Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Oct 08, 2010 9:57 pm All my nicely growing new roses are smothered in aphids. I once read that you shouldn't bother to kill them - let the plant fight them off and it will be able to adapt to the attacks in future without trouble. Is this rubbish ? I'm tempted to just go in and nuke the lot... Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 2Oct 08, 2010 10:07 pm I squish the aphids and leave the dead ones on the plant-seems to deter new ones. Just repeat as necessary... Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 3Oct 09, 2010 6:46 pm Hose them off and the rotten things left can be sprayed with a soap flake and water mix No bees will be harmed in the process Very few make it back up onto the roses. Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 4Oct 09, 2010 6:47 pm Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 5Oct 09, 2010 6:49 pm Of course there are the chilli and garlic sprays people make as well. soap flakes in water It will dehydrate their little bodies and kill them mmwwwwuuuhahahhahahah Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 6Oct 09, 2010 7:19 pm You mean flakes from washing machine powder ?! Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 7Oct 09, 2010 7:25 pm Yep For those reading he doesn't mean actual everyday washing powder but the old school soap flakes made like the Lux ones etc. Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 8Oct 09, 2010 8:09 pm So now I'm the Godfather of the Garden world???? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 9Oct 09, 2010 8:11 pm Well lets just say more a Fairy Godmother it sounds nicer Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 10Oct 09, 2010 8:14 pm Meh-who needs nice? As long as the little blighters leave my plants alone..... Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 11Oct 11, 2010 1:04 am Deemaree I squish the aphids and leave the dead ones on the plant-seems to deter new ones. Just repeat as necessary... I thought you are more like Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Vlad the impaler leaving the bodies of previous attackers for the next group to see I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 12Oct 11, 2010 4:30 pm ^^^^ My moustache isn't that lush....... Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 14Oct 11, 2010 8:18 pm Maybe if I applied Seamungus and molasses it would thicken up! Sh!t I'm funny! Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 15Oct 11, 2010 8:21 pm Deemaree :th: Maybe if I applied Seamungus and molasses it would thicken up! Sh!t I'm funny! I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 17Oct 11, 2010 8:36 pm Awwww Fu! Didn't mean to hurt feelings - just wanted to show that I'm sucking up all your wisdom like a sponge.....I'll put myself in the naughty corner... Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 19Oct 12, 2010 5:41 am Does that mean I can come out of the naughty corner? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Should I bother to kill aphids ? 20Oct 12, 2010 10:30 pm Hell yeah! You were never there anyway, you just went and put yourself there i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16001 hey there! 😊 so, it’s kinda common for standard drawer depths to be around 500mm since most cabinets use this size to fit the usual runners… 3 20905 |