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does lemon juice kill moss?

5 years ago

Unfortunately, I have a slight problem with aphids. I only saw one and it laid eggs on one of my small flower plants. I took out the aphid and its eggs. I also have clovers too and those are also slightly dying. The bottom leaves have turned brown and are covered in honeydew from the aphids. I have read that vinegar kills moss and I would not like to kill my moss. If there are any natural remedies to get rid of aphids please share them with me. Thank you.

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
5 years ago
Neither the vinegar nor the lemon juice will have much effect on the aphids anyway.

Other natural or organic aphid controls could include insecticidal soap, Neem oil or lavender essential oil. Or just spraying well with water but with a terrarium planting, that may be difficult to drain the excess.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
5 years ago
i dont understand what the aphids have to do with the moss ...

and i cant believe you found one single aphid egg ... and are thinking you need to go ballistic on responding.. you already dealt with it ...

how about a pic of the terrarium.. maybe we can see something you cant ...

what about a frog?

ken
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