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Managing Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Weeds, pests & diseases

To keep your plants their best watch out for any garden invaders. Prevention is better than cure, so look for problems and remedy them before they get out of hand. If you already have pests our guides can help

  • Garden pests
  • Identifying weeds
  • Plant diseases
  • Weed control

Advice & inspiration

Removing weeds | David Domoney | Miracle Gro

Keeping weeds down with David Domoney

I’m going to show you how just a little control can go a really long way and when weeds can live in your garden in harmony.

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Bracken

Bracken

Bracken is widely distributed throughout the UK being by far the commonest fern.

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Why use organic and natural pesticides?

Why use organic and natural pesticides?

Organic and natural methods are very popular with home gardeners who want to decrease their dependence on chemicals in...

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Rabbits

Rabbits

Wild rabbits in the garden can cause extensive damage, eating trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, fruit and vegetables...

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What to do in your garden in June

What's your plant personality? | Miracle-Gro

What's your plant personality?

Are you a skilled botanist or do plants struggle to stick around in your company? We've created this quiz to help those...

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Chelsea Look at Home | David Domoney | Miracle-Gro

How to get that Chelsea Flower Show look at home with David Domoney

For over 100 years, Chelsea Flower Show has been a place where plants have been exhibited and garden designs have been...

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Home-boosting houseplants | David Domoney | Miracle-Gro

Best houseplants to boost the look of your home with David Domoney

One of the joys of indoor gardening is that you can enjoy it all year round. With houseplants bringing visual therapy...

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Discover the things to do in your garden every month

Articles (104)
Leaf hopper

Leaf hopper

Leaf hoppers are sap-sucking insects that attack a wide range of plants.

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How to get rid of slugs and snails

How to get rid of slugs and snails

Nothing’s more exasperating than finding the veg or plants you’ve tenderly nurtured all season have been munched by a...

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Woodlice

Woodlice

Woodlice are harmless, but large number may appear in your house gaining entry though cracks, doors and windows. They...

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Bud blast

Bud blast

The flower buds of rhododendrons affected by bud blast disease fail to open, so ruining any chance of a colourful spring...

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Black spot

Black spot

Black spot disease not only makes rose plants look unsightly, but it also causes leaves to drop prematurely, resulting...

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Onion white rot

Onion white rot

Onion white rot is a serious fungal disease that attacks onions, as well as closely related shallots, leeks, garlic and...

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Potash deficiency

Potash deficiency

Potash is a major plant nutrient needed by all plants in relatively large amounts.

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Apple scab, pear scab

Apple scab, pear scab

A fungal diseases that attack apples and pears causing dark, ‘scabby’ marks on the fruit and leaves, as well as...

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Foxes

Foxes

Foxes are now common visitors to both rural and urban gardens, where they scavenge for food. They are more of a nuisance...

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Flea beetle

Flea beetle

Flea beetles can cause a lot of damage – especially as they like eating the leaves of young plants and seedlings.

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Top ways to treat weeds

Top ways to treat weeds

Chemical weedkillers take the backache and hard work out of weeding.

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Caterpillars

Caterpillars

Some caterpillar species are serious plant pests – the cabbage white butterfly, for instance, can devastate brassica...

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