I know I should know this but...

[raine]

People talk about using soapy waer to get rid of blackfly. Is it fairy liquid water or something else (if you know what I mean) and does it still work if you can only hand water? also what quantities are we talking about?

[Snadger]

I use Tesco's washing up liquid! 69p a bottle if I remember correctly.

I tiny squirt in a recycled hand spray bottle, topped up with water.

I've been using it successfully on my pepper plants and it also makes the greenhouse smell nice!

[rustylady]

Any washing up liquid - you can even use the water you've washed the dishes in if it's not too dirty. You can buy spray bottles from the pound shops, or re-use the spray bottles you get household cleaners in

[vikkib]

I would offer a word of warning against the really cheap spray bottles!

Maybe it's just my bad luck but I must have bought over a dozen in the last year or so and they ALL have just stopped working after a short while. Some of them never even started working!

I've bought them from a few different places and always had the same problem.

About a month ago I bought two of these from 'The Range' for £3.99 each and they are fantastic!



I keep one for plain water (for misting aubergines and the like) and one for my diluted washing up liquid and chilli powder mix.

I love 'em!

[hawthorns]

i add a tablespoon of cooking oil

[OllieMartin]

So apart from Blackfly, what else do washing up liquid, chilli powder and cooking oil help with?

[Storming Norman]

Washing up liquid and CHILI POWDER?

What does the Chili powder do? I'm very curious as I have not heard of that before.

Please tell.

Ann