SPIDER MITES - but time for harvest is coming

[Davyg]

Peppermint oil, soap for washing dishes and a litre of water. Works a charm without using chemicals. Your shout but worth a punt surely.

Peppermint oil for spider mites

Around halfway through that paper they write that a dosage of 4% peppermint oil is the most effective for spider mites. This is the first time anybody has given us a real idea of how much to use . I’m looking at companion planting as well. According to their research mites hate the smell as well so a few well placed peppermint plants among your grow could work really well. Found this as part of an article on peppermint, interesting The “pepper” part of its name is partic…