Comment on Anyone know what's on my hot pepper leaves?
prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 days agoIf you don’t want to spray anything you can take a damp papergowel and just kinda … wipe em off.
You may not get em all but you can take their population largely out just by wiping em away.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I got most of them off the leaves but there seemed to be a lot on the stems that I couldn’t really get to. Part of the problem is the plants are pretty young and still not very hardy so I don’t want to manhandle them too much. I tried a spray with a bit of dish soap in water and if it doesn’t help much I’ll try to be delicate about wiping.
cb900f_bodhi@fedinsfw.app 2 days ago
I keep a variety of chile pepper plants indoors over winter and deal with this constantly. Here’s what I’ve learned about aphids. They will kill your plant if you aren’t vigilant about them. A neem oil spray can help but won’t solve the problem entirely. Some formulations of neem oil are harder on the plants than others so test your solution every time you get a new bottle. If you have a handheld shower wand, it is worthwhile to put your plants in the shower about once a month and blast off the little buggers. And regularly fertilizing your plants will keep them strong enough to resist the attack. The best method I have seen, is to use water from a fish tank to water the plants. Good luck!