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CascadeFootHillsFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stephanie
Granite Falls
Wa.
USA
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 Posted - May 31 2011 : 09:36:17 AM
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I am trying to find something natural and healthier for ALL that can get rid of these pests. I took out some of the lupine but can't bare to do that to everything.
Please give me your tried and true recipes! Thanks.
Stephanie
PS I tried the search, found some posts that looked perfect but it wouldn't let me click on them. If you can teach me that part I can probably find the answers with out everyone retyping everything.
Thanks!
"A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle." Irish Quote |
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rksmith
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rachel
Clayton
GA
USA
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 5:38:02 PM
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We mix this up and use it for every bug on everything inside and outside and it works very very well; works on humans and animals. The Nature's Fresh is an enzyme spray that I get from Nature's Sunshine Products..when I'm out of the Nature's Fresh I mix it with water and while it still works it just doesn't seem to work quite as well as with the Nature's Fresh.
1 bottle nature's fresh
parasite homeopathic 24 drops
lavender 20 drops
thyme 8 drops
tea tree 12 drops
geranium 8 drops
peppermint 8 drops
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet--Dr. Kioni
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 10:41:30 PM
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How about plain dish detergent mixed with water or Safer's insecticidal soap? I spray these to control aphids on seasonal color installations at work and it stops the aphids in their tracks. You do have to spray two or three times until all generations are killed but it's safe and effective. You could also try adding or encouraging beneficial insects in your yard like lady bugs which will eat aphids.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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CascadeFootHillsFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
133 Posts
Stephanie
Granite Falls
Wa.
USA
133 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2011 : 10:51:34 PM
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Marilyn, Can you tell me how much Safer's to use? The ratio with water and detergent? Thank you!
Rachel, I have lavender, tea tree, geranium & peppermint....are you saying that if you don't have the nature's fresh you just use the eo that you have? Do you know what is in the parasite homeopathic? is that the brand name?
I'd love to use those that I have, plus the front area would smell great too~
Thanks! Stephanie
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 08:08:56 AM
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Stephanie, if I'm using dish soap I usually mix about 1-2 tsp of dish soap per gallon of water. Enough for it to feel equal to or slightly more soapy than you use when you are washing dishes by hand. You need to see suds and be able to feel the slipperiness of the soap in the solution when you rub your fingers together.
The Safer (or similar brand) Insecticidal Soap is available at garden centers and will have mixture rates on the bottle - it seems to vary somewhat depending on the brand and the concentration.
The above are two separate treatments for Aphids and should not be mixed together.
The way either of these treatments works is that the solution coats the aphid and dissolves the outer waxy layer of it's skin, which ultimately dehdrates it to death. In order to be effective the spray has to be applied to the point of running off the surface so that the plant and it's aphid residents are fully coated.
Hope this helps!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Edited by - edlund33 on Jun 01 2011 10:49:07 AM |
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