How to get rid of aphids without damaging flowers. Tips from experienced gardeners.
It’s very important that rose bushes are strong and healthy because aphids don’t like them that way. Therefore, you should fertilize the flowers in a timely manner, loosen the soil, and remove weeds near the roses. But if aphids manage to achieve beautiful blooms, there are effective home remedies, which we’ll tell you about now.
Milk iodine solution
You need:
- Milk: half a glass;
- water – 1 liter;
- Iodine – bladder;
- Injection;
- Spray.
Pour the water into the spray bottle and add half a cube of iodine to the syringe. Combine the iodine and milk, which will turn yellow. Afterward, pour the resulting mixture into a spray bottle with water. Shake well and spray the roses.
This solution not only perfectly combats aphids, but is also an excellent remedy for fungal diseases. For example, it can be used to treat tomatoes against late blight.
laundry soap
Rub the laundry soap together; you should get 1 tablespoon. Dilute the soap in a liter of water. Gently moisten the rosebuds with the resulting solution. Then spray the flowers for several days in a row.
