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MuddyBuckets · December 26, 2019

Last season when I overwintered pepper plants in the sunroom after taking all precautions (rinse roots, spray plants with Neem oil several times before bringing them in I still had an aphid problem.

Hell to pay from significant other for spraying plants with residue on the floor! Still had aphids and gnats.

I came up with a potential solution that reduced both aphids and gnats. Peppermint tea, diluted to 1/2 strength, watered from the bottom and let plants drain a couple of times after letting the plants dry out to about 2". Controlled but did not eliminate all aphids but gnats went away to gnat hell!

December 26, 2019	#18
MuddyBuckets Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Eastern/Coastal NC 8b Posts: 192	Aphid Solution Last season when I overwintered pepper plants in the sunroom after taking all precautions (rinse roots, spray plants with Neem oil several times before bringing them in I still had an aphid problem. Hell to pay from significant other for spraying plants with residue on the floor! Still had aphids and gnats. I came up with a potential solution that reduced both aphids and gnats. Peppermint tea, diluted to 1/2 strength, watered from the bottom and let plants drain a couple of times after letting the plants dry out to about 2". Controlled but did not eliminate all aphids but gnats went away to gnat hell!