Aphids meet Dawn

The Sevin I sprayed earlier this week didn't seem to slow down the aphid/ant problem in my garden.

So this week I asked other vegetable gardeners for advice on how to kill aphids.  The answer was always the same.  A mix of soap and water sprayed on both sides of the leaves.  I drenched the leaves, stems and blossoms with Dawn and water and have my fingers crossed.  

I even gave the transplants in the plant bed a spray.

Last spring, squash blossoms were as far as I was able to get the squash to grow.  I'm hopeful that this year I'll be able to keep them alive until they are fully grown.