They're all washed up.

Here's a great idea if you use a watering can in your garden. Tye a bar of soap in a mesh bag and hang it in your watering can. Then when you fill your can up with water you will be giving your plants a double treat. They will get watered and a soapy bath to keep the bugs away.

 

What a great idea, I will go and do that right now.

 

Thanks. When I read that I just had to pass it along. I need to get a bar of soap so I can do that also.

 

I love this idea. Very easy and if it works, nothing like it.

 

Yup thats for sure. I love working smarter not harder. Glad you liked and can us that tip. :-D

 

I imagine there's a preferred brand or type of soap that's best to use?
Surely there's some that are too strong for plants?

 

Great idea, I think I'll try that in a hose end feeder to see if that will work too.

 

Ivory soap is a good one to use--it is really a soap. I use it to make insecticidal soap, so a bar in the watering can would be helpful, too.
Now, if something survives so I can water it, I'll try the soapy water method.

 

The article never mentioned which brand to use cherylad.

Thank you Marlingardener for the Ivory soap suggestion. Yikes I'm sure the heat is doing a number on the garden this year.

Carolyn I bet that it would work pretty good in a hose end sprayer. That is another great idea to keep those bugs at bay.

 

I'm going to try this too. Thanks y'all