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Organic Gardening
From Down Under
"Friendly Sprays"
 | Bug Juice. |
This is a project to do when you are the only one around. Collect by hand the nuisance pest, bug, grub or snail from your garden. Place the bug(s) into a blender, cover with fresh water and switch on. DON'T FORGET THE LID.
Then strain, dilute 1 cc to 20 litres of water into a spray bottle. Spray the juice on the underside of the leaves as well as on top. This is a warning to all bugs, this could happen to them, (Keep off ! )
| Milk. |
Milk is effective against a range of mildews on peas, pumpkins and cucumber leaves. Use equal parts milk and water and spray every couple of days until the mildew is under control. If the mildew is out of control remove the affected leaves to avoid the mildew from spreading and do not water at night, try watering in the mornings.
| Molasses Spray |
Molasses is a good deterrent spray, (a sticky spray)
ideal for cabbage moths and grubs on the Brassicas.
Recipe. Blend 1 tablespoon of molasses with 1 litre of hot water until the colour of weak
tea, then mix in one tea spoon of detergent, which will help the molasses to stick to the
leaves, spray top and under side of the leaves. you could also add vinegar to this brew to
make it more potent.
| Vinegar Spray from Ireland |
also ideal for cabbage moths and grubs on the Brassicas.
Recipe. Blend 26% vinegar with 75% of water, then mix in one tea spoon of detergent, which
will help the vinegar to stick to the grubs, bugs and leaves of the plant, spray top and
under side of the leaves. this brew is deadly to the grubs, bugs. you can also add
molasses to this brew.
| Vegetable Oil. |
1 table spoon of dishwashing detergent & 1 cup of vegetable oil. Mix together and store in an air tight bottle. When required add 1 to 2 ½ tea spoons of brew to 1 cup of water in a spray bottle, spray on plants covering all leaf and stem surfaces.
| Chamomile. |
Chamomile tea is a mild fungicide. pour boiling water over a chamomile tea bag, leave to steep for ten minutes, when cool use as a spray.
Or you could try picking the bug or grub off the plant and throw it on the ground, jump up and down on it till its quite dead. (most plants will survive an insect attack.)
With diseased or eaten plants, if not recoverable with tender loving care, I would put the plant out its misery by up rooting it and throwing it in the rubbish bin. (don't recycle a diseased plant it could spread disease throughout your garden.