help please my vine is dying??????

magolina


Joined: 06/12/2008
Posts: 461

Message Posted:
06/06/2010 15:06

can you help me ? my vine is covered in sticky black fly and already the leaves are turning brown and falling off. what do I need to save my lovely old vine and my grapes for this year???



thanks guys

BoTanica


Joined: 22/12/2009
Posts: 714

Message Posted:
06/06/2010 15:50

You could try lightly soaped water and spray directly onto leaves. You could even remove the worst infested leaves. I am sure that there are chemicals around, but wouldn't recommend if you want to eat grapes afterwards. Beneficial insects would also be killed with the chemical method.

stephen48


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
06/06/2010 18:50

agree, make up a soapy solution and spray affected plants. works a treat!

TheStonedCrow


Joined: 27/06/2009
Posts: 96

Message Posted:
06/06/2010 22:21

How do I stop mine growing it's going mad !!!



TSC

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
07/06/2010 06:39

TSC you could always prune it back a little....





DD

magolina


Joined: 06/12/2008
Posts: 461

Message Posted:
07/06/2010 12:27

we have been using the soapy water method for years but unable to stop it this time, we have already pruned all the badly affected areas as well and it still keeps coming what next ??????

roisin


Joined: 19/03/2009
Posts: 358

Message Posted:
07/06/2010 12:33

Add some oil(olive or sunflower) about a 15mls per litre to the soap solution.That got rid of mine.Soap solution alone didn't work on mine.

magolina


Joined: 06/12/2008
Posts: 461

Message Posted:
07/06/2010 18:59

thank you will try that too.

TopTen


Joined: 15/04/2009
Posts: 1246

Message Posted:
07/06/2010 19:10

Get a pesticide from a garden centre