There are no products in your shopping cart.
Questions & Answers
Peppers & Pests
goodnitelarry1@ asks:
Question
I bring my plants indoors during winter. They survived 3 years, the last year pests came in too some kind of aphid. How can I eliminate pests from the pots before I bring them in without hurting the plants?
Answer
There are many pesticides on the market both organic and inorganic that can be used to treat for aphids and many other common garden pests. Be sure to positively ID the pests for best chance of control. If insects on your pepper plant are in fact aphids you can simply spray the plant with a light solution of soapy water in a spray bottle. Add a few drops of basic dish soap to a liter of water and throughly spray the plants, be sure to get the underside of the leaves and the base of the leaf petiole where aphids like to hide. Repeat this a few times before brining the plants indoors.
The soapy water method to control insects in the garden is non-toxic, cheap and easy to come by is a good to try before using harsh chemicals.
Happy Gardening!
Plant Life Online
- Login to post comments
Ask a Question
Please enter your question and include your locale or zone. The answers to your questions will be posted under Q&A for you and your fellow gardeners see. Check back soon!
