Kay Ohtie 🔜 FWA

So instead I turn to fedi!

Hello #FediGarden folks! At least in the US, what is your favorite treatment against spider mites and aphids, preferably kudzu bugs too, as well as blights? My tomatoes frequently end up suffering from Southern Blight, and I've swapped soil entirely and sanitizer potting but it comes back.

It may be as simple as "treat more often", but advice on sprayers/solutions would be extremely helpful. Planning to grow herbs, tomatoes, peppers, and decoratives.

#fedigarden

Mar 11 at 7:56pmWeb
Show threadFroogal Mar 11
@KayOhtie for a natural solution if your environment supports lady bugs populations, you can buy ladybugs to eat the aphids. Need oil is another one I've used. Soap and water oddly is supposed to work well too.
Show threadfriends' fursuit ✂️🧵Mar 12
@KayOhtie
its knowledge base is unfortunately only with spider mites on small/medium houseplants which might be too costly to set up on an outdoors garden, sorryyyyyy. [ spider mites hate humidity, at least the ones i've dealt with... ]
Show threadChiroMar 12
@KayOhtie for little bugs hosing them off is pretty effective. Neem oil is also good too.
Show threadKay Ohtie 🔜 FWAMar 12
@chiroplut I've seen the hosing reference but usually it's on small plants where that would just destroy them. Going to try more neem oil. I've used it before, I think it's mostly a problem of trying to thoroughly coat and just being consistent. That's the hardest part for me, staying on top of it.