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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Simon05 on May 24, 2006, 12:09:13

Title: Bizzie Lizzie Problems
Post by: Simon05 on May 24, 2006, 12:09:13

my mums got a bizzie lizzie, that keeps getting infested with little green aphids, she keeps washing them off, but they come back, she had tried different compost, but still gets the same problem. Any ideas?

Title: Re: Bizzie Lizzie Problems
Post by: busy_lizzie on May 24, 2006, 12:33:35

You gave me a shock there Adam, thought for a moment I had done something wrong!!  ::) Are they in a bed somewhere or in a pot.  If they are in a bed, has she looked at whats near them, could be the re- infestation is coming from somewhere near by, that needs attention too. busy_lizzie

Title: Re: Bizzie Lizzie Problems
Post by: Simon05 on May 24, 2006, 13:35:53

in a pot in the kitchen window,

Title: Re: Bizzie Lizzie Problems
Post by: Rosa_Mundi on May 25, 2006, 15:15:03

These plants are very prone to aphids. She might not be washing all the aphids off, hence the re-infestation, or they could be coming in through the open window. I think shr should consider a systemic insecticide to clear it properly, and then see what happens.

Title: Re: Bizzie Lizzie Problems
Post by: Simon05 on May 25, 2006, 21:29:38

Rosa_Mundi

thanks for the tips, I will tell my mum to try the insecticide