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Garden pests

franky
franky Posts: 641 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
Fill a spray bottle with water and 2 tbs liquid soap and spray on garden plants to discourage pests.

Cheaper than bought pesticide ;D

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  • Edinburghlass_2
    Edinburghlass_2 Posts: 32,680 Forumite
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    Interesting, will any liquid soap do or do you make your own?
  • vanoonoo
    vanoonoo Posts: 1,897 Forumite
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    someone suggested that for greenfly to me but wasn't sure if it would work or not. I'm not very green fingered really although my tomato plants from andrea were a great success. should it be washing up liquid type stuff?
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  • vanoonoo
    vanoonoo Posts: 1,897 Forumite
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    Interesting, will any liquid soap do or do you make your own?
    spooky- was just thinking the same thing - that gloop stuff judi suggested somewhere might be good
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  • aussielle
    aussielle Posts: 705 Forumite
    Unfortunately some of the tomato plants that Andrea gave me got greenfly, I used washing up liquid and water in a spray and it worked :)
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  • 16011996
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    works well on roses too.
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