Re: [CH] aphids

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greetings and salutations fellow chilizens:
once again i write regarding my problematic little garden.  we copped a break
the last couple of days here in sunny (read hellishly hot) Florida with some
overcast skies, cooler temperatures (in the mid 80's) and some sundry rain.
ok, i said, after mulching, praying, cursing, etc., maybe i can get some
blossoms to stick.

so far so good.  the bad news is that the aphids, who have always been
something of a perpetual nemesis to me have decided to take over.  i inspect
my plants every morning and can't begin to describe the loathing i feel when i
turn over a leaf to see hundreds of these soft-bodied little punks.

i douse them with insecticidal soap and shake my fist at them.  but every
morning, we have to repeat the process all over again.  i can't spray them off
because we don't have a garden hose that'll reach the second story (where the
plants are).  anyway, i hate to trouble you all again but the problem is
getting pretty severe.

is there any preventative maintenance i can perform that can rid me forever of
what i prefer to think of as satan's head lice?  your suggestions would be
most appreciated!

Ms. BoleynX (Betsey Crockett)

Chihuahuas: "Basenjis?  We don't need no stinkin' Basenjis!"  (tweak to Ms.
Paysinger)

    

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