Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Green Gardening!


  1. Little Man has a few gardening tips to eliminate aphids in a non-toxic way!
    1. Aphid Traps
    Using a YELLOW index card, spread vaseline on the card and place near affected area!
    Yellow is an aphid's favorite color!
    2. Plant marigolds around aphid-loving plants, such as roses.
    3. Find a Yellow dish, fill it with soapy water and place in flower bed.
    4. Ladybugs! If possible, buy a bag of Ladybugs! Their favorite treat are aphids!
    Another great "green" tip for all sorts of pesky little critters is using an all-purpose GARLIC spray. (Hey! If it works on people, why not bugs???!!) To make the spray, peel and mash 1 head of garlic. Place it in a pint glass jar and cover with 2 cups of boiling water. Screw on the lid and allow to set overnight. Strain. You can freeze 1 cup for later use. Place the other cup of garlic water in a spray bottle and add 1 more cup of water. Use spray on affected areas!
    1. Source: Littleman and PA IPM Program 2001 Pest Patrol acitivity book, Department of Agriculture

3 comments:

CastleBear said...

cool tips... i knew about the ladybugs, but not the garlic or the color yellow!

CastleBear said...

aphids are just plain gross... ugh!

mamao4 said...

cool,huh?