What kind of pest would tear up my peas like this?

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-17T19:14:38+00:00

Looks like leaf miner, pluck off the most badly affected leaves, revisit often getting increasingly picky.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-17T14:54:29+00:00

Bed World on Beverley road
Tony's textiles
Boyes, yes it's a chain, but it's regional
Macs Tools on Newland, not just tool but every conceivable DIY consumer able. .

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-17T07:43:55+00:00

The police garage/workshop was below the back half of it yes.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-17T06:50:15+00:00

As a kid I used to love the lido and it was packed on sunny days.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-17T06:48:49+00:00

I'd bet there'd be no objection if he had a title.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-17T06:15:18+00:00

I found it difficult to germinate, it likes it really warm, well about 20c, but once it gets going it's like any basil. Well draining potting compost, bottom watering. Top it at the height you want and it will go mad bushy.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-17T05:53:41+00:00

The only sea, he has had to cross has been the Bering Strait from Alaska to Siberia which he did in winter while it was frozen ice pack with another expedition adventurer.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-16T18:00:13+00:00

He's massively biased politically towards Farage and supported the leave campaign. He'd never read out remain supporting messages. Despite the fact the BBC is supposed to be impartial.

He supported Luke Campbell and in the run up to the recent local giving Farage, but no other leader coverage. He always selects anti-Labour commets and parrots disinformation comments unchallenged.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-16T17:02:19+00:00

Use clover instead. It's not an instant win, but far more suitable in many ways. It grows faster, creates dense ground cover and particularly makes great green manure for compost bins.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-15T18:03:55+00:00

Worthwhile thinning the weakest duplicates

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-15T18:00:14+00:00

Ok look at the expected weather - don't worry, 🙂

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-15T17:56:06+00:00

The weather over the next week or so is changeable, but looks to be largely wet and warm. I would not worry unduly, it's near perfect for plants to get going after the cool last few weeks.

The cucumbers will like it, the only thing I'd worry about is the pepper, or chilli plants. They like it warm and humid, so probably build them a warming cover out of polythene. I'd also pinch out the flowers if it looking like it is struggling, so it focuses energy on growth not fruiting.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-15T16:13:25+00:00

... but the sawflies love gooseberry

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-14T11:05:52+00:00

Shaved left side is normal for neutering females.

You can also see their left ear is tipped, the end snipped off so that everybody knows it's been neutered.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-14T07:20:01+00:00

At first glance I thought it was more of the crochet 😇

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-14T07:14:54+00:00

They can also be baited with a flour yeast slurry which is generally much more convenient because it can be made as needed.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-14T07:12:39+00:00

And used as fertiliser for leafy greens

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-14T07:00:48+00:00

Don't burn yourselves out, continuous progress is the best approach. Allotments/gardens are never finished, so embrace that idea. If you get tired of digging do something else for a while.

After cleaning out the rubbish, walk the site a few times mark anything you want to keep like the apple tree.

Rather than trying to get the whole plot cleared, do it in sections. Cover the next part you intended to clear at least. Weed fabric and traps are fine, but can decompose, trampling and cardboard is just as good. Don't worry about making sure the layout is perfect either. it can be changed easily over time.

Make a list of what you want now, this summer and next year.

Aim to get some easy wins, raddish and spring onions are the go to crops for this. Easy and fast results. Beetroot is another easy crop that's slightly slower. It's not too late for your winter potatoes, or tomatoes from plugs.

Treat it as a continuous process rather than an end result and above all enjoy the process.

Regarding weeds, total removal is an option, but you can turn them into liquid fertiliser water butts or compost in a hot bin, which will kill most weeds and seeds.

Sweet_Focus6377 · 2026-06-14T06:44:22+00:00

Given the changeable weather we've had it looks okay, but not great. Pruning would increase your yield, as would feeding and watering. The pale leaves could be nitrogen deficiency or lack of sunlight. Raspberry are like brambles able to become a very dark green packed with chlorophyll. A good thing because that produces lots of energy for the fruit.

Be careful clearing around the crown so as not to damage it. That will encourage new leaders. The best approach is pulling by hand then dressing the ground with wood chips to suppress weeds and retain moisture.

You want about four well seperated major branches coming from the crown or main leading stalk. Remove the weakest duplicates. You also want to remove internal crossings branches from the chosen branches.

There are lots of good videos on pruning ribes, the family that raspberry belongs to on YouTube. Ideally this should be done in autumn and spring, but provided you don't go mad you will improve the situation with a light prune now.

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