Dave -Turner wrote:
Today I noticed on my roses out the backyard that most of the bud
sites are covered in aphids. Now before i go on I should warn you
that i put the "um" in greenthumb and ive never tackled aphids before.

My iceberg has had half-hearted buds and flowers all winter, and the buds
have been completely covered in aphids. fricking birds get their seeds right
over the roses, but they haven't et the aphids. I might cut back their seed
ration.

You can rub off the aphids, make up a bowl of soapy water. Won't kill the
ladybirds that way.

Or you can just nuke them with slayaphe.



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My iceberg has had half-hearted buds and flowers all winter, and the buds
have been completely covered in aphids. fricking birds get their seeds
right over the roses, but they haven't et the aphids.
??? i didnt think birds ate aphids - arent they a bit too small for their
liking? i know Ladybirds love em tho

You can rub off the aphids
That's how it seems at the moment because they're all clusterd together on
the bud sites - perhaps i can dunk each budsite in a bowl of water and shake
them off into the water to drown the little *******s

make up a bowl of soapy water. Won't kill the ladybirds that way.
Why soapy? and should it be neutral temperature, or cold or luke-warm or hot
or ... ?

Or you can just nuke them with slayaphe.
Never heard of it but i'll google it - I'd prefer a more biofriendly/natural
solution tho

"Dave -Turner" wrote in message

??? i didnt think birds ate aphids - arent they a bit too small for
their
liking?

As far as I'm concerned the only way to deal with aphids is to have
Wrens in your garden. My Wrens spend a lot of time in spring
patrolling the roses and they eat all aphids. I never, ever spray and
they are so very interesting to watch.

I'd prefer a more biofriendly/natural
solution tho

Read up on how to encourage birds into your garden but till you give
up on chemicals they tend not to stay round.

This site might help:
http://canberrabirds.org.au/gardenbl.htm