Start with good soil. After reading about others problems with Miracle Grow I will never buy it again!!!! Give your plants a light, fluffy, nutrient-rich environment to grow in by filling your containers with Miracle-Gro® Potting Mix. This was posted on Village Garden Web: Posted by pepcan 5 on Sat, Mar 24, 07 at 10:38; This year I'm using PlantSmart Premium Potting Mix (that's just what is here). Hit ‘em with a blast of water from the hose or spray ‘em with insecticidal soap. Look for tiny caterpillars on the undersides of the leaves and consign them to the same wet, soapy fate. I have been use ing Lavendar spray, and a Raid product I had in the house because I was desperate. Scores of tiny aphids crawling around your squash plants? Kill insects in minutes with Miracle-Gro Kill insects in minutes with Miracle-Gro Nature's Care Insecticidal Soap. This product will control aphids, mealybugs, mites, leafhoppers, psyllids, scale insects, thrips and whiteflies, and is for organic use. This product will control aphids, mealybugs, mites, leafhoppers, psyllids, scale insects, thrips and whiteflies, and is for organic use. But remember that not every bug is an enemy. Last year I purchased a bag of Miracle Grow potting soil and it was full of bugs. Do you see holes in your cabbage leaves? For in-ground gardens, improve soil nutrition and drainage by mixing 3 inches of Miracle-Gro® All Purpose Garden Soil into the top 6 inches of your soil. But from reading I now see I need to get something to mix with water and kill all those larvae in the soil. Kill insects in minutes with Miracle-Gro Nature's Care Insecticidal Soap.