Topic: Decimated

[gordonsveg]

Just checked gooseberry bushs, couldnt get up before.
                         VIRTUALT STRIPPED ALL THE LEAVES IN 3 DAYS>  I REALLY HATE SAWFLY. :'( :o

[Poppy Mole]

Spread rhubarb leaves around the base of gooseberry bushes to keep the little beggars away

[Digeroo]

I gave up on gooseberries for many years after years of attack.  I am trying the rhubarb leaf mulch method?  As I pick my rhubarb the leaves go straight under the gooseberries.  Seems to please the hedgehog as well.   The leaves are constantly on the move.  

[JENIAN]

Spread rhubarb leaves around the base of gooseberry bushes to keep the little beggars away

Thanx for the tip my friend :D

[gordonsveg]

Will definitly give it a try, thanks again

[Stevens706]

1st year of trying the rhubarb leaves, so far so good, mind you don't expect an attack this far north for a while yet

[antipodes]

WWAAAAH this weekend noticed that something is eating all the leaves on the gooseberry bush! Yet it is covered in fruit which is untouched  ??? Is it definitely sawfly? What is that exactly? and what can I do now, or is the bush doomed?

[Froglegs]

That's a new on me,will try the rhubarb leaves.

[Aden Roller]

Maybe it's the oxalic acid that puts them off?

Oxalic Acid

[Richardton]

Rhubarb, never heard of doing that before, thanks for the tip

[busy_lizzie]

Two of mine have gone the same way. Never happened before. Have one bush left, so I am definitely trying the rhubarb leaf method. Thanks, busy_lizzie

[valmarg]

When we had a gooseberry bush, at the first sign of sawfly attack I used to chuck a handful of peanuts underneath.  Bearing in mind the birds are feeding young at this time of year, they would be attracted by the peanuts, and would clear the bush of sawfly to feed the young.

valmarg

[pumkinlover]

When we had a gooseberry bush, at the first sign of sawfly attack I used to chuck a handful of peanuts underneath.  Bearing in mind the birds are feeding young at this time of year, they would be attracted by the peanuts, and would clear the bush of sawfly to feed the young.

valmarg

Nice to see you back! I bet that was fun to watch

[shirlton]

Someone on here recommended it a few years ago and I have always done it.I have even spread them around some solomons seal because according to Saddad it was the sawfly that was stripping it too