I’ve just started a major campaign at my plot against slugs which usually devastate my newly planted seedlings. I’ve got a load of old decking boards and flooring planks which I’m laying either side of my beds and keeping damp. The slugs love to hide there during the day when I come up and dispatch them. Early days, but I’m hopeful it should keep them in check.

You might have to give a little more information e.g. how long have you had the tree, where it is planted (pot or ground) and so on.

Pictures of the trunk, branches and dead leaves will help as well.

Try it if it is still alive but do sow more. I have yet to sow my out door cucumbers, no point here in west of Scotland untill last week of may even at the earliest. Im amazed people bother with them much earlier here at least, they need warm ground and warm days and nights, .

Only just joined this forum.  Can anyone help me identify what's happened to my cherry tree.  There was a lovely blossom about 4 weeks ago and I was looking forward to another bumper year.  Went to the allotment on Monday and the leaves have all turned brown and shrivelled up.

Maybe a balanced or even a high nitrogen feed if they are young?  I steer clear of tomato feed until  the plants are much bigger and fruiting.  My young plants don't complain about the odd seaweed and urine cocktail!

I try and give all plants I raise a weekly seaweed feed (if I remember) from about 4-6 weeks after sowing until they get planted out. Especially with the recent compost situation I think this is even more important than previously.