make you own white oil

can't remember where i came across this recently but was stoked to be able to make my own white oil for my citrus.

2 cup vegetable oil : 1/2 cup detergent.
mix 2 tbsp of mixture : 1L water. spray.

it has worked a treat. very happy to be able to make my own instead of taking a trip to bunnings (which is an hr round trip for me!!).

aphid soap spray

was searching through an old gardening australia mag (august 2004) while keeping my friend insomnia company in the wee hours of the morning...

two methods for dealing with aphids in your garden:

• spray aphids off plants with a short, sharp water jet. when spraying, place your hand behind delicate plants.
• kill aphids by mixing 50g of grated pure soap in 5 litres of hot water. allow to cool and then spray.

i've been using a natural pyrethrum spray but will look at giving the soap spray a go to save some $.