The Garden Helper home page Gardening guides for the novice gardener There is no such thing as I Cant Grow a Plant What should you be doing in the garden this month? Join the friendliest group of gardeners on the web! Free flower, nature, and critter screensavers! Free flower and nature photos for your desktop wallpaper A growing collection of recipes for Christmas cookies and other good things to eat! An Encyclopedia of Gardening Guides and Plant Profiles
Willy World   
| login | | |

  next oldest topic   next newest topic
» Willy World » Reference Library Archives » Garden Archive 2004 » A "Dumbish" question??

   
Author Topic: A "Dumbish" question??
lilitu
Great Gardener


 - posted      Profile for lilitu           Edit/Delete Post 
So I've heard to use a soapy solution to give my infested little plants a bath. How strong should I make it? should I wet the soil also, or just try to get the leaves and stem? How harmful can the soap be- I suppose that depends on the plant... [Smile] Any help- much appreciated as usual [wayey]
From: Omaha | Registered: Jul 2004  |  IP: Logged
lilitu
Great Gardener


 - posted      Profile for lilitu           Edit/Delete Post 
I fergot!!! When you spray aphids with a heavy stream of water-doe sit actually kill them, or just knock them elsewhere to breed and do evil? [devil]
From: Omaha | Registered: Jul 2004  |  IP: Logged
obywan59
Garden Pro!


 - posted      Profile for obywan59           Edit/Delete Post 
If you use Safer's Soap, the instructions should say which plants not to use it on.
Soap will actually kill the aphids, but simply spraying a strong stream of water only knocks them off the plant. The idea is that most if not all of them will not have wings and so won't be able to make it back to the plant.

bbbbbbbbb
 -
Terry

May the force be with you

From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  IP: Logged
   

   Close Topic   Feature Topic   Move Topic   Delete Topic next oldest topic   next newest topic
 - Printer-friendly view of this topic
Hop To:


Privacy Statement

Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classic™ 6.7.2