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Originally Posted by Bill U.
With this concoction, do you rinse the plants afterwards, or is it dilute enough to just leave on them? How often do you spray? Can regular dish soap serve as a substitute for the peppermint soap, do you think?
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I have sprayed 2x now, about a month apart. Including seedlings, no problems. I let it dry on the plants.
Because I have now included canola oil ( found that ingredient listed on a recommended commercial brand ), I just make sure that none of them are in any type of sun - so they can't burn. The use of rubbing alcohol can also apparently lead to burn, but I haven't had any issues at all because its diluted.
I also spray budded spikes, and haven't had any issues with that.
You can see residue on these photos - that gets washed away eventually with watering.
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Originally Posted by Leafmite
I treat all the non-herbs and non-fruit-bearing plants (with the exception of the few that are sensitive) with granular systemic because if I didn't, it would be a nightmare (the years I forget, it has been). This will be great for those I cannot treat with systemic. I have quite a few houseplants, too, and I have learned that if you aren't careful, right around the end of January or beginning of February, you suddenly have infestations of everything. 
Earwigs, surprisingly, are both good and bad. I don't like them but I think they are partially responsible for why my two year mealie nightmare is finally no more. |
I read somewhere that systemic doesn't work on mites, hence my spray. But I have used the granules on African violets as a better-than-nothing. I am a little wary of spraying AF leaves with the concoction, but I will eventually get around to testing it on them.
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