Kitchen Harvest

-- Susan Berry

p.28 common pests and diseases
Pests
aphids: spray with insecticidal soap or derris as a last resort.
beetles and weevils: spray with derris
caterpillars: attack the brassica family in particular. Undersplanting cabbages with French marigolds helps to deter cabbage butterflies.
red spider mite
scale insect: spray with insecticidal soap
slugs and snails
whitefly: loves brassicas. Plant Fremcj marigolds nearby pr net the plants.
mildews: spray with sulphur at first signs of disease.
mosaic virus

Organic controls
derris: aphids, beetles, caterpillars, red spider mite
pyrethrum: caterpillars, whitefly, leafhoppers, aphids
insecticial soap: aphids, red spider mite, whitefly
bordeaux mixture: blight
sulphur: powdery mildew

p.98 Bush fruit
There are several types of bush fruit, all of which will do well in containers. You can choose from brambles (Rosaceae family), such as raspberries and blackberries, or currants and gooseberries (Grossulariaceae family).
You will need to provide a suitable support framework for raspberries and blackberries , both of which are best grown against a sunny wall. Use a simple trellis system of posts and wires. The greatest yield of fruit will be obtained if you trian the new canes horizontally along the wires, tying them in with string or twist ties.