Re: Spider mites


spider mites HATE kelp.  you could spray that w/ a little quart size inside
spray bottle.  I spray my outside stuff w/ it and NEVER get spider mites
when everyone else does.  I use the Maxicrop powder and mix w/ water but any
liquid kelp should do the trick.

On 12/21/07, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Neem.
>
> Hot pepper spray reportedly works, too. No personal experience, however.
>
>
> On Dec 21, 2007, at 11:54 AM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
>
> > One of my office plants - I think it's a variety of croton - has spider
> > mites. This is my reward for taking in other people's unwanted plants I
> > guess. Anyway the thing is way too big for me to casually lug it
> > outside
> > and spray it off (if I could find a hose outside, which is unlikely).
> > What's a good remedy?
> > I am not too excited about spraying insecticides in my office but I
> > might be able to find a hand cart to take it outside.
> >
> > Cyndi
> >
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> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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