I have seen that advice about blasting the aphids away with a hose many times. But I've never seen anybody write about how long the effect lasts and how often I'd have to repeat it.

Such writers often overlook that the flowers are often in the front of the house and the hose is usually in the back. Somebody 20-50 years old may be up to hauling the hose from front to back, fighting the kinks, getting around the corners and

"Watch out for that lily - you're you're gonna break it right off!"

But there comes a time in life when you have nobody to help you, you're kinda tired, and it's all just too much.

Gnu, I found a site from the Royal Botanic Garden of New South Wales. Probably not a bunch of nut cases. They say that aphids have a tough shell, and applying pesticides to them is a waste of time unless the p'cide is a systemic or has a strong, oily base. (The strong oily stuff is for trees in winter, so forget that.) So much for 'soap' and pyrethrins.

They do say that in the home garden, a blast from the hose can be helpful. If I had a hanging basket, I would fill up my big tea kettle, tip the plant on its side, and give it a nice wash. This would probably be as good as your aphidator, but less work.

Aphids don't lay eggs, so you don't have to worry about eggs in the soil or on the leaves. That's the good news.

I see that you have more than one basket. I hope you don't have a lot of them, because that would mean a lot of trips.