Root aphid organic fix

If Inclined you could ask that with that company and post answer here would be huge contribution to FAQ’s, maybe.
I just sent my contact info and asked them.
@bunny
Default response to get back with me, but a link:

Dr. Bronners is the soap.
Been using it for thirty yrs., got almost all the dirt off!
@bunny
Update from them:
We have been selling this system for over 25 years and I have never heard of this being an issue.
I have seen people put tights over the pots to stop anything from burrowing in. This is usually when growing indoors.
Kind regards
Dougal Gordon

I did something like that with a laundry basket that has holes in the sides.

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Watered it two days ago. The others in front of it were dry but I missed seeing this one as my veg tent is full and I only can see the tops of the plants.

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Well so far I have top dressed all of my pots with neem seed meal, diatomaceous earth and azomite. Within a few days I’m seeing some pretty cool fungal growth on the surface of my pots with dead aphids in the fungal hyphe! Seems like I created some sort of reaction maybe with the neem or azomite. Super cool, plants already looking way happier and not seeing any aphids flying near pots. Will continue with this method. Next will apply kelp aloe karanja and clinoptilolite (silica). This is why I love Organics!

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Hey @ReikoX

I wanted to ask if you happen to have Coots recipes for the drenches and foliars? If not any suggestions? Curious about amounts of each ingredient. For the soil drench, not sure if I should use the oil or the meal. Appreciate any help.

From my notes:

Neem Oil Foliar:
4 teaspoons of Neem Oil
2 teaspoons Pro-TeKt
1 gallon water
1/4 cup aloe Vera juice before spraying

Neem/Kelp Tea:
1/2 cup neem seem meal with 1/4 cup kelp meal bubbled in 5 gal water for 24hrs

I keep the cloth bags worms are shipped in and use those to put whatever I’m bubbling in so it stays contained.

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Thank you, @ReikoX !

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