Gran/Grandads Gardening Corner

I was wondering the same about the seed pods on my white wisteria. Lovely long pods this year. I will try and see.

lemongrove, I have applied the second half of my bag of Mo Bacter to my lawn, hoping it will prevent or munch up any moss which might be thinking of appearing. My grass has been the best ever this summer, and is still a bright emerald green. Money well spent and no scarifying needed. Have you been pleased with yours?

Could do with a bit of gardening advice, if this is the right place to ask ...
We have a willow tree in our garden which grows like the proverbial weed and needs frequent taming. Yesterday I approached it brandishing my secateurs and a small saw and realised that several of the main branches were black; several of the others were showing signs of becoming black and some were sticky and red. Is this an infestation, a fungus or something else?
I have now cut it right back, leaving the few healthy branches (it usually grows back very quickly) and sprayed the remains with a multi-purpose bug killer, as I thought that wouldn't do any harm.
Any thoughts? Should I just dig it out ask MrOurKid to dig it out, or wait patiently till next Spring in the hope that it will be ok?
Thanks for any ideas.

Yes, shysal very pleased, as is DH, it was money well spent and thanks for the tip about it.?
We used all ours (on 2 lawns) but will do it again next year.

ourKid1
You do sound as if you have quite a problem there I would be worried by the state of the plant you describe.

I joined the Gardeners World Forum a couple of years ago. It is a really good place to get gardening advice .

You need to log in to post (as does gransnet) but there are a lot of very experienced gardeners on there who are always happy to advise on such things. I have found it extremely useful for identifying plants or weeds etc .

It is worth trying.
www.gardenersworld.com/forum/

Thanks Nellie. I shall have a look. I'm crossing fingers, toes and eyes that it will recover over the winter. Don't really want to get rid of it,but, on the other hand, that would be a reason to go garden shopping!