On 7/3/04 5:43 AM, in article
, "ellkebe"
wrote:


I have managed to clear the aphids off my climbing rose by pouring my
old washing up water over the plant. I use ecover natural washing up
liquid which is made of variuos plant extracts. The aphids are no
more.

I ve noticed there's more ladybirds around this year too

I've tried this several times - also with Ecover - but the they're still
there :-((
Ellkebe



They may still be there but if you used a soapy solution then, they are
dead. You could try using a hose to flush them off the plants. )
Gary
Fort Langley, BC
Canada