Garden Pest and Disease Warning for July

[@nicholasryan5401]

My alstroemerias and daylilies are blooming at the moment and we have not seen any scarlet lily beetles for a couple of years now. We used to grow lilies up to a few years ago and you would see lots of them.

[@walkingtalkinggardeners]

Hi Nicholas, glad to hear you are clear of lily beetle. I had a few on the tree lilies and some on the alstromaria this early spring but I haven't seen any for a couple of months here. Simon

[@skajdius8056]

My Cannas are being eaten nightly, despite putting the beer traps down, its a pain, what can i do, i cant seem to stop them!! Any advice? Love your informative videos !!

[@walkingtalkinggardeners]

I have replied to your comment a couple of times, yet KZbin keeps losing record of it. Did you receive it? Simon

[@skajdius8056]

@@walkingtalkinggardeners No, i have never seen your reply.

[@skajdius8056]

update, ive had success with 3 beer traps around my canna last night!!

[@walkingtalkinggardeners]

Well done with the beer traps. I have a couple of videos on effective methods for controlling slugsin my KZbin video library. The best method us to go out a couple of hours after nightfall with a torch and dispose of them as you see fit. You will need to this nightly until numbers drop then continue every other night to keep numbers low. It's a real drag of a job but it works. Simon

[@skajdius8056]

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Brilliant, ill try that too, cheers Simon!

[@Stephen-gp8yi]

My oak sapling has white powdery mildew and I was told to spray it with water with 10% milk.dont know if it will be effective or not😱

[@walkingtalkinggardeners]

Hi Stephen. Yes, I have the same problem with our oak seedlings. They are usually fine by the second year. Yes, you can use a milk solution, just be aware that their might be a smell from the residue if you are using it a lot. Small amounts should be fine. Alternatively, use a pre-mixed garden fungicide, they are all pretty good. Simon