[flowergirl]

Hi,

Is there anything I should be doing to stop green fly attacking my tomato plants, I keep pulling them off but am I doing something wrong or is this just to be expected?

Any help gratefully received.

Flowergirl X

[sunshineband]

You could try spraying them off with a dilute washhing up liquid or soap 

It werks fer me 

[Parsnip]

I've had some on mine...sprayed with bug clear...bye bye Greenfly..

[flowergirl]

Thanks  !!!!

[mumofstig]

You could try spraying them off with a dilute washing up liquid or soap 

It werks fer me 

Playing devil's advocate here..............but you're not allowed to spray anything that is not on the EU list of approved pesticides  
Looks like some you get away with and some you don't

[gillie]

"EU list of approved pesticides "  But supposing you were just washing your plants to make then look nice...

Gillie

[mumofstig]

That's what my reasoning is for the other sprays people want to use...........anyway they are not pesticides they are repellents...........the garlic spray is especially repellent if you ask me

 

[mickwood]

I asked the same question, got told washing up liquid in water to make a spray, or crushed garlic in water as well as planting french marigolds in between plants - which I did and it makes the whole thing a little prettier 

[Doodle]

Oh, think I'm gonna use garlic spray on myself, we will see how repellant it is tee hee

[mumofstig]

Oh, think I'm gonna use garlic spray on myself, we will see how repellant it is tee hee

VERY

[siandc]

You could try spraying them off with a dilute washing up liquid or soap 

It werks fer me 

Playing devil's advocate here..............but you're not allowed to spray anything that is not on the EU list of approved pesticides  
Looks like some you get away with and some you don't

But I was saving water...using my washing up water mr EU anorak man....honest! 
I just eat a lot of garlic which is why it smells that way. 

[Earthy]

I always plant my tomatoes with basil and  marigolds and have not had a problem on them.

[Doodle]

Oh, think I'm gonna use garlic spray on myself, we will see how repellant it is tee hee

VERY

I meant it might repel MickWood!!