It's that time of year again when there's not a loveliness of ladybirds in sight and even a howling storm like Katie can't huff and puff and blow away the hordes of aphid sapping the vitality of the rose shoots in the garden.
Being forced indoors by the weather, some of the Easter weekend was whiled away prepping garlic infused water to spray the critters. Four bulbs cut up into 2.5l of water and steeped for a couple of days. This 'tea' can be strained off and diluted with a further 2,5l of water for spraying. The chopped garlic can be steeped again and again until you notice the 'tea' is a lot less pungent. We use a high pressure pump spray to knock the critters to the ground. Spray every couple of days until the aphid population is much reduced and then every now and again until soft plant shoots mature.
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