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Jennifer_P
19 years ago
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Peppermint castile soap for aphids?
Comments (7)Many, many years ago I used that as an insecticide on some of my veggies, and it seemed to at least slow them down. Here's a post I found about Dr. Bronner's peppermint castile soap: "As a preventative mix 1 tablespoon Dr Bronner's Peppermint soap per quart water. Spray on vegetables on a regular bases or first sign of trouble. On specific pests mix 5 tablespoons per quart water. Test first on plant/bug to see if it is too strong or not strong enough." With aphids, I usually just use a strong spray with water from the hose....See MoreDogs and Herbs
Comments (21)Don't know about dogs, I don't let mine into the gardens, but I do have chickens that will pick a certain plant to scratch around and nothing stops them until the plant is dead, then they move on to another. Last year it was mint, maybe the mint smell helps with bird mites in the feathers, I do know they have the beautiful feathers and no bald spots. I'll also have to teach my dogs to run through the herbs, they always stink, maybe this will help, lol. But two are large, a 90 pound chow cross (chow crosses seem to be the breed of the forum), a 80 pound standard poodle, and a 20 pound lhassa. Don't know how much damage they'll do....See MorePeppermint soap to control flies (and other bugs?)
Comments (3)I use Dr Bronner's peppermint soap to kill aphids and I actually just used it to give my dog a bath and kill fleas. It has real peppermint oil in it which is what kills bugs. It has killed every bug I've used it on so far and is food and animal safe. I also use it to wipe down counters and the fridge. Smells good, and works! I was the only apartment that didn't have ants inside once I figured it out. I usually mix a couple table spoons in a large spray bottle and just go at it. You could just use peppermint oil if killing bugs is your only goal. I use the soap on myself and my house....See Morehelp! brizo came today - it's plastic! suggestions please asap
Comments (10)I got sick of mold forming on the plastic rubbery holes on shower and hand-held heads. Looking at hardware stores, I could not find any hand-helds that were not plastic. What I tried, and what worked for me, was to get the smallest solid brass shower head, which has an on-off valve, and attach that to a metal hose. I needed a brass fitting to attach it to the hose, since it is threaded for the shower arm. Click the linky below to see it, it is quite small. It makes it so that the hanging hose sprays downward, not outward. This works well for me, since I have a fixed shower head at the top. I use the handheld for aiming at specific places, and find that this small hose-end spray is better for directing water than a traditional hand-held. I also use it when shaving my legs, when I turn the water at the nozzle on and off as needed, right there, as I am bent over, without having to stand up again to do so. This hand-held set-up works best, however, at washing the dog. The spray is directed downward, toward the dog, and there is less juggling and dropping involved in getting the dog soaped and rinsed. I still am using a tub-shower combo. I was a little concerned that the heavy brass fitting might chip the tub if I dropped it and it swung too hard against the porcelain. It has not done so. I love the set-up. I know that it is unconventional, and that it is not going to work as a hand-held on one of those adjustable-height poles. But if you find a fixture that you like - except that the hand-held head is plastic - keep this idea in mind. For $23 at Ace, you can get a different fixture to put at the end of that hose that is solid brass. Do you really need it to spray at you from the wall, or do you need to use it as a hand-held? If you want to use it in your hand, this is a good solution. I suppose if you are at a good plumbing store, you might even be able to find plumbing parts to give you a 90 degree turn. Then if you had the right diameter pieces, you might be able to hang it on the height-adjustable wall bracket. I am sorry that you home suffered damage from plastic parts in your high-end plumbing fixtures. It is almost like nothing matters today, as long as it LOOKS good! I will remember your story as I go about my buying for our bath remodel that we expect to do in a year or so. Here is a link that might be useful: Small showerhead...See MoreJennifer_P
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