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[petermarcus]

And, in the vegetable department, I sprayed this chrysanthemum-based pesticide on my tomatoes and peppers (at night so hopefully I'll avoid nuking any happy bees). I used it a couple years ago and it kept the japanese beetles from gnawing my basil to pieces, so I'm hoping it'll work against the aphids. I prefer the slightly-more-organic, but I'll use Sevin if I have to.


I can't believe I spelled chrysanthemum correctly the first time ;)

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[sunshine-two.livejournal.com]

A couple of people suggested lady bugs last year when I had an aphid problem with my rose bushes.

[petermarcus.livejournal.com]

They'd have a feast on these plants. Maybe I should put up a neon sign: Eat at PeterMarcus'! Deck Seating!

[terracinque.livejournal.com]

Why would bugs have a problem with chrysanthemums?

[petermarcus.livejournal.com]

There's some sort of natural bug-repellent in the oils (is the way I heard it). I tried it a few years ago and it worked great on basil, but it almost killed my (then) wife's pea plants. I guess some plants get just as repelled. Everyone's a critic.