Tobacco water
Place a large handful of tobacco into 4 quarts/liters
of warm water. Let stand for 24 hours. Apply with a
spray bottle. This tobacco water is also poisonous to
humans, so use caution when handling it.
Hot Peppers
Blend 2 or 3 very hot peppers, 1/2 onion and 1 clove
garlic in 4 quarts/liters of water, boil, steep for
two days and strain. Can be frozen for future use.
Garlic
Mix 4 quarts/liters of water, 2 Tbsp (30 ml) garlic
juice (do not use garlic powder as it will burn the
plants), 1 and 1/5 ounces (30 grams) of diatomaceous
earth (see below), and 1 tsp (5 ml) rubbing alcohol.
Can be frozen for future use.
Soap
Use only pure soap, as detergents will damage your plants.
Liquid soaps: 2 Tbsp (30 ml) per quart/liter of water.
Dry soaps: 1/5 oz (5 grams) per quart/liter of water.
If it has not rained after a few days, remember to rinse
plants.
Collars
To stop hatching larvae from burrowing into the soil
surrounding your plants, use “collars” made
of stiff paper, heavy plastic or tar paper. Cut a piece
a foot square and fit it snugly around the base of the
plant on top of the soil. Use a paper clip to hold it
in place.
Netting
Fine netting such as cheese cloth, placed over the bed,
will protect seedlings from chewing insects, keep cats
and birds away, and prevent flying insects from laying
eggs.
Pyrethrum Dust
Very effective against soft bodied insects such as caterpillars,
with a low toxicity to mammals. Avoid inhaling.
Diatomaceous Earth
Made from the skeletons of tiny organisms, this dust
controls pests by causing dehydration and death. Can
be used indoors and out. Please follow the manufacturer’s
instructions carefully. Note: diatomaceous earth can
be processed in a variety of ways. Please be sure that
the diatomaceous earth that you are using in your home
is not the crystalline or chemically produced variety
(which is manufactured for use in swimming pools). Avoid
inhaling.
Insecticidal soap
This soap is available in gardening, hardware and drug
stores.
Pyrethrum Dust
Very effective against soft bodied insects such as caterpillars,
with a low toxicity to mammals. Avoid inhaling.
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