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  Claire Brown August 15, 2012 at 10:18am

  i'm afraid it isn't as easy as one spray fits all, organic or not, - and to apply a spray of insecticide or weedkiller you do need a spraying license (see other recent posts)

  the weather conditions this year have been fantastic for hosts, - slugs and bugs have had plenty of lush growth to nibble on, - but a lot of plants while looking poorly will pull through by next year as long as good husbandry such as pruning to a bud, and clearing debris to stop hiding places are carried out. - send us photos of anything in particular that is being eaten and we can help more
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  CMD Gardens & Landscapes August 15, 2012 at 12:19pm

  Hi there, "Bug Clear" comes in concentrate for around £8 and makes a fair few litres. Kills a range of flying nasties - widely available in garden centres so not too evil, but doubt its very organic. Slugs and snails etc are harder work - be wary of domestic pets with the treatments.

  Regards, C
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  John Baker August 15, 2012 at 3:54pm

  Love the idea of the 'top of the milk', but I haven't seen 'poor man's cream' on my (delivered) full fat milk for at least 20 years, either here in Northern Ireland or even in Yorkshire where it is farm bottled.
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  Andrew Knight August 15, 2012 at 4:05pm

  Seaweed or Garlic in a spray if you want to be organic, just Google "Garlic as a Pesticide"
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  Bespoke Lawncare August 15, 2012 at 5:24pm

  Thanks I do hold PA1-PA6 

  Whilst i understand there is not going to be a 1 product kills the lot, I was after something that got the main buggers like white fly, green fly, red beetle, the swines that eat over 50 Lupins within a week, whatever is eating my red hot pokers at home as soon as they appear.

  Slugs get slug pellets

  Pots get a squirt of wd40 to stop any slugs climbing up.
  
  Claire Brown said:

  i'm afraid it isn't as easy as one spray fits all, organic or not, - and to apply a spray of insecticide or weedkiller you do need a spraying license (see other recent posts)

  the weather conditions this year have been fantastic for hosts, - slugs and bugs have had plenty of lush growth to nibble on, - but a lot of plants while looking poorly will pull through by next year as long as good husbandry such as pruning to a bud, and clearing debris to stop hiding places are carried out. - send us photos of anything in particular that is being eaten and we can help more