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Alseafarmgal
Farmgirl in Training
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Rebecca
Alsea
OR
USA
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 Posted - Jul 25 2008 : 10:28:48 PM
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My green pepper plants have aphides.  Is there any organic or home remedy I can make and spray on them. I have lost one and another one is not looking to good.
Thanks for the help.
Becky
Farmgirl Sister #289
"Live your Dreams" "Live Creatively"
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2008 : 01:55:48 AM
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| there is always insecticidal soap. good luck! peace connie in alaska |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2008 : 07:02:49 AM
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| I was told you could first try spraying them off with your hose. I did this with our brusselsprouts and it seemed to work after a couple of times. JoAnn |
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2008 : 07:49:04 AM
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I haven't had much luck with anything, we only use organic or homemade remidies. I had to sacrifice 2 cauliflower plants to the chicken to help rid the garden of them. Keep me posted on if you find the answer.
Lillian |
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2008 : 07:51:04 AM
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Oh yeah-Ladybugs do help.
Lillian |
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Alseafarmgal
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Rebecca
Alsea
OR
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2008 : 08:06:28 AM
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Thanks everyone for the help. Last night I sprayed under the leaves with just a mix of dish soap and water...Didn't think It would hurt. I haven't been out today yet to see if it helped. We are in transition with our little farm. We live about 5 miles away and make trips twice a day to tend the garden and care for the chickens. We are waiting for permits to set up a mobile home ( cottage). So anyway I'll be checking on then soon.
Becky
Farmgirl Sister #289
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2008 : 1:59:26 PM
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What are aphides? I hope not the fuzzy worms. Oh----I hate those things!!!!
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2008 : 2:02:48 PM
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Rebecca, I do the very thing for aphids on my roses (same little guys)...a mix of vege oil, water and dishwashing liquid, sprayed on daily will smother them and eventually kill off all the aphids. Repeat treatment is usually necessary so just make it part of your daily routine.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2008 : 3:24:11 PM
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I use old dishwater that I spay on my lupines every year. It kills them (aphids) almost instantly. You can actually see them change color from green or beige to gray as it kills them. You do have to do it daily for a while as more will move in to take over where the dead ones left off.
Marly, aphids are extremely small bugs usually green or beige in color that hang out on the undersides of leaves and around new growth. They suck the life out of your plants and they do it pretty quick.
Farmgirl Sister #35
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Alseafarmgal
Farmgirl in Training
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Rebecca
Alsea
OR
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2008 : 10:34:23 PM
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Wow...some great Ideas. I hand wash my dishes so always have dish water. Great way to use it up. I'm going to add some oil to my soap mix and keep spraying. Jonni how much oil and what kind do you add in?
Becky
Farmgirl Sister #289
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 27 2008 : 7:05:51 PM
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I used a tiny bit of dishwashing soap and water in a spray bottle with my roses when they had aphides and it worked... now being that it's a pepper plant..I'm not sure, but this worked for me and as you can see for all of us ..LOL
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 05:56:41 AM
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This was the recipe that Tina gave to me and it worked very well. I simply used the store brand vege oil (liquid form) from the grocer. Cheaper, anyway. I used the dishwashing liquid I had on hand--Palmolive, I think :)
"basically 2 teaspoons of soap, 2 teaspoons oil in a garden spray bottle will work..and just fill it up with water and shake and spray..."
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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