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Originally Posted by brownrexx
I just wash the plants with a stream of water from the hose. The aphids are light weight and will wash off and not be able to climb back up. Due to more eggs hatching, I had to do this a couple of times before I got rid of them.
Neem is an organic spray that you can use but use caution because it also kills bees (as do most pesticides).
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Thanks for the heads-up! Right now I'm just using Castile soap and I likely won't use Neem. I'm attempting to be thrifty where I can, and use solutions that I either have on hand or that are cheap. That way I can spend my garden budget on pricier things like fertilizers and garden equipment (still interested in a plug and play watering solution).
I really would prefer ladybugs, but they flew away too soon this year. Usually I have much more in my garden at this point in the season but not this year. And I'm not having much luck finding ladybug stock to purchase.