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Organic insecticides: Vitax organic 2 in 1 or Pest off
Organic insecticides: Vitax organic 2 in 1 or Pest off
I'm a newbie, so don't know which one is better. I want to use them against aphids. Both products are made of plant extracts, and vitax has also fish oils. Which one would you reccommend?
We use ecover - the plant based washing up liquid, in a squirter to kill the aphids. It's no more xpensive than the dedicated killers, and you can use it for the washing up too!
Vegmonkey and the Mrs. - vegetable gardening in a small space in Cheltenham at www.vegmonkey.co.uk
I asked this question of someone in the garden centre. He said that it's not worth spending £4 on a spray when you can just use washing up liquid (i use ecover too and it seems to work ok)! Guess he didn't have shares in the business.....
Do you just spray it onto the leaves and leave it there? I have three tomaot plants and three aubergine plants in the conservatory (only about 3-4" tall at the mo) and one of the Aubs has whitfly and aphids on them. The other 5 plants are ok, even though they are next to each other.
Squashed the aphids this morning and sparyed the leaves with plain water and will see in the evening how they are.
A noddy's guide to the ecover would be helpful please...(does it not affect the taste of the fruit/veg??)
We use ecover - the plant based washing up liquid, in a squirter to kill the aphids. It's no more xpensive than the dedicated killers, and you can use it for the washing up too!
Its safe for septic tanks and Vegans! (It doesn't have cows milk whey in it like the one above).
Environmental Benefits:
quick and complete biodegradability
(OECD-test 301F, full product)
minimum impact on aquatic life
(OECD-test 201&202, full product)
against animal testing
suitable for septic tanks
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