Call them what you will but these tetchy troublemakers are at large all over the garden at the moment.
Luckily, Peter Cundall has come up with some excellent solutions.
In my garden I love seeing the chooks scratch around and eat those aphids, scurrying caterpillars and grubs.
If only they could climb trees and eat black spot on the roses!
Here the girls are hard at work tearing up grass
where I wanted to put in a new vegetable bed.
So far I have planted an apple tree and a lemon tree as well as inheriting another citrus and a plum which was discovered when i removed kilos of ivy from a shed wall.
As Sir Cundall advises, now is the time to check your fruit trees for insects and any fungal growth. He said it is important to collect coddling moth cases and ensure your clear up and removal of weeds and lawn clippings near fruit trees is carried out to ensure you don't spread diseases or insects.
Any infected growth such as fruit or leaves should be removed and thrown out in the rubbish, not put through the compost.
I have just moved my chickens to a new home with lots of weeds for them to eat. Also gives me a chance to replace the many plants they murdered in the garden. I love them really! Pics on my blog: homespunblissblog.blogspot.com
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