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Davesnave

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Sorry to be a bit thick, but what is an Irishman's cutting? Have just googled it and ended up with a load of golfing references

I don't want to comment on your Googling skills!:rotfl:

Did you add the word 'Plants' to your search?

I did, and this came top of the pile:

http://www.collinspress.ie/an-irishmans-cuttings.html

Followed by:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardenerscalendar/3335815/Your-garden-this-week-courgettes-and-cuttings.html

which says:
'Go forth and multiply


• Midsummer is one of the best times to propagate plants. If you're a complete beginner at propagating, try taking "Irishman's cuttings". These are a wonderful cheat: small shoots that already have roots attached when you snip them off the parent plant. Just pot them up in multipurpose or peat-free compost and keep them moist. You can find Irishman's cuttings on cape figworts, violas, ground-hugging artemisias, anthemis and many others.'

deltadawn_2

Hi,
There is a photo in my post but only i can see it it seems--i put it there when i posted--i,ll try again

deltadawn_2

http://tinypic.com/r/5n2b7r/5

Hope that works

peter_the_piper

Usually when I've seen this its caterpillars/beetle larvae, these are usually only a mill or two long so are difficult to see. The small size explains why the nibbling is often only on one side of the leaf. A systemic spray should see them off.