Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Hi CT ! 

    Sorry, but I'm mainly a vegetables person, plus I haven't heard of it being a problem in the UK -- so I've no experience of it.   

    If you look on www.greenridgelandscaping.com (can't do links at the moment!) there's a biological control available called milky spore,but it only gets rid of the grubs, not the adult.  Other than that it's chemical -- but not an organic -- control.

    If you use milkyspore and use a plastic sheet -- white, or black plastic (depending on your climate and your purse) -- on the ground around the plant you can prevent dispersal this year and kill any grubs already in the ground.

    You could also look up/contact www.ca.uky.edu -- if they're doing research they might come and grub up your grubs for you!

    Don't forget to keep the roses well-fed. 
   

    Hope this is of some help -- from Sally in the Wilds of West Wales (UK).

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