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aphids on strawberries
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i spent hours rubbing mine as i didnt want the chemicals of the soap on them ... worked a treat but it took ages ...
tomato leaves are meant to be good as well0 -
Ladybirds?
I'm sure I've seen them to buy online somewhere
And voila!
http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/Ladybirds.html0 -
well.. I've just done the garlic spray and rubbed off as many as I could.. making my skin crawl to be honest.. strawberries look rather healthy though.. do hope they don't end up garlicy.. should I be keeping the basket away from other plants??0
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i would ... i put mine in quarantine till i knew they were all away0
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bottlehalffull wrote: »Ladybirds?
I'm sure I've seen them to buy online somewhere
And voila!
http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/Ladybirds.html
Whilst not wishing to detract from this, be aware lady birds have wings so can, and will, fly away
With luck they may stay and lay eggs to help solve your problem, or they may just clear of into the sunset to pastures newGardener’s pest is chef’s escargot0
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