Thank you for your post and welcome to the forum. Yes it is true that yew clippings are used for medical research and for the treatment of cancer. The yew plant or Taxus baccata contains a cancer fighting chemical. The clippings are normally collected between July and September and they normally only require 1 years growth.

I have had a little search and have come up with a few sites you could try :-

Here is the first one http://www.limehurst.com/

And the second one http://www.friendshipestates.co.uk/yew-collection/yew-collection.html

I hope that helps and answers your question.

Hello
I've been asked to fell mature yew tree and remember Reading something about their use in making cancer drugs. Anyone know of a company who collects them?
Thanks
James

A lot of organic vegetable gardeners do not like using weed killers so they normally cover the groung to stop the light getting to the plants which stops them from growing and kills them. This is good if you have a large area to kill. Another good tip is to mulh around your plants with home made compost or bark chippings.

I think sometimes weed killers would not really effective to some weeds or some strange plants... when I am seeing some strange plants in my garden im just pulling it and burn it... I just can't help to put some weed killer so, for some easier thing is, then just pulling it...


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Join the club I have also lost a lot of tomatos. The best way to prevent mildew is to have very good venterlation and do not over water your plants. With us having a warm wet summer it has been very humid so the air has been constantly damp which is great for molds like mildew to grow.

The simple answer is to make sure there is plenty of ventilation and hope you do not have a wet warm summer.

Errrmmmm No. 

It might be due to the fact that we have had a warm spell but I personaly have not seen a lot at all this year.

Hi

ive seen alot of wasps around this year do you know why this is?

Thanks

Hi

How can you stop mildew from forming on tomatoe plants i lost an awfull lot of them because of the bad summer we had this year.

Thanks

Welcome to the forum Black18rose

We think that the Worms casts are actual simple to remove. Use a garden besom or backyard besom and just besom it over the lawn.


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