Is Dish Soap Safe For Plants? Why It's Not a Good Bug Spray

While dish soap is often recommended to spray plant pests and diseases, it can damage plants and beneficial insects. Because it is neither “natural” nor “harmless,” it is not recommended for garden use.

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Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program - Have you ever heard of using dish soap to control pests or diseases in the garden? While it might seem like a harmless idea (soap

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This Popular Pest Control Can KILL Your Plant

Leaves started drying and dropping after using some homemade dish soap aphid spray. Any chance for survival? : r/HotPeppers

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