
in front of the daffs half way down the path,
opposite the purple primmies,
near the front door,
by the privet hedge on the far side,
hope you enjoyed it,
now the question, something is killing my primroses, I first noticed it late last autumn and dug up all the infected ones I found, I thought I had got rid of it but it is showing again and several more have been dug up, it is like a scale on them I have been trying to get a good photo, I will keep trying but if anyone has ANY idea:
what it might be?
what is causing it?
what will stop it?
I would be very, very grateful,
I found a book in Stornoway library on plant diseases but they were listed by disease not plants so you had to know the disease!
thanks for any help,
Comments
In the RHS Encyclopedia the following list of possible pests&diseases of Primulas appears:- aphids; red spider mite; leafhoppers; vine weevil; slugs; viruses (very helpful I don't think!); primula brown core; and grey mould (Botrytus). Cheery ain't it? If you find out a) what it is and b) if you can replant in the same soil, fpu will be lifting and splitting Primula Veris (cowslip) and a blue version of your low-growing purple ones plus sundry yellow polyanthus and self-hybrids after flowering, if you need to replenish. Good luck!
Flying Cat from a heavy tome
Thanks for the pictures, Very Springey, if there is such a word.
CVBruce from CA, USA
Oooo! What lovely flowers! You have far more variety then we do on the farm at the moment. I wish I could help with the Primrose mystery but I'm clueless about plants!!
Michelle Therese from here and there
Go and see Donald William Gillies, husband of the postmistress at No 20. He's a fine gardiner whose plot has been on TV.
calumannabel from Garden of Eden, Brue
Thanks flying cat's fpu for info, I thought brown core sounded like a good description but I looked it up and it isn't that, so I'll try some of the others but not just now as it is another beautiful day outside I hope it lasts and I'll be working in the garden, glad you enjoyed the photos cvb, have a good weekend everyone,
usland threads from lewis
I see I hit u instead of i again, thanks Calum, I know they have a fantastic garden and they gave me the escalonia and sea holy cuttings last year but I didn't know their garden had been on the telly (not having one I wouldn't have seen it) I was in the post office thurs too, thanks
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