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Oh well done! Unfortunately sometimes you just have to resort to some 'nasty' things if the tree is young because they can become very distorted when there is a serious aphid infestation. I have a peach tree that was covered in black fly last year and dripping in honeydew (what the ants farm from aphids) and all the fruit dropped off. I sprayed with washing up liquid soapy water which killed a few but this year it is far less bushy and there is no fruit at all.

Still I have hopes for next year!

I am gutted! I was so pleased with the results from nurturing the tree back from illness, and so excited about picking the bountiful amounts of cherries this year (more than any other year) I went out to work one morning last week , picked a cherry off the tree as I passed it and decided I would pick them that evening as they looked and tasted yummy. Only to find when I got in from work that some thieving git had nicked them!!!!!! It cant have been the birds as there were far too many and there was no evidence( ie; stalks, stones) so somebody just walked into my garden and stole my cherries!!! Not only was I angry that someone obviously thinks it is ok to take something that doesnt belong to them, but also that I was so pleased with the results this year.
It has taken me a week to post this as I sulked for a few days!

Ok ...rant over.

Sorry to hear that - some people

Hi to all, You might want to consider polk salad spray. It is a wonderful natural pesticide. Pick some leaves and put them in a pan and bring them to a boil. Then put the liquid in your spray bottle and spray away. Note: you can often find polk salad growing where you have burned a brush pile or around the barnyard. Just a thought. I use this spray on almost everything that gets infested and it works. Hope this helps

Does it stop thieving gits from nicking your crops too??