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Better Basic Bug Spray
Good ol’ soap and water is one of the best and safest all-purpose
insecticidal sprays you can use in your garden. Just make sure that you don’t
use more soap than the recipe calls for, or you can kill the plants.
- 1 tablespoon liquid soap
- 1 gallon water
Easy Directions
Combine ingredients in a bucket. Stir to blend. Fill spray bottles with the
mixture and spray infested areas.
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add your comment »I've used REI's BioSoap on aphids...works incredible! Will bleach rose petals on current blooms when undiluted but the new growth is unaffected and the plant doesn't suffer.
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