That's exactly what I use. If it's a small plant, I dunk it in soapy water. If it's a large plant, I spritz it with soapy water. MA
________________________________ From: Ode Coyote <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, November 4, 2011 8:40:25 AM Subject: Re: CS>watering plants with CS Soap water will drown just about anything and most plants love it. ode At 10:21 PM 11/3/2011 -0500, you wrote: > No, you won't see the critters. What you can do is smash some of the white >stuff between your fingers. If it winds up sticky--it's spider mites. You >don't see them because they are so tiny--mites! > > You can get a magnifying glass and watch them move, sometimes. The white > fuzzy >stuff is a waxy coating so they are impervious to a lot of things--that's why >it >takes a heavy stream of water to 'blow' them off or a physical wipe with a wet >cloth. > > It could be something else, like powdery mildew, but if only on the underside >of the leaves it's usually spider mites. If even on plant had them where you >got the tree they spread from plant to plant. When they get really badly >infested they'll start showing up at leaf junctions too. > > Samala, > Renee > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > I can't see any critters with the naked eye. Just white stuff. It is mostly >on the bottom sides of the leaves though. I suppose I could hose the tree. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
