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lovenlife
12-04-2009, 11:34 AM
What would you do if you found aphid type things on the underside of your indoor greens? Thank you in advance!
oh..they are white lil egg looking things stuck all over the back of the leaves!
Shine
12-04-2009, 12:03 PM
I alwasy fill a spray bottle with dish soap (I use 7th generation) and warm water, take my plant outside and spray it down, let the soap suds settle a bit then wipe my leaves off and do a warm water rinse. The soap kills the eggs and living bugs and wiping/rinsing ensures you get all bug matter off so there's no resurgence.

Learned this from my mum who's a greenhouse owner/florist :)
lovenlife
12-04-2009, 12:15 PM
Thank you...I did this outside but wasnt thinking of it for inside.I am happy to hear this!
streetsurfer
12-04-2009, 01:22 PM
You can boost your plants defense systems and apply some gentle fertilization by mixing a couple/few tablespoons of coconut water to a quart misting bottle and apply a couple times a week to the foliage. Pay attention to the leaf color and you should see some deeper greening within a week or so. Coconut water has nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potassium, magnesium, iron, calcium, plant growth hormones and regulators; lots of things plants (as well as us) like. Pests will usually attack a weaker plant over a healthy one, so it is a good sign if you have bugs, that the plants could use a boost also. You could water some in too but foliar feeding is a quick way to get it in their systems.
lovenlife
12-04-2009, 02:59 PM
It IS a good sign if I have bugs???? Well bugs on my plants not coodies in my hair I mean..teeheee
streetsurfer
12-04-2009, 03:58 PM
. Pests will usually attack a weaker plant over a healthy one, so it is a good sign if you have bugs, that the plants could use a boost also.


It IS a good sign if I have bugs???? Well bugs on my plants not coodies in my hair I mean..teeheee

:eek: NO, I'm so sorry. I used poor sentence structure and wording there. :D I meant to say, if you have bugs, meaning the bad bugs like aphids and mites, it is a good indicator that there is some stress already going on with the plants.
lovenlife
12-04-2009, 04:44 PM
ok thankx...I sprayed em down with a lil soapy water...will seeeeee.