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aphids on strawberries
Hi everyone,
I am growing three varieties of strawberries that I bought from the local gardening centre. They've been doing brilliantly outside in my mini greenhouse in nice big pots, but when watering them the other morning, I noticed some aphids on the early flowering one. Some of them have spread to the others. :eek:
What can I do to get rid of them? I've moved all 3 out of the mini greenhouse and in an area where I have seen ladybirds in the past in hopes that they'd eat the little !!!!!!s, but so far what I can see there isn't a great difference in numbers.
Are there any other non-chem ways I can get rid of them? I don't want them to destroy the plants. They already have fruit and are starting to ripen as we speak!
Thanks muchly!
I am growing three varieties of strawberries that I bought from the local gardening centre. They've been doing brilliantly outside in my mini greenhouse in nice big pots, but when watering them the other morning, I noticed some aphids on the early flowering one. Some of them have spread to the others. :eek:
What can I do to get rid of them? I've moved all 3 out of the mini greenhouse and in an area where I have seen ladybirds in the past in hopes that they'd eat the little !!!!!!s, but so far what I can see there isn't a great difference in numbers.
Are there any other non-chem ways I can get rid of them? I don't want them to destroy the plants. They already have fruit and are starting to ripen as we speak!
Thanks muchly!
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Soft soap, even better, softsoap mixed with boil rhubard leaf juices sprayed on (cleaner spray hand jobby will do). Technically as a pesticide you could be prosecuted, but I doubt youll be raided!:)Freedom is the freedom to say that 2+2 = 4 (George Orwell, 1984).
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I found I had the same problem today.. spayed with a weak washing up liquid solution and then washing down with watering can this evening.. appears to look a lot better - we will see!!0
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Thanks a lot Chimera and cootambear!
I also found this website just now if anyone is looking for other solutions.
http://www.organicmattersmag.com/features/101-what-do-organic-growers-do-about-aphids
Off to go spray the strawbs with the soapy solution
March win: Fair Squared organic spa skincare set
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Oooo.. thinking I will definitely try the garlic one.. always have a ton of garlic around 0
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Are they like little white flies?, ive had this before, but not so far this year:beer:2016 Money challenge - £2900
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On mine it's like little white flecks.. thought it was dust from something to be honest, or flaky paint, until I saw a couple of greenfly and investigated further!!0
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cootambear wrote: »Soft soap, even better, softsoap mixed with boil rhubard leaf juices sprayed on (cleaner spray hand jobby will do). Technically as a pesticide you could be prosecuted, but I doubt youll be raided!:)
May seem a slightly stupid question, but how many leaves to how much water, and how long should I boil them for??
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I used the washing up liquid water on my coriander which had aphids and it worked a treat! Good luck!0
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davemorton wrote: »May seem a slightly stupid question, but how many leaves to how much water, and how long should I boil them for??
IIRC i read it in a gardening book, but no doubt goole will help.Freedom is the freedom to say that 2+2 = 4 (George Orwell, 1984).
(I desire) ‘a great production that will supply all, and more than all the people can consume’,
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Rub them gently between your fingers gets rid of a good few as well.0
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