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tim

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BAY problem
« on: August 18, 2008, 09:22:53 »
Anyone??

Healthy young 7' tree - within 2 weeks, all growing tips are doing this.

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Re: BAY problem
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2008, 10:06:42 »
It may be a pest called Bay sucker.

You could try washing down with a weak solution of washing up liquid.

There is a solution called thiacloprid that should help,not sure id this is still legal,will have to look it up,this should help. :)

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Re: BAY problem
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2008, 11:15:41 »
Hole in one!!

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Re: BAY problem
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2008, 18:06:48 »
I spend ages squashing them.....only to have my neighbour overwater it while I was on holiday now the Bay sucker is not the problem!

 

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