I WON"T Use SOAPY WATER, Again!

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I WON"T Use SOAPY WATER, Again!

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5 жыл бұрын

Take a look in the Greenhouse. See what is growing and producing and see why I won't use soapy water again.
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@dunno6442 Жыл бұрын

I did this to my chillies 10minutes ago with 4tsp to a liter 🤦🏼‍♂️just dipped the entire plant upside down in fresh water 5 times hoping it pulls through..

@kfx0889 Жыл бұрын

Did it live?

@parrotsandmore7446 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot the olive oil! You put a little soap, water AND a tablespoon or two of olive oil. The soap is used to keep the olive oil dispersed throughout the spray bottle for 30 seconds when you shake it. Shake, spray, shake, spray. I promise it won’t kill your plants but they will look beautiful when the oil coats the leaves. And it makes it slippery for the bugs so they go elsewhere

@tashamarie8877 10 ай бұрын

I'm

@lauragayton8521 5 жыл бұрын

I have been using Neem oil for quite a while with no issues. Follow the mixing directions on the label for best results.

@julieschossow9315 5 жыл бұрын

Danny I think you used too much soap. In that size bottle I only use 1-2 drops. I spray at dusk so the sun doesn't burn them and they can dry out over night. I've never had a problem. Sorry you did.

@anthonyruth5606 Ай бұрын

@@julieschossow9315 its way too blue to be a teaspoon i use a teaspoon of dawn and no ill effects i bet he eyeballed it and they guy in the video needs to test spray first on a leaf not the whole plant i even used dawn dish soap on my pitcher plants and they are very sensitive to stuff being sprayed on them

@drakeweddner 14 күн бұрын

@@anthonyruth5606 dawn is detergent not soap you need potassium based soap like Dr bronner's

@ItsJustMe0585 4 жыл бұрын

Looking at the diluted stuff, you put way too much I think. That is very blue, though.

@fitztastico 2 жыл бұрын

I would agree. When I saw the blue color, my eyes widened thinking how much soap was in there to retain the color. I only use a few drops diluted in the water

@ItsJustMe0585 2 жыл бұрын

@@fitztastico I use about a tablespoon of dish soap, and a few drops of neem oil. One to kill the pests, the other to trash their eggs in the soil. If it's still a problem, then I may also mix a separate spray bottle with about a tablespoon of peroxide, and water, and spray the soil until it's just a little damp. That's more for gnats though, and you don't wanna do that more than every 3-6 months or it can start to harm the plant. Sometimes I put a dill plant or marigolds around in there, too. Repels a few kinds of bugs and mosquitos. I def have issues with gnats these days because I have fish tanks, and they love to vibe with my fishes who are too stupid to eat them.

@fitztastico 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsJustMe0585 How much water are you mixing the teaspoon of dish soap with? I have not really had many issues with garden bugs, so I don't have much experience testing varying strengths I'm growing a bunch of different milkweed varieties this year for the first time and they almost universally have significant issues with oleander aphids. Most people decide not to address the aphids because it can harm the monarch caterpillars that feed exclusively on milkweed but I found an old article that suggested using rubbing alcohol - have you tried that before on plants? I used to feed ants to our beta fish 😁. Maybe if you threw something that lively in the tank and your fish went after it, they would learn to go after the gnats as well Fungus gnats in potted plant soil ARE something I have experience with though. I have found the best method is to cover the soil with a layer of rough/sharp sand (not play sand) which kills the larvae in the soil by preventing them from emerging and prevents the existing adults from burrowing into the soil to lay eggs. I then recommend removing it after a few weeks since keeping it in place has killed few of my plants (no easy way to determine when to water, so I overwatered). Laying a few coffee filters over the top of the soil before putting the sand on will help you remove it easily after it's done the job

@ItsJustMe0585 2 жыл бұрын

@@fitztastico 1 litre spray bottle. I also grow my pepper plants inside so I have to address them. If they were outdoors, I'd probably only spray them if things get out of hand. That's also a good bit of advice for the fish. Think I'll try that as soon as the ants return. Thanks! :) Oh and I've not tried running alcohol. Neem oil may still work on its own, too. Look up to see if it harms the caterpillars. Good luck, bud

@fitztastico 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsJustMe0585 Thanks! Have a great evening 👍

@SavvyOrganicsFarm 5 жыл бұрын

Love my dr. Bronners soap. Castille soap. The peppermint castille soap is great for killing garden pests! You can’t use regular dish soap on your plants. Sorry about your losses. Seriously, dr bonners Castile soap works very well. We use one table spoon per gallon of water.

@squidburner 3 жыл бұрын

I second that. Dr Bronner's peppermint

@Sasklahoma 2 жыл бұрын

Also found if you use it daily as a body wash. No ticks and very few pest bites

@ritasenergyherbs3650 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is what I use too!!

@yamagrow420 2 жыл бұрын

@@ritasenergyherbs3650 gotta get me some Dr B ! Thanks for the info. Happy growing 💚🪴

@grannymoreno9551 5 жыл бұрын

My Granpa taught me to use ivory dish liquid (a few small drops to a 1 quart spray bottle of water. I never had the problem you experienced. Works great for me.

@furiousfisherman4647 4 жыл бұрын

i use a few drops also

@gerhardbraatz6305 5 жыл бұрын

Big lesson there is TEST it on a small part of the plant before you spray the whole lot of them.

@LuisDiazDrums 4 жыл бұрын

yes! that was the most important warning i got when reading a bunch of articles on internet

@JamecBond 2 жыл бұрын

If a method works you shouldn't have to test it yourself, if soapy water works then it works, I just may have accidently killed my 3 foot tall bell pepper plant because of this.

@leavesofmytree 3 жыл бұрын

This happened to me too! It's my first year gardening and I am just broken hearted. I had two tomato plants and two are completely dead after just one day after spraying with dish soap and water. Why does gardening have to be so hard! 😔

@JW-es5un 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry this happened. Danny you & Wanda have such success with your plants & seeds. By the way that bottle looks you used way to much dish soap. You should never have a blue color.. The intense sunlight in the greenhouse with too much soap is what burnt up your plants.. You should have used just a eye drop of soap. I use an children's medicine dropper from the pharmacist. I mean not the dropper full. Just a few small drops. I also add cayenne ground pepper to the water & dish soap.(A capful of cayenne from the lid) I had rabbits eating our lettuce. They hate the taste of pepper. Always use blue original Dawn dish soap nothing else..

@Lavenderrose73 4 жыл бұрын

Dang, I'd forgotten I had that Cayenne in my cupboard! Maybe I'll use that to spray outside instead of the Dawn. I mainly want to kill spiders and their webs that are in corners on my porch and stuff.

@4qutube234 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lavenderrose73 the spiders are your friend's man, they eat the pests you hate

@ilovesesshomarusama716 3 жыл бұрын

Dawn is killing my plant leaves and I washed the soap off immediately. Let them dry and they are still dying

@4qutube234 3 жыл бұрын

@@ilovesesshomarusama716 if they're under intense light it's like a magnifying glass

@lloydcrager6918 3 жыл бұрын

I thought. I heard Danny say he used less than a teaspoon of soap?? My bad 😣

@cindybrown7878 5 жыл бұрын

My first thought was: did you rinse off the soapy water? If not, that my be your issue. Then, when you held up the bottle, I thought that it was too much soap, needs to be diluted more. Last year was a horrible year for aphids here in Florida.

@dportil1 4 жыл бұрын

Almost looks like Windex that's how strong it is

@tinayanotitinaro7569 2 жыл бұрын

I used dawn dish soap just a couple of drops in a quart of water then the next day rinsed the plants and they did well …in Florida

@backyardfailcheck9789 5 жыл бұрын

The trick to it is spraying the soap off of the plants after 30 minutes or so, otherwise the soap stops up the leaves and they can't breathe. At least that's how it was told to me when I was a kid and we did it.

@richard6133 5 жыл бұрын

We exclusively use Dawn Ultra, non-antibacterial, and we use a *high* concentration in our spray bottle. D@mn-near any insect you spray it on will be dead in about two minutes, which gives us plenty of time to come back and gently spray it back off before the solution can dry. Besides, you don't want to leave concentrations of dead aphids on your plants, that's not healthy for them either.

@joannaconway4592 4 жыл бұрын

Yes wrong soap but even if all your leaves fall off don’t throw out your plants the leaves will regrow and rebloom! The cheap dish soap trick does work if done correctly! And leaves will grow back and bloom as long as the trunk and roots are alive! I lost all the leaves on all my peppers last year due to pest I dishsoaped the entire bed and after a few weeks everything grew back and I had lots of peppers til fall.

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Greenhouse looks great Danny! 17 degrees here this morning..brr. Sorry to hear about the peppers. I think there is a chance they will survive though. The only soap we use these days for things like this is Sal Suds by Dr. Bronners. We use Sal Suds and Neem Oil together and it works great. Stay warm! God Bless! Kevin

@r1326r 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Living Traditions, per gallon of water, how much each of the Sal Suds and Neem Oil do you use for aphids. Thank you

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

We use 1 tbsp Neem oil and 1 tsp sal suds per gallon.

@r1326r 5 жыл бұрын

@@LivingTraditionsHomestead Thank you... Also, I Love your channel! Take care.

@dreamweaver7810 5 жыл бұрын

Have you ever had your neem oil turn solid in the bottle? Mine was kept inside with temps 65-75 degrees. It was liquid when purchased but before I ever opened it, several months later it was pretty much a gooy solidish mass.

@eunicechang2805 3 жыл бұрын

@@dreamweaver7810 Yes that does happen. You can place the bottle in some warm water and that should do the trick.

@suefonder7468 5 жыл бұрын

So many dish soaps are much harsher than they used to be. They are oil strippers and they are meant to hold the oil in suspension in dish water. The old ones let the oil float on the surface as the water cooled so it may be the kind of dish soap used. Your water had a blue color which tells me you used to much. just a couple of drops will do. The peppers may come back. I have noticed a funny thing. Black ants love aphids. We have a long row of peonies and the ants love them. So we have a lot of ants. My daughter's house plants became infested with aphids and her cacti had scale on it, She set them all outside and the ants were all over them. They thrived and no more aphids or scale. Love your videos and your honesty. Throwing out the peppers in anger is something many people would do and then never show. I'm re-watching your old videos and making sure to like them. I hope it helps you to get better credit for them.

@MalcolmSmall 5 жыл бұрын

ants milk and eat aphids

@hootnannyhomestead8338 5 жыл бұрын

Ants....the best natural cure for sure.

@mylightofhope 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting about the ants. I wonder if they also do damage though in other ways and how would you bring them into a greenhouse? As for the dish soap I too thought the water looked really blue for just a little bit. Personally I try not to buy soap with dye in it, but I wondered if using a nonscented castille soap would've had the same result and been effective? Also, I thought diatomaceous earth was beneficial against aphids or Neem oil. Think Melisa (Homestead Moma) has mixture recipe she uses and I think it works on aphids!

@funonvancouverisland 3 жыл бұрын

Ants milk the aphids they won't eat them

@maureenmcgrath8169 2 жыл бұрын

Ants actually protect their herd of aphids.the milk them for honeydew

@FlutyLickHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

It’s cold here too, woke up this morning to 5 degrees and windchill about -10. Those tomatoes look good! Anything green is more beautiful In January

@marvinharms1891 4 жыл бұрын

Hey from South Africa✌️ I have used soapy water for aphids. I spray early morning before the sun kisses my peppers. What I found out is, the solution is detrimental when the sun is it. I wash it of after 15 mins. I now also add equal quantities of 70% alcohol to the solution. It seems to kill them quickly. Works perfect for chillies. BUT Again I rinse.

@andrewallen3891 2 жыл бұрын

You have to wash off the soap a few minutes after spraying them then it won't kill your plants. It works great!

@mamatriedhomestead8598 5 жыл бұрын

Oh man! I hate that you lost so many of your pepper plants. Aphids are one of my major pests here in south Georgia and I battle them every spring. The only rememdy I've found to work is to spray the devil outta them with the water hose.

@agdayem 3 жыл бұрын

To prevent aphids do not over water and do not overfertilise especially nitrogen

@laurasmithira 3 жыл бұрын

Neem oil

@gardeningwithhoss 5 жыл бұрын

Nice looking greenhouse tomatoes! We've not had much luck with the dish soap either. We've sprayed it directly on insects before and they just laugh at us and keep going. Never seen it actually kill the plant though. Better luck next time.

@saddleridge4364 5 жыл бұрын

Danny , give them a good rinsing with warm water, perhaps they will come back!

@nevermore4971 5 жыл бұрын

Ugh what a bummer! Last year the deer ate half of my sunflowers before they even bloomed! I know it’s not the same but it was a huge disappointment. Good thing tho is it’s only January so you still have lots of time to start more peppers. Oh and it was 3 degrees this morning in Apollo pa! Brrrr!!!

@PatricesProjects 5 жыл бұрын

I have used dawn dish soap and neem oil diluted in water with no ill effects to the plant, just the bugs. I mostly try to keep the spray on the under sides of the leaves so that the oil doesn't burn the leaves in the sun. I use about a quarter tsp soap to 1-2 tbsp. of neem to a quart bottle of water. The soap is to help incorporate the oil into the water. Sorry you lost your plants. It sucks that you took good care of them for so long and didn't get to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

@pennyann333 5 жыл бұрын

We use the Neem oil spray, works great.

@thepyrodude 5 жыл бұрын

Neem always gets the job done

@gymgirllja 5 жыл бұрын

@@thepyrodude Agreed. Neem Oil is my first choice for Aphids.

@joy3631 4 жыл бұрын

@@rob-fb5xs I love the smell!

@Darkfire1300 Жыл бұрын

I have used soap for years and don't lose plants. Easiest to simply put the soap into a hose-end sprayer and have at it. Spray when there is no sun on the plant. Wait 20 minutes and rinse off the plant so you avoid damage from the soap.

@glevideo 3 жыл бұрын

Dish soap is used as a weed killer. Add a little bit of vinegar to it as well. To kill aphids and wasps use water with pure castile soap. This soap is made with vegetable oils and will not harm the plant or tree but will suffocate the pests.

@Songbird36able 3 жыл бұрын

I sprayed mine the other day and came back today all my leaves fell off!!! My pepper plant is naked!!! The peppers are still on them though!!!

@jzoe8563 4 жыл бұрын

It happened to me🥺 My bell peppers, jalapeños, serranos, and chile de arbole are dead 😩 They all had peppers growing already 💔

@davidkirkman2223 5 жыл бұрын

Danny I get a kick out of how cold you think it is .where I live in eastern Ontario Canada it is -32.8 f

@cajungardener6044 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for letting us know! Sorry for you’re loss.

@walterwhipple9358 3 жыл бұрын

I used dawn and water, in a spray bottle, BUT you got to come right back through and mist off the soapy water and spray off the plants.

@margaretbedwell58 5 жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss Danny...that is sad. I don't know what is worse, losing your vegetables to bugs or the ones that grown lots of greenery but don't produce diddly. Have a Blessed day.

@reddutchessfarm4917 5 жыл бұрын

WRONG SOAP! You want to use a soap without all of the additives. We have always used Ivory. Also there are insecticidal soaps such as SAFER SOAP that are effective.

@edieboudreau9637 5 жыл бұрын

Red Dutchess Farm agreed.

@TXDHC 5 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@gymgirllja 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed.. I've always used a Lemon Ajax spray, Neem Oil, OR Bt spray for Aphids..

@googiesfairyfarm4834 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve used Dawn full strength straight out of the bottle on my butterfly weed and just washed it off with the hose. It never hurt a thing. I finally decided, though, to leave the aphids alone when I started seeing tons of lady bugs also on the plants. Now I just let them take care of themselves unless the aphids really get out of hand.

@pammassey9507 4 жыл бұрын

Zote flakes works too.

@readbooks9985 5 жыл бұрын

just a little squirt (of ONLY Palmolive dishwashing liquid) into a gallon of water. For powdery mildew on squash leaves, a tablespoon of baking soda in a gallon of water. spray on both sides of leaves. helps but does not completely get rid of powdery mildew.

@theresathreadgill1386 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your soap problem. I would be sick. Hope things get better take care and God bless!

@pherhymeswithamc6399 5 жыл бұрын

for aphids you can just spray them off with strong spritz of water. i haven't had good luck iyet with neem oil in general but everyone i know swears by it. when i have used soap water, i use castile soap and a small amount. kills squash bugs and wasps in seconds.

@KahlestEnoch 5 жыл бұрын

I don't use the soapy water either I had it kill most of my plants one year and I only used 1 drop for a spray bottle and used dawn original. I am sorry this happened to you. I found the best method was for me I have just small pots and not too many plants but I manually remove the aphids by hand, squish them but then also here our city releases 200,000 ladybugs to combat the aphids every spring and that is great.

@preppingnotpanicking1899 5 жыл бұрын

So sorry this happened. I am just wondering why so much blue in the water. I have used Dr. Bronners without issues the last three years, peppermint to be exact as that is our favorite, without any issues. I use just a little and have even added EO for a boost and found it works on most pests, especially aphids.

@kfx0889 Жыл бұрын

I had a jalapeño i was growing for months. A leaf cutter bee attacked it so i brought it inside under grow lights to recover. Aphids were over it and leaves were falling off, i had a bottle the same size, put a tiny bit and the leaves died almost instantly, the stem is dying from top down

@darlenehoover6577 5 жыл бұрын

Winter finally remembered us here in northwest Georgia too. Sorry to see all the issues in the greenhouse. But y'all will get lots of plant positives elsewhere. Especially with the coming spring. 🙂👍 Watching you guys, and my new house situation this year, has got me looking forward to spring. I'm wanting to grow tomatoes and potatoes in containers. Can't wait to play in the dirt! Have a good day 🙂

@froglobster 3 жыл бұрын

I use soapy water with vinegar….for weeds in the backyard bricks and front driveway cracks and it works. I sometimes get a few aphids on basil leaves I just pick those leaves off and it’s all good.

@numberonegrammie1283 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness! I just checked my garden today and every single plant is dead!! I wish I would have found your video yesterday. My watermelons were doing SO GOOD TO 😭😭😭😭 Thank you for posting and definitely a lesson learned for me too.

@rap5374 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Bronzers Castile soap... organic, safe and effective for your garden pest problems. Regular soap, especially dawn dish soap, is bad because it strips the plants of their oils and they dry out. Castile soap does not do that.

@lili2u405 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, the same thing happened to me! On the recommendation of many people online, I used the Walmart Brand version of the Mint Castille Soap in water. I think it was one-half tablespoon per gallon of water the get rid of Aphids. The Aphids are gone, but a dark coloration formed on my leaves, then the leaves turned yellow & started falling off. The good news is, while I lost a lot of the baby peppers that were still surrounded in the flower, all of the fully formed peppers seem ok, and the leaves are starting to regenerate & grow back! So if this happens to you, just be a little patient & wait and see if your plants can bounce back & recover from the trauma. I'm not sure I would try the soap method again, however, because initially it is very upsetting after you've worked so hard to grow your big, beautiful pepper plants!

@takishasage-freebeautyzone 4 жыл бұрын

I'm dealing with this right now. I'm so sad. The frustrating part is that I've used a dish soap solution in the past with no problem. But this time it was a horrible fail 😕.

@selmamartinez589 2 жыл бұрын

Did you use the same one? Same temperature conditions? So much of growing anything is all about isolating variables.

@carriekimble2994 3 жыл бұрын

oh my word! I done the exact same thing! Yes mad doesn't even describe!

@Junkboy888 2 жыл бұрын

we use to collect the bugs and mash them, mix with water and spray. something about they don't like the being around the dead bugs. It works ok, but you have to keep doing it.

@sandy-rr1by 4 жыл бұрын

i just mixed 1t dawn in less than a quart water, still clear. your spray is waay too blue for "less than a teaspoon".

@edwardwicks304 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, looks like used way too much.

@EdbbieRosado 3 жыл бұрын

Also spray during dusk so the soap and water can dissipate without the sun baking the plants

@swamppappy7745 5 жыл бұрын

Had the same thing happen to me. I was pissed off! I figured I put to much dawn soap in my mixture. I try to use natural stuff to kill bugs. But, I went back to liquid sevin. Don't feel bad your not the only one that's used false internet information.

@GodBlessHipHop 4 жыл бұрын

You were great in the last action hero, i love that movie!

@atrio1136 3 жыл бұрын

I prefered him in Robocop 2 🙂

@jackieroberts6316 5 жыл бұрын

Had aphids on some indoor plants. Bought ladybugs. But...you must put raisins and a damp sponge in their box when you open them up so they have hydration and food after their hibernation and journey. It also keeps them from "leaving home" right away. Worked like magic! Plus they are fun to look at. Great as long as you don;t mind tiny insects on you. Come spring, let them go!

@jtharp9265 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr. Danny , my husband went * bought a 3 gallon sprayer. We were out there for hours cutting leaves off our pumpkins & butternut squash, I'm ordering neem oil but gonna try milk , or baking soda , or hydrogen proxide, Everyone has different ideas , I know I have the white stuff & 1 plant has holes all in the leaves , I pulled the whole plant as I watched several of ur videos yeturday an got in there and cleared the plants to breathe . . Plus summer squash ..im tieing up on sticks & making trellis in our ground , God bless u ..getting out there again an will be listing to u in my Garden....Have a blessed day & SO happy about your podcast .Josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🌻

@twospooked 2 жыл бұрын

In a greenhouse I would try the yellow sticky paper traps for aphids.

@garypratt8722 Жыл бұрын

I was looking for a way to get rid of the aphids on my plants. I'm thankful for your video. Thanks!

@MsLippy 5 жыл бұрын

When you find the remedy, please share. We have fought them things in our garden, and last year, I finally broke down and used some 7 dust. Yes I said it outloud; but I was at the point of seeing all our hard work go down the drain. I'm so sorry about you plants.

@BelindaTN 5 жыл бұрын

My daddy and my parents in law always used 7 dust on their garden. It works so well. They used it on the very young plants. They punched several small holes in the bottom of a tin coffee can, fastend a long stick or broom handle to the side of the can to be used as a handle, poured the seven dust in it and walked down the rows, shaking the dust on top of his plants. I remember using it for fleas, ticks and lice on the animals. That was before I realized the risk of using it. I would still use it on my garden, if I needed it and I couldn't find something less toxic. If there is such a thing, and it still work. I would do whatever it took before I lost my vegetables. I would rather eat my food grown successfully with (maybe) some limited toxins, than the food at the grocery, that I can be sure is grown with the use of it, and probably a lot of it.So, do NOT feel guilty about it. The main thing is to get your food on your table, in your freezer and in your pantry. At least, that is what I have decided. Go full circle and come right back to doing what I know works.

@lindasmith6202 5 жыл бұрын

I've always used garlic to combat aphids. Just a little garlic oil in a spray bottle with water does the trick. Of course inside it might be a little smelly for a day or so.

@cindythomas681 5 жыл бұрын

I am so so sorry this happened to you and Wanda. I do remember watching a channel called The Rusted Garden, his name is Gary pilarchik something like that. He talks a lot about that's sort of things with the bugs and natural remedies versus commercial remedies. Sometimes the bad outweighs the good or the good outweighs the bad on what type of treatment you use. Check them out he saw really knowledgeable person. If I knew how to send you a link I would but I don't.

@georgiagardengirlshomestea1560 5 жыл бұрын

Oh noooo!! I'm so sorry that happened to you. I was taught to put half teaspoon in large bowl. Then spray water into the bowl. Use THE FOAM ONLY to LIGHTLY COVER the affected leaf and parts. Take care!

@edgeofthebayou 5 жыл бұрын

I hate to hear this! I’ve used a teaspoon of dawn and neem oil in a gallon of water in a pump up sprayer with no issues last summer. I’m thinking those pepper plants will bounce back, just give them some love.

@craftyjoy9410 4 жыл бұрын

I heard that you put a small piece of Irish spring original soap 🧼 put it in an a small sock and put in dirt or right next to it! Outside you can attach it to a garden stick! The bugs and small wildlife apparently are done like the smell! 💖🙋🏼‍♀️🧼🥗😷💖

@lauranunley2101 3 жыл бұрын

Neem oil with a small amount of Castile soap will work. I'm sorry for ur loss. It's hard lessons we learn from.

@Air-Charm 3 жыл бұрын

I used dish washing soap mixed with Water ( someones advice) to get rid of aphids and it dried my melon plants leaves :/ Always do your research is the moral of the story.

@ilovesesshomarusama716 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to recover the leaves before they die? I used milk and water and a good feeding. Hopefully the leaves recover. Only lost two leaves so far

@lisabisnauth3923 Жыл бұрын

Same happened to mine I cry because I waited so long

@davidcopple8071 Жыл бұрын

I hear dusting your plants with powdered sulfur works great and doesn't harm your plants.

@docriordan7787 5 жыл бұрын

I just recently watched a gardener on you tube say always spray a test spot and wait 48 hours before you continue because of damage like you have now. Now I have the warning and the results if I don't heed the warning. I will try really hard to retain in memory.

@jjo5375 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if you used Dawn dish soap? That stuff is of industrial strength! I buy it and save it for my big-deal jobs around the house, but never would consider it for a delicate living plant. Dawn is great, just not for plants. Your adventures on your farm are valuable to the rest of us, and I do so appreciate them. Go bless you and Wanda. : )

@selmamartinez589 2 жыл бұрын

AGREED. Dawn seems to be making it ($$$) with those "clean the duck" commercials, as if the ingredients are really mild. I do use it though, just for tough stuff like taking labels off of jars, etc.

@DriveShaftDrew 5 жыл бұрын

very sad it killed the plant's thumbs up and shared but everything else looks awesome good info for others

@elizabethannavilaivanov9249 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Danny, the same horrible thing happened to me! I feel your pain. For years after killing some seedlings with regular "mild" dish soap and water I said I would never use dishwashing liquid again, until recently. This year I switched to a lavender and mint plant based liquid dish soap from "Seventh Generation" for my dishes. It is a USDA certified 85% biobased product. So, I thought I'll try this on my grape vines which were infested with red spider mites, hornworms, cutter leaf bugs and the annoying, western grapeleaf skeletonizer. I was getting desperate, and you know what? IT WORKED! I hosed off my grape vines with water at sunset to knock off as many pests as possible. Then with about the last two tablespoons of this liquid, I filled up the rest of the dish liquid bottle with water and replaced the cap with a spray nozzle. I sprayed the grape leaves lightly from the top and underneath. Not only did the pests disappear, but the grape leaves actually started looking healthier and greener. Now I repeat this routine every two or three days to keep on top of things. I hope this helps. Just to compare apples to apples, I have a perfectly healthy "Yolo Wonder" bell pepper that I just sprayed as a test. I will let you know what happens. Side Note: I water my outdoor plants with dirty dish water containing the lavender and mint "Seventh Generation" dish soap and so far, all my fruit trees (dwarfs), herbs and vines are thriving. I have yet to use it in my vegetable garden. *** By the way, I do not do this when I use bleach or scouring powder in my dishwater.

@mls9455 5 жыл бұрын

Gee that is too bad about the soap. I always use a cayenne pepper spray since 1969.. Soapy water is too conditional on the brand,strength and dilution.

@dionjones6740 5 жыл бұрын

Don't give up on this home remedy. Maybe plant a bunch of test plants in separate pots and use different strengths of soap/water mixtures until you find the best ratio. Best of luck. Grandpa Jones.

@ponypetedm 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss I know the pain I did the same thing with my tomatoes, I did find out it was the dishwasher soap apparently your meant to use natural bar soap grate it and dissolve it and test it on a couple of leaves.

@ralusek 2 жыл бұрын

Must depend on the plant. I had an insane aphid infestation on my desert rose. I sprayed them with a soap solution, probably a bit more diluted than yours, and it got rid of them completely. Plant is doing great.

@mrsmcs93 2 жыл бұрын

Aphids are easily combated with cool black coffee or strong cold tea. The kind you make ice tea from. Aphids are also attracted to nitrogen, so going easy on nitrogen may prevent an infestation in the first place.

@user-rq8lo2bd2s 5 жыл бұрын

I use soap in water but only 1-2 tsp to a gallon!! But after a couple of hours, I always go back and spray with clear, plain water to wash off the soap AND the now dead aphids!

@junkinjodi8942 5 жыл бұрын

Danny I use the cheapest clear dishwashing liquid I could find. Just a few drops in a spray bottle. I went out every morning and sprayed my squash plants cuz the squash bugs were taking over. They literally fell off the plants

@mikekelsall5859 4 жыл бұрын

Well i read and tryed it on roses which am healthy still going trick is put them in shade low heat so the soapy water dont dry the plant out quick or sun burn them.

@bumblebee7922 5 жыл бұрын

OH, NO!!!! I am SO sorry Danny... :(

@chrisis9030 5 жыл бұрын

I have no idea what went wrong there, but I've been using a mix of let's say 1 gal lukewarm water, a good tbsp green soft soap and about 2 tbsp of sunflower oil, thoroughly mixed, for aphids. Let it cool down before use. It's NEVER failed on me and was a recipe from my grandma who was a plant wizard. The aphids drop from the plants at the moment you start spraying, not a single one survives and even lettuce and spinach stay totally edible and tasty. When you use it outside, repeat treatment after every rainfall. Danny, I really encourage you to try this some time, maybe just on one plant, the only thing you'll see is some oil residue on your leaves but if you're going to eat those you can just wash and eat them. It REALLY works and it's totally biodegradable!

@azzzonline 5 жыл бұрын

Please reach out to Stacy and ask about your particular situation, (Off Grid With Doug & Stacy). Stacy makes a natural pest spray. (water, garlic, onions, cayenne ground pepper or fresh pepper and Dr. Bronner's castile soap). I've tried her spray on cabbage worms and it worked well. PS - years ago I tried kitchen dish soap in water and had the same results as you did, never again.

@otrotland5377 4 жыл бұрын

I usually use 1TB per gallon, but this year winter was a joke, It is also best to stop using soap when it gets above 80, I think my cucumbers are dying and any everything else took a hit. I hope I learn this time. middle alabama is too far south for oil or dish soap.

@rebelstudio2493 3 жыл бұрын

organic dishwashing liquid. Pepper plants annot handle soap. You have to spray the soap off after a minute. Rinse them off good.

@taneesescu 3 жыл бұрын

I use Sals Suds soap for my spray with neem oil, which works wonderfully. I've used it numerous times on my pepper plants. I have 5 types of bell peppers and 2 hot peppers.3 tspns of neem and 3 tspns of sals suds soap in gallon and no issues. Just did it yesterday and one of my pepper plants looked like it was dying, but turns out they needed to get out of the greenhouse and into the shade due to the 110 temps we had today in N California. still wilted looking but it is fricken hot. That was just one of my pepper plants. the rest are fine. fruit had sun scorch on it. Just using sparingly and no more than 2x a week without a foliar feed with compost tea to rinse off the wax builup

@nataliapolina3111 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I have see that video before. I just lose all my peppers, because I used soapy water yesterday. They have no single leave now. Anyone! should I keep naked pepper and hope for leaves or dig them out and start over?

@Davinawarth1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi! Just a quick note that will hopefully save ur peppers... wash the soap off. I’m thinking that there is too too much soap in your bottle and now ur suffocating your plants. You only need a drip or two for aphids. Wash them now, quick and they might come back. Good luck!

@TammiP2182 5 жыл бұрын

I usually use 1 tsp of dawn dish soap in a quart of water and it is never blue. That is my go to for bugs of most kinds. I never have had any trouble. I'm sorry you lost your plants.

@thevictorianedge5465 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry you lost your pepper plants. I bet that's what happened to my garden taters last summer, I did the same thing you did and the plants shriveled up and died. But until you posted this I really wasn't sure what happened. I want a hot house now though after seeing yours.

@israeljames7416 4 жыл бұрын

Hey dude,where the h... have u been,I had same problem using only a couple drops of dawn & anytime I tryed to post the problem ,I was doged up & dwn,called stupid & all,just glad sum1 else is talking facts for a change

@tammygurl64 4 жыл бұрын

I know it's been a while now since this posted but maybe in the future if you have another mishap you can maybe propagate any salvageable branches... OR graft some salvageable limbs onto another pepper (or tomato) plant. I've been experimenting with propagating and grafting pepper plants onto tomato plants. Good luck going forward. Cheers!

@dymphnagates 5 жыл бұрын

if someone hasn't told you already, castile soap is usually gentle enough. Vitacost sells its own brand far cheaper than what I can get at a store. Peppermint oil works well - use some cheap oil as a carrier in plain water. Helps it to stick.

@DeepSouthHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@futuredreamstoreality8361 5 жыл бұрын

Instead of dish soap I have always used a peppermint Dr Bronner soap. It's a natural soap and I dilute it in a spray bottle with a small squeeze of soap and fill the rest with water. Mine worked half of the time on aphids and 100% of the time on stink bugs. Spray directly on a stink bug a couple times and you can watch it just fall off the plant and die. (Or youll have the ones that latch on to trees and die after you spray them. Come back days later and it's decomposing on a branch. Pretty cool remedy for us where we live)

@otrotland5377 5 жыл бұрын

I tried dish soap years ago, made the mix way to strong, it is a degreaser, destroys the waxy build up on the bugs and the plants, I been using it on and off for a few years now and never make less than a gallon, one tablespoon per gallon or less. I then put it in a spray bottle. I was experimenting using a egg plant with a ton of whiteflies. Egg plants always get bugs first and longest in my garden. I was seeing how little dish soap per gallon I can use to kill whiteflies and other bugs when I added BT to the mix, whiteflies have a maggot stage. all the white files died and did not come back. BT says it kills caterpillars not magots. So I did not get to finish the test. Dish soap is cheap, what are you planning to use now?

@junkinjodi8942 5 жыл бұрын

I first heard about Marconi peppers on one of your videos a couple years ago. I asked my local Greenhouse, ( Barnyard Greenhouse ) to see if they could not find me some plants. They have have them for two years now and cannot keep them in stock. One of my favorite peppers

@Bina6019 3 жыл бұрын

Agree! Dish washing liquids might be good to get rid of insects but not to use on plants. I hurt several of my plants using a "mixture" that my next door neighbor made which had detergent in it.

@garaa124 4 жыл бұрын

It also happened on my plants after I spray this on them.I had eggplants ,bell pepper ,papaya and my rambutan plant.I noticed their leaf turned brittle and yellow dots occured and then down.

@janpenland3686 5 жыл бұрын

Danny, I always have leaf drop on my inside peppers this time of year. They also stop blooming right before they drop their leaves. Blooms that are on the plant when the leaves drop might or might not produce fruit. Most of the time the peppers come back in the spring when I set them outside. I have brought my peppers inside every year for as long as I can remember. I have 3 jalapenos that are 3 years old and I may have lost one of them this winter. The stem is still cool to the touch so I'm not giving up on it. As long as the stem is cool the plant is still alive. All 5 of my tabascos are going through leaf drop but still have the cool stem so I'm not worried about them. I have 2 jalapenos and about a dozen tabascos still on my plants that I will be picking in the next day or two and that will be the end of my pepper season. I've been extremely blessed in that I haven't had an aphid problem on my inside peppers. On my outside crops I use the dish soap and water for aphids and have never had it kill the plants so I'm thinking that maybe your plants may be going into a dormant stage. Also, don't water them while they are dormant unless they become extremely dry...but you already knew that. lol I hope this helped. Much Love

@miller4980 5 жыл бұрын

We used to use soap for aphids successfully for years. The new soap killed our plants too. Now I squish'm all with my fingers just like my Grandmaw used to do.

@sweetolyve 5 жыл бұрын

There is also a product called triple action made from BT and need oil that kills aphids. I don't recommend using it in the heat of summer in the south. It just gets too hot. But, since I've been going chemical free in my garden, I've been also using beneficial insects. I also try to keep my greenhouse inviting to lizards. Hope these suggestions help someone out.

@luisarashirovideo Жыл бұрын

Those marks on the leaves are signs of fungal disease that the soap was probably killing so it’s not the soap’s fault, the plant was infected. I have some fighting the fungus and disease too. Hopefully they recover.

@mariehenriksen67 5 жыл бұрын

Test something with the castile soap next time. Your pepper plants might have come back. I've had the leaves fall off and the leaves have ended up coming back on. I've heard neem oil works. When I used it my leaves fell off just like your's did with the soap. But, I also did it in the morning and the hot sun got on it too.