Questions

Hi Gerry, in my flower garden i have planted a dozen broccolli plants which are growing well, but this morning i have discovered at least 50 to 60 caterpillars working their way through the leaves.I've been trying to develope a wildlife garden and bring in insects,but i don't want to lose the broccolli either,will leaving them affect the growth of the broccolli or should i get rid of them. Yours, Philip Mullen

I have a big problem with my vegetable garden in relation to animals. my broccoli and pea seedlings have been repeatedly attacked by pheasants and other birds. I have put up a net covering all of my vegetables but the plot needs expansion and the net will no longer cover the area. I also had plastic bottle cloches protecting them when they were smaller but they are now too big.what would you suggest I do?

Our runner bean crop is riddled with what appears to be casid bug damage , plants are about 30cm now and 60% of leaves are very badly effected. How can we get rid of the problem?(French beans elsewhere in the garden are fine)

a few of our potatoe plants have died, the stalk has gone black at the bottom

Runner beans are about 12-15 inches high and are being attacked by slugs. On an RTE programe a liquid control for slugs was mentioned do have the name of this please.

Gerry, I am trying to figure out what kind of caterpillar I have chewing up my vegetable plants.They are fat green ones with white strips on their sides, any help would be appreciated.