Aphids have covered your roses, but you are afraid to poison them with chemicals?
Pick the plantain before it shoots.
Grind 10 leaves, pour a liter of boiling water and leave overnight. In the morning, strain and add a tablespoon of liquid soap. Spray the buds - the aphids will disappear in 4 hours.
The secret is in the plantain mucus: it envelops the pests, depriving them of oxygen.
But don't pick up plants from the roadside - the exhaust fumes will make the infusion poisonous.
If the aphids return, place fresh leaves under the bushes - their smell will scare away new colonies.
Plantain also treats black spots on leaves: wipe them with a cloth soaked in the infusion. Just don't use flowering plants - their pollen will attract ants.
For roses with delicate petals, add a spoonful of olive oil to the infusion - it will protect against burns.
If aphids have attacked the roots, bury crushed plantain in the soil - rotting will release phytoncides that will drive away the pests.
For prevention, spray the bushes with a cold infusion (without boiling water) once a month.
If you don’t have plantain, replace it with coltsfoot leaves – the effect is the same.
But do not treat roses during the day: the sun will curdle the protein in the mucus, and the solution will become useless. And never mix the infusion with chemicals - this gross error can lead to burns on the plants.
Author: Elena Shimanovskaya