Great. Thanks!! I will try the water method. There are a ton of lady bugs so I may just let it go. I was hoping the aphids wouldn't damage the asparagus. They seem like hardy plants.

I pulled the infested Kale and sprayed the newer Kale with Neem oil to keep them off of the good stuff.

Another question on this issue. The aphids seems to be taking their toll. Should I cut them down for the winter?

The Asparagus fern is pretty much at the end of its life now (Unless you're in the Southern Hemisphere) so I wouldn't worry about the aphids. Their lunch will be dead in a short while. Or you could just cut the fern down now and compost it. I wouldn't have destroyed the kale just because of aphids. If you hold your nerve the ladybugs usually sort it out for you. Alternatively repeated blasts with the hose will do it.

Ok thanks a bunch. I am in north east Ohio so it will be getting cold soon. Although it's 75 and sunny today :) perfect day to harvest the last of banana peppers and jalapeños to pickle.

I may just leave them for a couple more weeks if the aphids won't permanently damage them. It will Give the lady beetles something to munch on and give the beetles time to mature before I cut the asparagus and compost. I will just go around and spray some of the aphids off.

As as for the Kale for some reason it smelled bad like cooked spinach. So that was another reason it was pulled. I have another patch of Kale that is doing well.

Thanks again everyone.