How to Care for Golden Pothos (Devil's Ivy) - BBC Gardeners …
2024年4月15日 · It's tolerant of all kinds of conditions and neglect – it's thought it gets one of its common names, devil's ivy, because it can grow in low light levels and is virtually impossible to kill. Golden pothos can be trained up a pole or along wires on a wall, and also looks brilliant hanging from a shelf or hanging basket.
Dealing with Weeds: Brambles - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
Cut back stems of established plants, and treat the regrowth in spring and summer with brushwood killer. Treat the foliage of seedlings and young plants with a systemic herbicide, which will kill the roots as well as the top growth.
How to grow and care for English ivy - BBC Gardeners World …
2022年1月21日 · If English ivy has become a problem on your property and you want to remove it, sever the main stem. Let the plant die off naturally, then gently pull the ivy from the wall. Bear in mind that English ivy can protect walls, and so by removing it you could incur some damage. Some aerial roots may remain – remove these with a hard brush.
Aphids: How to Get Rid of Aphids Safely - BBC Gardeners World …
The insecticide itself won't kill your plants but it will damage the environment of your garden, which will disrupt the ecosystem and make it harder to control pests in future. We recommend letting nature take its course: let birds, ladybirds and hoverflies control aphids unless there is a huge infestation and then remove them by hand or with ...
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
2024年10月25日 · Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) is a hardy perennial that forms spreading mats of long slender stems clothed with rounded green leaves and small blue flowers in spring. Evergreen or semi-evergreen, its foliage is strongly aromatic when bruised. Ground ivy reaches no more than 10cm in height, but the individual stems can reach up to 75cm in length.
Homemade Weed Killers | BBC Gardeners World Magazine
2021年6月26日 · Salt (sodium chloride) can be very harmful to plants if applied in high enough doses, as it dehydrates them. Salt is not good for the garden, however, as it will also kill other plants and will ultimately affect the pH of the soil. For this reason, use on paving and paths only and make sure that the solution does not leach into nearby soil.
How to kill a creeping vine growing out of control
2013年3月19日 · If the vine or any part of it is growing along the ground, then it can send down roots where ever it is touching, so that is a different story. If it is ivy, it can continue to look green, but it still can't grow. I have thrown ivy branches into a compost pile (no longer do that! ) and pulled it out a year later looking green and fresh.
Box Blight Treatment and Advice - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
It first appeared in Britain in 1998 and is worst in warm, humid conditions. Box blight causes leaf browning and stem dieback. Box hedges develop unsightly straw-coloured bare patches, which are especially noticeable on box topiary and parterres. Box blight doesn't kill the roots, but it does weaken the plants.
Dealing with bindweed - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
If you can wait 12-18 months before planting, the easiest way to kill all perennial weeds is to cover the soil with something that excludes all light. Plants need light in order to make food, so in the dark, even the toughest weeds will succumb in time. Use a material such as weed control fabric, black polythene or old carpet.
Dealing with Ground Elder | BBC Gardeners World Magazine
2019年3月17日 · Find out how to get rid of invasive ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), by organic or chemical means, with advice from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
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