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Old 12-05-2008, 05:07 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Mary Fisher Mary Fisher is offline
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Default Aphids and soapy spray


"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On 12 May 2008 13:18:20 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:



Can one still buy Fairy Soap Flakes. My father used to mix these with
water to spray the aphids, before the days of detergents. Could one
grate Fairy Soap and mix that? I remember using a spray of some
supermarket's own brand washing up liquid once and it killed the
aphids and the plants!


I buy Soap Flakes from Waitrose but it's not Fairy, it's not Lux either :-(

Mary