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Avoiding Aphids – My 4 Point Plan

May 2, 2011
Aphid Infestation

Over the last few years of growing chillies by far the most common pest my plants have faced have been aphids. Over the last few years I’ve posted about how to treat an aphid infestation so this year i thought it was about time i was a bit more proactive and attempted to take preventative [...]

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Natural Aphid Control

July 1, 2010
Natural Aphid Control

Almost exactly one year on from my last battle and the aphids are back. I was actually getting excited that small flower buds are starting to form on most of my plants when I noticed the familiar sight of lots of tiny green monsters gathering around the new growth shoots at the tops of the [...]

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Slugs & Snails

May 11, 2010
Snail On a Leaf

Once you have raised your chillie plants from seeds and nurtured their move outside to take advantage of the spring sunshine there is nothing more annoying than seeing your future crop decimated by slugs or snails. In just 3 or 4 nights slugs or snails can do a huge amount of damage to chilli plants [...]

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Aphids on Chilli Pepper Plants – How I Solved The Problem

June 30, 2009

About a week ago i noticed that one of my plants (an orange habanero) was infested with aphids.
Aphids (sometimes called green plant lice) are small (usually, though  they can vary in size quite a bit) green insects that feed on plants mainly in temperate regions. They quickly multiply and can be very destructive, usually feeding [...]

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