Rhubarb Leaf Mix
1 cup rhubarb leaves
6.5 cups water
1/4 cup liquid dish detergent or soap flakes
Cover rhubarb leaves with water and bring to a
boil. Boil for 20 minutes then remove from heat
and cool. Strain then add 1/4 cup liquid dish
detergent. Apply. Good for aphids, june beetles,
spider mites, thrips.
Rhubarb leaves are poisonous, take care when
preparing and handling. Do not use on food
bearing plants.
Garlic Tea
Make your own garlic spray by boiling a pint of
water, throw in roughly chopped garlic cloves and
steep until the water cools. Remove garlic bits
then apply.
Garlic, Peppers & Onion Insecticide
2 hot peppers
1 large onion
1 whole bulb of garlic
1/4 cup water
Toss in the food processor and add water, blend
until a mash is made. Cover mash with 1 gallon
hot (not boiling) water and let stand 24 hours.
Strain. Spray on roses, azaleas, vegetables to kill
bug infestations. Bury mash in ground where bugs
are heaviest. Good for thrips, aphids,
grasshoppers, chewing and sucking insects.
Tomato Leaves Mix
Crush leaves from a tomato plant and soak in
water for a couple days. Strain then spray. Good
for grasshopper and white fly control.
Tomato leaves are poisonous, take care when
preparing and handling. Do not use on food
bearing plants.
Basil Tea
4 cups water
1 cup fresh basil (or 2 TBS dried)
1 tsp liquid dish detergent
Bring water to a boil then add basil. Remove from
heat, cover and steep until cool. Strain. Mix in the
liquid detergent then apply. Good for aphids.
Onion Insect Repellent For Plants
*First published May 18, 2007 and moved to this
page for better organization
Save onion skins, peels and ends then refrigerate
in an empty margarine-sized tub or ziploc bag
until the container is full.
Once you have enough, place the onion pieces in
a pail and fill with warm water. Soak for a few
days, up to a week. Optional: You can keep this
on the patio in the sun to steep.
After one week, strain the onion bits out and
store the onion water in spray bottles. Bury the
onion bits around plants that are prone to aphids,
spiders and other pests.
Spray both house and garden plants with the
water to fight aphids and pests.
*You could also mix your garlic trimmings in with
the onion pieces, bugs hate garlic too.
Salt Spray
2 TBS salt
1.5 gallons warm water
Mix salt and water to dissolve, allow to cool to
room temperature. Use for spider mites,
caterpillars, cabbage worms and chewing insects.
Epsom Salt Spray
2 ounces of salt
2 gallons water
Benefits : Helps with Black Spot, Mildew, Wilt and
Rust
Slug Bait Trap
Set out beer in shallow containers to attract
slugs, they’ll drown in the beer. See more tips on
this page.
Diatomaceous Earth
An all natural solution for insects of all kinds
( ants , snails, slugs, etc.). Sprinkle diatomaceous
earth on top of soil around plants with pest
problems.
Horticultural Oil Mix
1 TBS vegetable oil
1 tsp liquid dish detergent
2 cups water
Fill a spray bottle with the ingredients then shake
to mix.
Hot Pepper Recipe
1/2 cup hot peppers (or 2 teaspoons cayenne
pepper)
1 quart water
1 tsp liquid dish detergent
Bring water to a boil, remove from heat and add
peppers. Cover and steep until cool. Strain then
mix in soap. If using cayenne pepper, no need to
bring water to a boil first. Apply.
Citrus Spray
2 cups orange peels (or lemons)
4 cups water
Bring water to a boil, remove from heat and add
peels. Cover and steep until cool. Strain and use.
Use the lemon mixture to repel white flies.
Dish Detergent & Baking Soda
2 TBS liquid dish detergent
2 TBS baking soda
1 gallon water
Mix all ingredients together then use.
Peppermint Tea
1 TBS peppermint essential oil (can also use an
infusion made with mint leaves, increase amount
to 1 cup infusion)
1 quart water
Mix together and use as an insect spray (good for
ants).
Japanese Beetle Bait Trap
2 cups water
1 mashed banana
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup wine
1/2 tsp yeast
Mix ingredients together and put in an old
margarine container, cover with lid and set
container out in the hot sun for a day. The next
day, remove lid and set in garden where the
beetles have been spotted (use a shallow
container).
Potato Leaves Tea
1 cup potato plant leaves
2 cups water
Chop leaves then cover with hot water. Seal
container and leave 24 hours in a sunny window.
Strain then use.
Potato leaves are poisonous, take care when
preparing and handling. Do not use on food
bearing plants.
Neem Spray
1 TBS Neem soap (shavings)
1 liter water
Add soap to water then let sit for an hour. Shake
bottle then use.
Mineral Oil Mix
3 parts oil per 100 parts water
Benefits : Helps with Aphids, Codling Moth, Leaf
Roller, Mealybugs, Scaled Insects, White Fly
Easy Soap Flakes Spray
2 TBS soap flakes (don’t use detergents)
dissolved in 1 quart water
Benefits : Aphid control
Pest Prevention Concentrate
*First published February 1, 2008 and moved to
this page for better organization
Here’s a short and sweet recipe for both garden
and houseplants. You can use this as a
preventative spray as well as a bug and pest
killer.
Ingredients:
1 cup Sunlight dish soap
1 TBS vegetable oil
Directions :
Mix ingredients together then store in a plastic,
airtight container.
When you’re ready to use, take 1 to 2 teaspoons
of the concentrate and mix with a quart of water.
Pour into a spray bottle.
When applying make sure to get underneath the
leaves as well as the flower buds and new
shoots.
In hot weather, repeat every third day (3
applications over 7 days).
Warm to cool weather, use once a week for 3
weeks.
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