STOP Using Dawn Dish Soap On Your Plants. New Study Shows The Dangers Using Dish Soap To Treat Pests

[@GardeningInCanada]

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[@leonconnelly7915]

Ashley, we are currently in a drought in Texas. Any handwashing of dishes I do in the kitchen sink I do over a bucket. I am rinsing the soap suds off dishes into the bucket and using that grey water to water plants that are starting to lose leaf color. Online I saw someone say that it's better to do that and worry about the effect of soap then let them starve for water alone. I'm thinking the soap in the water is diluted and possibly a great way to add to the watering of our outside plants. Thoughts?

[@nickklassen6962]

Thanks for sharing the wealth of knowledge you always so eloquently convey. You have quickly become my favorite garden channel. Fellow Canadian plant lover here.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Wow that’s a huge compliment thank you

[@yardturtle]

I'm way down in zone 6 and still this is my favorite gardening channel. There's a video for every issue or question I have had. And none of the nonsense or gimmicky editing you often see on YT.

[@adampetherick7836]

I wished I Sean this before. Some gardening shows recommended Dawn dish soap to kill insects on your plant. So I tryed it found out instead of killing the Insects you killed your plant. This is what happens when Garden Channel gives false information.but this channel is the best information . Knowledge

[@GardeningInCanada]

that is crazy!

[@tunatuna711]

Glad to hear this. I had bad bugs last season, and my neighbor mentioned she used Dawn dish soap to take care of hers...I'll probably just try to attract more beneficial insects after watching this.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yes! Let me know how is goes

[@shelleyhender8537]

There is a reason why my father uses a mixture of Dawn and Vinegar to remove EVERYTHING - including rust and mould from his Shower & surrounding glass doors! He mixes it together in a spray bottle, after putting on an Air Respirator (you DO NOT want to breathe the mist/fumes in! ) He leaves the cleaner to sit for 20 mins, then returns with his respirator on, and rinses everything…leaving the shower beautifully spic and span! My Dad’s help with housework has been a massive boon for my mom , as she has had multiple shoulder and knee surgeries. *Note: This cleaner is strong, so wear GLOVES, turn the fan on after applying the cleaner, close the door to minimize fumes escaping, and make sure too cover your face with a RESPIRATOR, as this cleaner is effective and “natural” - but irritating to skin, eyes, and lungs!

[@tobruz]

I knew the difference but so many don’t- thanks for educating the masses again… I use Ivory bar soap shaved into flakes and dissolved in warm water as an insect pot dunk then clear water rinse when bringing in plants for the winter - your thoughts please, good or bad?

[@lindam9018]

This is a great video, thank you so much! I have only started using Dawn dish soap recently (because of your 'bringing plants back in' video) and liked it because it really cleaned the leaves quite nicely! So that was a bonus, don't know if others have found certain plants where that's been an issue. I think you have to be much more careful with certain plants/type of leaves and use your discretion. Thanks again for top-notch, science-based information!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea I agree. I mean I use it all the time but I haven noticed with my maranta and a pony tail palm they did not enjoy it.

[@hales6547]

For lead cleaning ive recently began using warm water with either some vinegar and lime/lemon juice sometimes a bit of both. The acid in those woll help dissolve water stains or things like that. I used to use neem oil with dawn dish soap just a drop, but i think either works okay

[@patkonelectric]

Kind of a side note. I work in the concrete and steel manufacturing industry. The grim an dirt gets embedded into my skin. I used many products like gojo cleaners. I found nothing works better then dawn dish soap to get my hands clean. When I use it in my garden I'm diluting it in water and other advices. It's just a small enhancer. They make a Dawn 'free and clear' which I like to use. Don't use it all the time. Only when it is called for.

[@milkweed7678]

That's some interesting info!!

[@cmcking2002]

I was looking for an answer as to why my peppers looked wilted. This is the reason. Very good info. Thanks

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad to help

[@Free_Falastin2024]

Now I know why the aphids came back worse everytime I sprayed them off my bell peppers a few summers ago. I never used soap or chemicals again after that. Now I maintain a regular schedule of high pressure misting throughout the summer and I rarely see aphids or other pests on my plants. The regular cleaning also makes it a less stressful experience to bring them all in after they've had their summer vacation. Thanks for another informative video!

[@GardeningInCanada]

HAHA thats perfect. love nature

[@TheLaulaululu]

Very interesting! I'm so grateful for your channel, thank you!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Awe thank you I truly appreciate that!

[@thelittleguy-ih8nv]

Sounds like a great excuse from insecticide manufacturers, to get you to start paying more for their products. I've used dawn dish soap for the last 6 years on my grass and the grass is lush green, thick, weed free, and insect free. So I'll continue using it!

[@sarahshelves5236]

Have you had any luck with garden plants and the soap spray? I'm about at the give up phase and going to spray all my cucumber and zucchini due to squash bugs and cucumber beetles I figure they are going to kill them all I might as well try

[@handymack5324]

I like such in depth study beyond the common concept about using dish soap as pest spray in the garden. I used Dawn and cooking oil mixed with water and sprayed on an okra plant's foliage to stop the spread of leaf mining. It worked but a day later all the leaves that were treated turned yellow showing signs of dryness and spots which I did not know from what disease. They were all trimmed . Yes I think their protective layer was destroyed by the spray. I do not want to invalidate the effectiveness of using dish soap but there need to be a more standardized concentration ratio to follow, and be used only when infestation cannot be dealt with other milder measures.

[@alexazabatta5707]

Loved this! Can you do one on the efficiency of hydrogen peroxide? Thanks!

[@GardeningInCanada]

I have one but it’s a bit older

[@aymana4527]

Great video. I'm watching from Cairo , Egypt. Enjoying your videos.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Woohoo! Welcome!

[@felinis3788]

I need a surfactant when attempting to re-moisten Coco coir, which can be quite hydrophobic. Often the CC surface will pool the water when spraying/misting instead of adsorbing it. In that case the detergent is not attacking foliage. Surfactants are also sometimes required to dissolve hydrophobic herbicides or additives.

[@maggiemanzke7926]

I'm a mild soapy cloth wiper with baby shampoo, but the soap is so diluted (like maybe a couple teaspoons in a half gallon of water) that I'm not too concerned. I don't spray my indoor plants at all mostly because I don't want to lug them all over the house to get them somewhere for the spray to not cause issues on furniture. I have been known to give them a blast of fine water for aphids or spider mites. In the shower. :D

[@GardeningInCanada]

that sounds awesome

[@nikanj6]

Great video. Are natural soaps such as Castille a safer alternative to Dawn detergent?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yup! Definitely

[@flowerpixel]

Came to ask this, cheers

[@MelissaMartinez-mc8bs]

What about Castile soaps? The owner of a local plant store gave me a recipe for some home made insecticide/plant soap. It uses water, peppermint Castile soap, tea tree Castile soap, rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide. Is this something that’s okay for my plants. He recommended it when I was dealing with an infestation of spider mites.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Castile is plant based so it is fine. its not a chemical detergent/solvent

[@GardeningInCanada]

With aphids to be honest I would just blast them off with water

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh no! Have you tried nematodes?

[@GardeningInCanada]

No beneficials won’t munch on roots just bug eggs and larvae it’s species specific

[@deultima]

I've been using Dr. Bronner's as it contains Potassium Hydroxide. I normally do 1 table spoon with 1 litre of water. Sometime I add 1 table spoon of vegetable oil, but some recipes call for it and others don't. Always been confused if the oil really helps at all.

[@happyamerican3235]

Might harm your plants but dawn works 100% on wasps, horsefly’s, carpenter bees and other insects that breath through their bodies. I use a 1 gallon sprayer that has the hand pump. Add an ounce or so of dawn to the water until it looks blue and spray away. Adjust the nozzle to shoot further and spraying wasp nest is easy. Just don’t stand under the nest as they will be falling right down as they suffocate. A wasp will die in less than 10 seconds after. You can spray them right out of the air. I’ve tried expensive pump squirt guns and trust me a 10-12$ garden sprayer is the best tool.

[@stephen26448]

My dawn is blue but it also has ultra wrote on the bottle so I am not sure if ultra has something plants don't like

[@happyamerican3235]

@@stephen26448 I had aphids on my apple trees and I sprayed them once with dawn and water and it killed them and the tree was fine. Note I didn’t over do it but it worked for me.

[@K1NGNGUY3N]

​@stephen26448 they say to use the plain one with the duck on the bottle. Anything like ultra + etc has extra additives therefore more chances of harming your plants

[@wildedibles819]

Great information I stopped using soap oh very long ago

[@tonygray9174]

Great video. I made the mistake of overstating a few plants with Dawn. The ph of Dawn according to its MSDS is between 8.7-9.3. and an excessive amount dripped into the pot and caused nutrient lockout so the plants experienced every deficiency known to mankind :)

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh no! I didn’t realize it’s that high

[@brockgangell5759]

So that explains the unexplained nutrient lockout in my medical plants I used triple concentrated antibacterial dishwashing solution with my neem oil and got nutrient lockout a few days after my plants couldn't recover!

[@harryharry3193]

@@brockgangell5759 and if your soil PH is 3.5?

[@johnroydelacruz1433]

I hope you can make video about cooking oil for plants

[@GardeningInCanada]

Cooking oil? What are people using that for?

[@kimmanning4989]

Ahhhh HA! Love understanding the differences. Thank you!

[@freelivingtennessee]

What about saponins like soapberries. Do your think that would have the desired effect pests? To kill soft bodied pests like aphids or help with preventives for disease? Just a thought. I would imagine it would be nice and gentle on the plant? And what about using something like Vegetable oil? I always had a funny feeling inside when I’d make a “smothering spray” for pests, like one would think if it’s smothering the pest, could it smother or inhibit some of the functions of the plant via spraying it all over the leaves?!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea so they will because they fall under classic soap class. Especially the soft body buggers great suggestion

[@Egghed545]

Ugggghhh of course...I find this out the year I used dawn repeatedly to get rid of aphids on my radishes 😣. Thank you!

[@GardeningInCanada]

😢 I use it too sometimes. It does work!

[@tumarbongrox6074]

My neighbor uses •BABY• SHAMPOO and water mixture on her flowers and plants to rid pests! This works great! I don't know if baby shampoo takes the wax off of plant leaves

[@jenpaige3110]

Uh oh! Doused my Rose's twice this year to get rid of aphids.... they arent crispy, but I will need to be more mindful next year!

[@GardeningInCanada]

it works though! that's part of the problem HAHA

[@bluebird136]

Can you do a video on overwintering peppers? Should they have leaves & green stems? How do you tell when they are dormant?

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s an awesome idea.

[@bluebird136]

That would be amazing! ❄️☃️🌶🌶 All the videos I’ve seen on the topic just cover how to prune peppers to prep bringing them inside and then say to only water once every 3 weeks or so.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Okay!!!

[@Handicraft93]

Great tips, Thanks for sharing my friend, stay connected 🤝.

[@ACONTRARYMARY]

I have brown spot on some of my irises and daylilies. What do you recommend I use for this and how often?

[@GardeningInCanada]

that sounds like fungus to be honest. i would get a sulphur based product

[@donteatthefoxgloves377]

Just got you a mention on David the Good’s channel live feed today for this video! 🌿🌿🌿

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh Cool! ill have too check it out

[@michaelmarchione3408]

After using Dawn dish soap in boiling water to clean my black powder flintlock, I personally wouldn't spray my plants with it. That was 30 years ago when I was still shooting blackpowder competition. Burnt black powder does not clean easily. That was the old Dawn. It is 4X to 5X more powerful to cut grease then back then. I'm NOT being scientific it is just MY personal choice. The inside of that gun barrel would sparkle like new. Thanks for the info, take care! Oh, and Ivory hand soap worked extremely well too lol. I can't imagine how the plants feel about being that clean. Take care!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Wow that's intense

[@kourtneys.plant.korner765]

When you spray your plants with insecticide soap do you need to wash it off after? And what is the difference between insecticidal soap and horticulture oil

[@GardeningInCanada]

i would honestly leave it. and the difference is the ability to break down the soft bodies of the insects vs. suffocation. relatively speaking

[@antivaxxnugs7859]

Been told to buy dawn soap to help with mixing Neem oil and water together for thrips

[@GardeningInCanada]

i would use a natural soap

[@NewMindGarden]

Fabulous video

[@bets8483]

I am in South Florida. What homemade type of “soap” can I make to put in a hose end sprayer - I know the commercial insecticidal soaps are better, but it’s more expensive. Thank you very much for replying.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Anything bar based that can be shredded and dissolved in water will work

[@bets8483]

@@GardeningInCanada Thank you

[@yeager6882]

OMG! Get to the point(s). Then substantiate.

[@slr4172]

Thank you for info. Would be nice to have closed caption option.

[@wj4ckhamradio341]

I mix a little Dr Bronners peppermint pure castile soap with neem oil.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yes so dr bronners is different just look for if they are using potsssium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide

[@wj4ckhamradio341]

@@GardeningInCanada Thanks.. Will do.

[@sherrykumar2883]

This is what I use as well. My understanding is that the peppermint is a repellent to insects.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea they do have the essential oil options too which is helpful

[@wj4ckhamradio341]

@@GardeningInCanada Okay I dug in a little. potassium hydroxide is lye, and it used to make most soaps. Dr Bronner uses plant oils and lye to make their soap. I think I'll just skip the soap and use just the neem oil. I think the neem oil works because it stinks so much. I'm not sure the soap was helping much anyhow.

[@triniman1219]

what do you recommend for thrips, i have tried peroxide , neem and rubbing alcohol. i am into flowering of my weed trees, i need something to kill these thrips, any recommendations?

[@GardeningInCanada]

have you tried nematodes or predatory mites? when we are talking big plants the best method is predators. i will leave some links to resources for you. gardeningincanada.net/predatory-mites/ gardeningincanada.net/how-to-get-rid-of-fungus-gnats-in-soil/

[@milkweed7678]

I like "Lava" hand soap when my hands get really dirty. It is so strong it sometimes scares me. Wonder how good or bad it might be to use?

[@GardeningInCanada]

ill have to look that up!

[@truthfrees337]

It's a form of pumice.Bake soda can exfoliate more gently.

[@DroneWolfMedia]

Great information. Thanks for sharing!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Anytime!

[@davidgonzales-ec8bo]

Ashley help! How do i kill grubs in my vegetable garden? Youre smart. You know how to do it, please... Tell me

[@GardeningInCanada]

Nematodes

[@davidgonzales-ec8bo]

@@GardeningInCanada you're the best!!! Ty

[@gladypark8703]

I have watched your video. Thank you. If I do use dish soap, what is the recipe? l will avoid Dawn.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Just do a 1/4 tsp per gallon

[@clivemichie2638]

I was wondering, that if, you took a bag of mushrooms and put them in the blender, and watered this solution in to the soil of the garden with this water, would it use up nutrients? - or break them down to usable products. Or maybe increase Mycelium.

[@GardeningInCanada]

thats good question! i will have to look into this

[@clivemichie2638]

@@GardeningInCanada Cool Thanks EH!...

[@Frenzgyn]

Hello, could you give me details (the DOI of the article would do) to the journal you were reading about preventive use insecticide soap, please?

[@GardeningInCanada]

They aren't accessible without a university log in but this FDA article is a good resource www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/antibacterial-soap-you-can-skip-it-use-plain-soap-and-water

[@Frenzgyn]

@@GardeningInCanada I was more interested in the real study, if it's a published study on a journal but not open-access I could check at my university library.

[@trevor-bd4kt]

I just ordered 5 lb sodium lauryl sulfate powder to make my own lawn soil conditioner/wetting agent for lawn. Is this ok?

[@jamshidnikkerdar2074]

That's wonderful ❤ ❤

[@GardeningInCanada]

❤️❤️❤️ thanks

[@Uberfluous404]

So you got me thinking. I’ve noticed that some plants WITHOUT small hairs get leaf damage and turn brown when watered in hot weather. Not necessarily direct Sun but hot air. Take Persicaria amplexicaulis as an example. Could it be that the hot air that surrounds the plant or direct sunlight is softening the waxy coating of the leaf that is making it susceptible to water making contact with the leaf. I’m struggling to understand the mechanisms that cause this.

[@samantha8740]

Can you do a video on your opinion on the liquid dirts spidermite diy spray?

[@GardeningInCanada]

is it using their powder?

[@N-Lee]

I once knew a lady who had some super healthy plants. She told me a few drops of Ivory, Yellow or Green Dish Soap in the water (NOT DAWN ! ) was her secret, and she watered with it, not spraying the leaves.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Very cool! I don’t doubt it

[@N-Lee]

@@GardeningInCanada As for me personally, I'm still not sure. I am going to be trying it though.

[@Mindy-s-channel]

So are you saying its safe to use mild facial cleansers mixed with water to spray on aphids?

[@noora7773]

I'm wondering is using pine soap gentler to the plant's wax layer than dish soap? I had always used that mixed with water to treat bug infestations...aiming for about 2% solution, but who ever measures these precisely...just trying to apply more than few drops to kill the pests but leave the plant alive.

[@GardeningInCanada]

is a pine soap natural? if so it would work

[@daniellebrogden]

You help me become an awesome plant person

[@GardeningInCanada]

HAHA love it. plant people unite

[@jeil5676]

IDK if you've heard of JADAM korean low cost farming but they give a recipe for a surfactant to use on plants. The thing is its made with potassium hydroxide and veggie oil. So this is kind of confusing me.I have a feeling its both a soap and a surfactant and soaps are actually surfactants but surfactants arent necessarily soaps.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh interesting you should send me the link

[@clivemichie2638]

What do you think of the old standard bar soap made by Lever Bros, Sunlight hand soap. P.S. thanks for all the info - it is changing my mind to a better soil control... Thanks EH!...

[@GardeningInCanada]

those would definitely work!

[@clivemichie2638]

@@GardeningInCanada Thank you....

[@arielloper8196]

can we replace dawn with baking soda??

[@hermanhale9258]

I sprayed Dawn and water in a straight line across my yard. No plants died. I only tried it on weeds, though. The creeping charlie looked wilted for a couple of days, but it perked up. Then it poured rain, so, experiment over, I guess.

[@TheDragoninja]

I used another dishwashing liquid soap solution on my hibiscus plant for mealybugs. Now the leaves are turning yellow faster than ever. What should I do to save my plant?? Please help

[@GardeningInCanada]

Did it get on the soil?

[@dylanbenoit8939]

What about using dawn as a surfactant in a home made foliar spray? Is that a big no no

[@davidmoore1098]

If I apply dawn dish soap on my grape leaves 1x how long would this work for. Will I have to apply it again during the same season. I have ants craving on the leave eating away at them. Thanks in advance.

[@GardeningInCanada]

you have aphid eggs? or an any issue.

[@gardentours]

Good to know 👍 I never used it and now I'm glad that I didn't.

[@GardeningInCanada]

yea absolutely

[@thelighthousefjcproduction5597]

I’ve tried the home stuff going back to good ole 7 dust

[@kcbeyer3467]

You rock. Thank you!

[@pelenaka]

So what can we use (diy)?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Great question when I finish up the blog post I’ll include some ideas. But things like bar soap would work

[@dannymartinez8522]

How about on lawns is it bad as well?

[@steveduval3732]

Neem, cedar oil, vermiculite,organic whole milk are some organic mildew and insect repellents.

[@ethereal369]

Plants BREATHE through their skin/leaves. When you spray soap on it, the surfactants in the soap stick like glue, plugging up pores and making oxygen/CO2 exchange more difficult.

[@truthfrees337]

Could you find out if dawn is specifically different than other dish detergents(in that does it have another ingredient? or just a good quality?I boycott P and G products but I wonder,it defogs windows and more.

[@DB-gf5gu]

What about using Castile Soap?

[@francismeowgannou5322]

Are surfactants necessary for applying foliar spray effectively? I was looking into a budget friendly and safe thing to use for my cannabis next year. Was looking into Jadam wetting agent(homemade soap), soap nuts, or yucca extract. Also, what kind of rockdust do you recommend? There seem to be so many options.

[@GardeningInCanada]

If you cant fund a surfactant that works for you I would try without. And for rock dust its so hard to tell you would need to base it of % by volume and aim for the higher %'s.

[@francismeowgannou5322]

@@GardeningInCanada I really can't wait for your video on rock dust. I am so confused haha. What am I looking for I the rockdust that needs to be higher in percentage by volume?

[@GardeningInCanada]

I might need to do a video on rockdust. That maybe the only way to do this clearly

[@francismeowgannou5322]

@@GardeningInCanada I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks for answering my questions. Hope you have a good afternoon!!

[@autumnfreeland6113]

I was told to use dawn dish soap to get rid of the aphid infestation I had and I wanted to make sure it was safe and not toxic way but also effectiveness of it I needed it to work bc aphids were literally destroying around $1k worth of plants. They were all beautiful and I wanted to save my investment I used the dawn dish soap it did work it killed then however it ruined everything it touched not the leaves or the stems however the flowers were all ruined it looked as though it had been burned or rotted n the spots the dish soap had accidentally sprayed on it. It was horrible and any effective but not a harmful to me and r my plants or the environment! Does such a thing exist????

[@GardeningInCanada]

Are you asking something exist to get rid of aphids?

[@autumnfreeland6113]

@@GardeningInCanada yes something I can use That isn’t a pesticide

[@autumnfreeland6113]

@@GardeningInCanada unless using a chemical or some type of pesticide is the only solution!?! Honestly after last summer. I’ll do anything to save my plants

[@GardeningInCanada]

Well keep in mind if your using dish soap it’s not organic. It’s just as synthetics as a regular pesticide. What issues were your having?

[@GardeningInCanada]

I would try a hydrogen peroxide or something to that effect.

[@brockgangell5759]

I hear baby shampoo is a good substitute if mixing with neem oil, is this true?

[@TravisInCanada1]

If you have a cricket problem, Dawn/Water will do the trick 100% (I have tried it on Spiders and it does NOT work). Tech tip, put it in the pick up reservoir of your pressure washer, turn it on the "soap option" and go nuts. I have covered Day Lilly's, my lawn and some random potted plants with no issues.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Nice!

[@codenameko2175]

Darn it! I was hopeful about the spiders, just hoping someone would say it worked for them too 😂

[@frankculaga5169]

Spiders kill other insects. So I don't know if their advantages outweigh their disadvantages.

[@DerekBrandschwei]

This is unfortunately a bit misleading, and I don't blame you. There is a lot of confusing information on the Internet. All soaps and detergents are surfactants. The word Surfactant is a portmanteau from the words surface acting. It is a generic term that describes how the molecules work. Natural soaps and synthetic detergents can have very different ingredients, they can have different applications and strengths, but fundamentally they all function similarly and are all surfactants. One end of the molecule is attracted to water and the other end is attracted to oil - that's it. The issue with synthetic detergents is their strength/concentration can be very high and thus needs to be diluted appropriately, compared to more gentle soaps. In all cases, you don't want to leave the Surfactant sitting on the surface of the plant, so after application all soap has to be rinsed off either immediately or within a couple of hours.

[@pdfbrander]

Ironically, the last video of yours I watched was telling me to use Dawn dish soap.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea like I said in this video I use it but just be aware it has draw backs

[@paulshizzledizzle6180]

Haven't finished video but it's true. Dawn kills leaves. I use the cheaper dish soap. It's better for plants

[@Highnz57]

I mix a little bit of sulfur with a drizzle of dawn and spray for a few days in a row. 😂 *How I always hear locals explain their recipes. A little under 1 teaspoon of each per gallon of water, spray 3 consecutive days. (Only used this method on infected garden veggies and cannabis)

[@Strick21makayla]

So you’re saying not to use Dawn? The man who sold me my strawberry plants told me to spray water and dawn on the soil around the plant often to kill the ants. This is my first time gardening and I don’t know what I’m doing lol

[@GardeningInCanada]

I wouldn’t no. Especially as a first time gardener. If you have an ant issue I would get some predatory nematodes for ants. Are you in the US or Canada?

[@mtwhatley3253]

What about baby shampoo?

[@debbielavers9836]

Great topic. I have tried to make homemade insecticide. My plants did not like it. Of course Unused dish soap! LOL

[@GardeningInCanada]

uh oh!

[@jong3345]

My favorite from the scientific method: Show me, or shut up. Regurgitating someone else's work is bullshit

[@GardeningInCanada]

You seem like an angry person

[@thenande]

Hi, I found that if you use the inside of a banana skin and rub it onto leaves it will instantly cover the leaves with banana peel wax and give the protective effect of leaf wax, plus a good healthy shine. What do you think about this? Will it be useful to apply after using soap?

[@themightymustache69]

My plants love Dawn, I can hear them say nom nom nom nom when I use it.

[@hanzketchup859]

I wouldn’t call dishwashing detergent, dishwashing soap, because dishwashing soap is a detergent, Not a soap.

[@kourtneys.plant.korner765]

Can vegans use soap if it is made from animal fat?

[@GardeningInCanada]

It would depend on if your vegan for health reasons or moral reasons. I was hardcore vegan for years and wouldn't have used it during that time frame

[@richardvillanueva559]

😂

[@PlayMyMusicPlaylist]

Where are the references

[@GardeningInCanada]

This is a quick synopsis done by Oklahoma state university undergradsciencejournals.okstate.edu/index.php/PPBS/article/download/4734/1230

[@kennypridemore5466]

Theroy = GUESSING !!! 😊 THERORADICAL = MORE GUESSING 😅😂😅

[@ekamarie6632]

The way I remember it is pesticides takes care pesky issues 🤷‍♀️😅

[@GardeningInCanada]

HAHA love it!

[@TriCombStudio]

Havnt watched it yet... not sure ill have time anytime soon. But i use dawn often enough that I need to see this lol

[@GardeningInCanada]

HAHAHA me too 🙃

[@kendravoracek3636]

💚💚

[@GardeningInCanada]

❤️❤️❤️

[@KIngRenegadeGaming]

Wheres your citing to the study????

[@GardeningInCanada]

Here is one of many. But if you just type in “detergents on plants study” on google there are a ton www.researchgate.net/publication/319183950_The_Effect_of_Detergents_on_the_Germination_and_Growth_of_Amaranthus_hybridus_L_and_Solanum_lycopersicon_L

[@katiejka3438]

I just recently killed a few of my plants with dish soapy water 😵😭😭😭 Wish I saw this earlier.

[@bobbitaylor-cheng6416]

You take way too long to get to the point!

[@bobbg9041]

In theory then its what you thought.

[@thebandplayedon..6145]

Yikes, yeah no... I don't even use that type washing up liquid poison on my dishes, certainly isn't going in my garden. lol

[@GardeningInCanada]

🙃 something is going to get me. Not sure what !

[@thebandplayedon..6145]

@@GardeningInCanada well that's just it, eh, none of us get out of here alive. ;) Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I enjoy your presentations.

[@adampetherick7836]

I do not recommend Dawn dish soap

[@GardeningInCanada]

noppers

[@carolb5677]

Too many words! Make a point, make a new point, summarize.