Comments on: non-toxic mite control that works http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/ where people who love their homes click Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:18:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: mingaling http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-286420 mingaling Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:48:34 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4301#comment-286420 not quite sure. i'm hoping i can salvage them with some intense watering? ack. not quite sure. i’m hoping i can salvage them with some intense watering? ack.

]]> By: Mary T. http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-286412 Mary T. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:07:28 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4301#comment-286412 Wow, mingaling, : ( indeed! I have to say that I used the same solution on my cilantro and mint plants with no issues at all. I'm sorry to hear that -- maybe mine was more super-diluted (or sprayed earlier in the year so that rain combated any residual effects that may have happened?) Wow, mingaling, : ( indeed! I have to say that I used the same solution on my cilantro and mint plants with no issues at all. I’m sorry to hear that — maybe mine was more super-diluted (or sprayed earlier in the year so that rain combated any residual effects that may have happened?)

]]> By: mingaling http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-286410 mingaling Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:26:20 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4301#comment-286410 warning: don't use this on veggies. all the leaves on my tomato and pepper plants fell off within a day after spraying this :( warning: don’t use this on veggies. all the leaves on my tomato and pepper plants fell off within a day after spraying this :(

]]> By: gocco to eagles: posts you might have missed « Straight from the Container http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-286387 gocco to eagles: posts you might have missed « Straight from the Container Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:26:08 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4301#comment-286387 [...] Non-toxic mite control that works [...] [...] Non-toxic mite control that works [...]

]]> By: Sairey Gamp http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-285634 Sairey Gamp Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:24:30 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4301#comment-285634 Innisfree -- It IS the soap that kills the bugs; but the oil causes the solution to spread more readily, covering the entire surface of the leaf. Shake well before using and frequently while spraying. Commercial pesticides have oils in them for the same reason; but they also have chemicals that keep the oil and other ingredients in suspension, or at least prevent them from separating quickly after you've shaken them up. I'd rather shake the spray bottle. Wouldn't you? Innisfree –

It IS the soap that kills the bugs; but the oil causes the solution to spread more readily, covering the entire surface of the leaf. Shake well before using and frequently while spraying.

Commercial pesticides have oils in them for the same reason; but they also have chemicals that keep the oil and other ingredients in suspension, or at least prevent them from separating quickly after you’ve shaken them up.

I’d rather shake the spray bottle. Wouldn’t you?

]]> By: Mary T http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-285564 Mary T Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:23:56 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4301#comment-285564 Hmm, you may be right, Innisfree. I did shake it up like crazy before the spritzing commenced! Hmm, you may be right, Innisfree. I did shake it up like crazy before the spritzing commenced!

]]> By: my little apartment http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-285531 my little apartment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:05:14 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4301#comment-285531 oh thank you! my rose bushes are looking like swiss cheese, but i hope this will do the job :) oh thank you! my rose bushes are looking like swiss cheese, but i hope this will do the job :)

]]> By: Innisfree http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-285491 Innisfree Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:20:55 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4301#comment-285491 Don't the soap and the oil cancel each other out? I think the soap is what worked. Don’t the soap and the oil cancel each other out? I think the soap is what worked.

]]> By: startergardner http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/20/environmental-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-285483 startergardner Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:59:12 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4301#comment-285483 So glad you've found a way to get rid of mites that works, and doesn't kill off the plants. I know so many people that say they're doing "organic gardening" but don't think they realize what really goes into it to make it organic. So glad you’ve found a way to get rid of mites that works, and doesn’t kill off the plants. I know so many people that say they’re doing “organic gardening” but don’t think they realize what really goes into it to make it organic.

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