Friday, May 22, 2015

Cheap & Easy Rose Bug Spray

 
Are your roses starting to look like this?
 
I can't believe how quickly the bugs started nibbling my leaves right up this year.  Here is a very simple homemade spray for your rose bushes to help keep the aphids and other not so lovely critters away.

I spray this on the leaves after each rain and it helps enormously. 

Using a large container mix together:
2 quarts water
1 tablespoon dishwashing soap
1 cup leftover coffee

Pour the mixture into a spray bottle and mist your plants. That simple!

30 comments:

  1. Anytime of the day

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  2. going to try this my grandmother used to use this...

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  3. Can i use it at anytime of the day???

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  4. I would avoid spraying when it is real hot/in direct sunlight, as water can burn your leaves up.

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  5. Hi I'm new to roses and its the first time i have planted these in my garden. All going well until spider mites got to it (sigh). Would this spray help get rid of the buggers? How often should I use it? TIA

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    1. Hi! It should help, I recommend once a week, if it rains sooner then spray again after. Best of luck!

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    2. Very helpful thanks I’m going to use it tomorrow

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  6. How long until they start looking healthier?

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    1. The holes in your existing leaves won't grow back, but will keep the bugs off the new leaves. Depends on time of year/growth. Week or two.

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  7. This is going to sound ignorant but is it breed coffee or ground coffee or???

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  8. I meant brewed lol

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  9. Can you spray it on the roses too??

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  10. Wouldn't Poor be spelt pour.....I want to pour liquid out, not poor I,m broke lol

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    1. Shouldn't it be "I'm" and not "I,m"....as in "I made a grammatical error while making fun of someone else's grammatical error" isnt it fun? lol

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    2. Wouldn’t someone with class and self confidence not feel the need to shame other humans to elevate themselves. Specifically someone who believes themselves to be as superior as yourself. Puck off. You never know what for of fuego you are starting with your words. This is a safe world lol. Get some class you very alive and nice person

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  11. I've been trying this for a couple weeks and it works great. Thank you for the money saving gardening tip!

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  12. Can you use this on vegetable plants as well?

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    1. Once a week, or after every rain if that comes sooner

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  14. Thanks! I was going to ask if you could use it and vegetables but I see someone else responded

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  15. I found some green worms on my rose bush. Will this work on them also?

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  16. Will the coffee stain your concrete?

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  17. Will the coffee stain your concrete

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  18. Is this safe to use on pepper plants?

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  19. Is there a way to use this in an ortho or miracle grow hose attachment sprayer?

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  20. I'm going to give this a try! Should I cut off all the leaves with holes in them?

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  21. Will this stop the disease hat are getting all my knock out roses

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