Questions and Answers on diseases related to fruit trees and edible plants.
I would like some help with my raspberries please. Last season I had an invasion of little white grubs in the fruit. What can I do to stop this happening again?
I wonder if you could tell me what is wrong with our peaches please. Also is there anything we can do naturally to help them?
My lemon tree is covered in this black sooty like stuff? What is it and how do I get rid of it?
Last year my broad beans had rust. This year they are looking good, but are only three or four inches high. Please tell me how to prevent them getting rust again.
How do I get rid of the black fungi looking growth all over my lemon tree? Lovely lemons but the tree gets covered and so does the fruit. It washes off but looks terrible and is a concern.
These orange spots have appeared on the leaves of my raspberry plants. What are they and do I need to treat for them?
Why have tomatoes in my polycarbonate glasshouse gone mouldy? The leaves are spotted with mould and turn yellow, and many of the flowers don’t develop into fruit, while my outside tomatoes have done really well.
How is mildew prevented on gooseberries?
Does moss and lichen on fruit trees cause any problems and what product should I use to remove it? Also, what fertiliser should I use for pip and stone fruit trees?
Can you suggest any organic methods to control leaf curl in nectarines?
I have discovered what looks like bora on our nectarine tree. We treated our house for bora last summer. Could the bora have spread from the house to this fruit tree? How can we treat it so the fruit will be safe to eat?
When my tomatoes are approximately one metre, they wilt from the top and on inspection there is rot on the stem above the root system. What causes this and how can it be cured?
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