Home Recipe For Ridding Plants Of Bugs

[SkinnyChef]

Hey everyone.

I have been using this to keep the bugs from my plants and it works great! One treatment a month is PLENTY! Just watch for any little creatures..if you see them back spray again.

Recipe:

1/4 pound hot peppers ( I used jalapeno )
1 gal distilled water
1 tbl Dawn dish soap.

Put peppers on a blender with a cup or so of the water and puree them.
Then strain it through a coffee filter or cloth.

mix the pepper water into the rest of the gallon, add the dish soap and shake to mix.
Pour into a spray bottle, spray the soil, plants, top and underside of the leaves.
It works

 

[greenadvocate]

Havent heard that one before but Ill be sure to give it a go... thanks for the post.
Ive tried various other 'home made' bug repellants and Id much rather use a recipe like this than a bleach based one or tobacco juice lol.
much love,
GA

 

[SkinnyChef]

Havent heard that one before but Ill be sure to give it a go... thanks for the post.
Ive tried various other 'home made' bug repellants and Id much rather use a recipe like this than a bleach based one or tobacco juice lol.
much love,
GA

Thanks... The batch is good for about 6 months.
toss it out after that and make a fresh one.

 

[Since1970]

Great idea for those unable to afford Neem or Azamax, which are very expensive!

 

[miwa]

Oh yeh...i ran across a lot of recepes like that...one using cayanne pepper...bugs don't like that hot stuff

 

[Potpimp]

Last year I used a combo of garlic cloves, spearmint, and cayenne pepper. It worked great at keeping the pests off.

 

[CaptainLucky]

Last year I used a combo of garlic cloves, spearmint, and cayenne pepper. It worked great at keeping the pests off.

I use Dr.Bonner’s peppermint castille soap with garlic powder,cayenne flakes and peppermint oil with water. Kills on contact also prevents future activity.