We have a problem with those round our way. Every year someone or other is having to tear their lawn out and start again. Won't happen to us because I've done away with the lawn. It's no refreshing going into the garden and actually doing gardening rather than having to cut the lawn first and then you can't be bothered to do much else.firlandsfarm wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 11:22 amNo, their babies are large maggoty things called "Leather Jackets" ... they live below the surface of the lawn eating the roots and the base of the stems of the grass and other small weeds in the lawn.
Potatoes were rubbish this year. The first and second earlies just crumbled when you cook them and weren't waxy at all The dry June was the problem apparently. And worse, 4 types of chilli and they're all utterly tasteless.