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Organic Gardening
From Down Under
"Herb Sprays"
Herb Sprays are PESTICIDES and will Kill all Insects.
So be carefull and aware and what you are doing.
Late afternoon is the better time for spraying.
 | Garlic Spray. |
Recipe. Chop 90 grams of garlic, cover with mineral oil let soak over night, strain, add 1 litre of soapy water and store in a glass jar with a sealed lid.
Dilute one part garlic to 50 parts water for use in spraying.
| Pyrethrum. |
(Harmless to animals and humans) Recipe. Two heaped tablespoon pyrethrum flowers, stand in one litre of hot soapy water for one hour, strain and use ( the soap will help the spray to stick on the plants). Do not inhale the fumes as they are toxic.
| Chilli Pepper. |
Recipe. Blend fresh chillies in water, add pure soap,
strain and spray. Acts as a stomach poison and can be used against caterpillars. Spray along ant trails or kitchen shelves as an ant repellent. Used by beekeepers to keep ants from hives.
| Wormwood. |
Recipe. Cover leaves in boiling water, infuse several hours. Dilute 1 part brew 4 parts water, use as a spray. It has very pungent qualities which makes it useful against soft bodied insects. good aphid and fly spray. General repellent for fleas, flies, housemoth, ants and snakes.
| Rhubarb. |
A spray made from rhubarb leaves is harmless to bees and breaks down quickly, but it is harmful to humans, so be sure to keep it out of the reach of children.
Recipe. Boil 1 kilogram of leaves in 3 litres of water for half an hour, strain, add some soap. Dilute with equal parts of water before spraying.
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.