Sara from FarmingFriends has had this comment on her website about black substance on bay leaves & asked if TopVeg could help.
“I have two standard bay trees in pots and have kept them like this for three years. Recently, I have noticed a black substance on the leaves which washes off with just plain water but keeps coming back! Do you have any idea what this is? Or what I can do to prevent this reoccuring? Mia”
Malcolm Allison, our plant consultant, has answered:
“This would be a result of aphid infestation ~ the aphids secrete honeydew which provides a substrate & nutrition for the black mould. I’d recommend spraying the aphids with soapy water (or water with a bit of washing up liquid in it), hopefully this should deal with the problem.”
This has been a bad year for aphids – they like it hot and dry. So it is not surprising to find some bay leaves with black mould.
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Farming Friends & TopVeg have collaborated to create a How To Grow Bay card.
If you would like a pdf of the grow card for How to Grow Bay, please complete the contact form asking for the grow card for bay and we will email it to you.
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Bay is included in the How to Grow Culinary Herbs ebook written by TopVeg & Farming Friends which costs £3.
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How To Grow Culinary Herbs is an ebook produced by TopVeg and FarmingFriends. The ebook is on sale now and explains how to plant a herb garden or grow your own herbs for cooking.
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At a cost of only £3 the How To Grow Herbs For Cooking eBook will provide you with information about:
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- How To Grow Basil.
- How To Grow Bay.
- How To Grow Borage.
- How To Grow Chervil.
- How To Grow Chives.
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