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Old October 17, 2017   #12
seaeagle
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Default White Flies

This was the first year I had ever seen a White Fly. It wasn't until early September that I noticed them. They only attacked the the 2 Eva Purple Ball plants and none of the others. Must have been those pesky Black Forest White Flies It looked like millions all over the plants.

Here is what I did. I added enough water hose to reach the garden and right before dark blasted those suckers with the water hose, from the bottom and from the top. Looked again the next evening and there were still a few left so blasted them again. Problem solved. I guess their little white wings couldn't take the pressure. Solution courtesy of The Farmers Almanac website.

Both Eva's survived and prospered and picked a load off them yesterday before we had this shot of cool weather. Will still pick a lot more but the great taste will be gone but good for salads.
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