The BBC has reported that Brexit import checks that were due to start in July have been delayed again. Apparently "the new controls regime will come into force at the end of 2023".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61259832

My suggestion to put a trench full of rotting manure under your greenhouses doesn't sound so crazy now, does it? https://forum.bcss.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=317942#p317942 Also, heat sinks will help keep the temperature from dipping too fast. Drain your used bath/shower/washing up water into container...

Cute plant.

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Stuart wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:44 pm They obtained a UK phyto though how anyone inspected mesemb seed is anyone's guess.

Easy to spot any weevils.

edds wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:11 pm Yep. Haven't ordered it yet but I will (now you've reminded me!) I found a moth a few days ago and I'm pretty sure it was a light Brown Apple Moth.

If I plant an apple tree, I now know to plant a red variety rather than a light brown one.

It's soul destroying to see nurtured plants eaten away. And then hear attempts at justifying the non use of pesticides. Like the justification that the pesticides kill the predators which would normally keep the pests controlled? Then you get plagues of pests because there is nothing stopping them....

Having looked at some good photos online of UK moths out of the three species mentioned it is Light Brown Apple Moths in my Aeonium. (Of course it could be another species but the caterpillars aren't Cyclamen or Carnation tortrix.) So one of those traps on order to see if it catches anything for th...

I found the gov.uk guidance was the most helpful, but I still can't quite find the information I'd like to read. For example, say I want to buy one packet of (CITES 2) cactus seed from a reputable EU seed catalogue. If I do this now (before July 1st) the seed might cost me £1.00 and the overall cos...

And again.

Here is the RHS advice page:

https://www.rhs.org.uk/prevention-prote ... ing-plants