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  • From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Mild Winter Blues
  • Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:17:41 -0700 (PDT)

Thank you for sharing that you are having problems with aphids too. I thought I was all alone. I have been battling them all winter in one building.  I got everything cleared out, sprayed everything and washed all the plastic down around the baseboards.  Then, last week I had an aphid infestation on some over wintered radishes in another building.  I know there were none 5 days prior as I pulled 15 to 20 bunches and washed them in the house, no aphids.  I sprayed to kill them, then pulled everything, bagged it and disposed of off site.  Now I hope I broke the cycle some. I know I have aphids on some indoor carrots, but I have a bunch of ladybugs coming on Monday. I hope they can clear them up. I sprayed down the bed with some water, that knocked a lot of them off, that helped.

I have been checking seedlings as I transplant and checking the tomatoes that I have planted, almost daily, to see if I have the start of aphids on them. None, yet!

Jay
 
Jay's Jellies, Produce and More
Clay Center, Kansas
www.jaysjellies.com
http://rvp.locallygrown.net/

From: Carla Maness <manessfarm AT gmail.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Mild Winter Blues

I found it at Lowes, it's called Garden Safe Neem oil extract.  

On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Barking Cat Farm <barkingcatfarm AT mindspring.com> wrote:

Carla,

what brand neem oil are you using? On a related note, you might need to switch to another mode of action control if you've used neem for 2-3 weeks.

Kim
Texas where our ranunculus crop is nearly unmarketable due to aphids, neato


On Mar 25, 2012, at 1:21 PM, Carla Maness wrote:

> We've also been battling aphids.  They are on the field planted crops, and in the greenhouse. I started spraying insecticidal soap a month ago, and I haven't gotten the upper hand yet. Last week I switched to Neem oil which seems to be working MUCH better. I'm still seeing aphids everywhere, but at least in the greenhouse I'm knocking them back some. I'm not sure my pepper plants will recover though.
>
> Carla

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