2021 - What I did today

Today I emailed Gardener's Question Time to ask them for advice on stopping red spider mites taking over my greenhouse again next year. I've never submitted a question before, I hope it gets read out sometime!

If you get any interesting advice from them let us know. Last winter I washed our GH with Jays fluid and then fumigated with sulphur candles but still got major infestation. .They made a mess of my cucumber plant though I still ended up with enough for us and a few to give away from just the one plant. But they more or less killed my aubergine plants From 6 plant i got 2 smallish fruits. I've bought a small bottle of a spray that I tried on some aubergines and the cucumber. I didn't get it till early September. It seemed like it could help if applied early on but not for a well established infestation. My problem is I can't see the b...ers!

It's not cheap and they don't say what is in it. I suspect it is a soft soap of some sort.

I'll try it again next year if (when?) they reappear.

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