Let's see if we can condense far flung info into one post to rule them all.
If you buy commercial stuff to spray on your plants, let's hear what you use.
If you use home made stuff, post what you use and how you make it.
You can also post your thoughts on how effective it was.
I've read posts about boiled garlic, soap and water, stuff like that.
I'm trying to get all that good info in one easy to read thread that will help new people to the world of gardening that have found their way to this most awesome-est of forums. A thread that if someone searches for info, will lead them to a veritable cornucopia of helpful info, rather than a thread about one specific treatment.
One Thread to rule them all,
One Thread to find them,
One Thread to bring them all
and in the garden bind them.
I'll start the ball rolling:
For aphid control, I have usually stayed away from sprays in favor of Marigolds.
I avoid African marigolds in favor of French, French marigolds being a smaller, more compact plant that won't hog up your peppers sunlight.
In addition to keeping the pests away from my plants, they look great and are very hardy plants.
I've never had a huge aphid problem, so between my marigolds and the natural ladybug population here things usually work out fine.
Your turn!
If you buy commercial stuff to spray on your plants, let's hear what you use.
If you use home made stuff, post what you use and how you make it.
You can also post your thoughts on how effective it was.
I've read posts about boiled garlic, soap and water, stuff like that.
I'm trying to get all that good info in one easy to read thread that will help new people to the world of gardening that have found their way to this most awesome-est of forums. A thread that if someone searches for info, will lead them to a veritable cornucopia of helpful info, rather than a thread about one specific treatment.
One Thread to rule them all,
One Thread to find them,
One Thread to bring them all
and in the garden bind them.
I'll start the ball rolling:
For aphid control, I have usually stayed away from sprays in favor of Marigolds.
I avoid African marigolds in favor of French, French marigolds being a smaller, more compact plant that won't hog up your peppers sunlight.
In addition to keeping the pests away from my plants, they look great and are very hardy plants.
I've never had a huge aphid problem, so between my marigolds and the natural ladybug population here things usually work out fine.
Your turn!