Cinnamon Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I have 3 young bushes in pots which have been bursting with health,until today when I noticed that some of the new leaves are all withered & curling up. Any ideas what has caused this & how I can fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Try looking under the leaves and you may find that they have aphids. We moved 3 bushes in the spring and they are all like this with the stress of the move. I have sprayed them with washing up liquid in water which has moved most of them. I didn't want to use anything stronger because although they are netted off they are quite close to the chooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Yes, I'd say it was aphids. If it's not many you can pick the leaves off or spray with dilute washing up liquid as Chickenanne says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 I have given them a spray with something I found in the greenhouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I have given them a spray with something I found in the greenhouse Gin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 as if Waste good grog on the blackcurrants - I think not!!! they had a squirt of some sort of general bug killer & are lookinf much perkier now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
