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Home Remedies for the Garden

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Yesterday I talked about being safe in the garden and mentioned there were safe, homemade alternatives to commerical pesticides and fungicides. Here are a few recipes.

For a safe and effective spray for pests like aphids, spider mites, etc, fill a spray bottle with lukewarm water and add 1 teaspoon of dishwashing liquid, 1 teaspoon cooking oil, and 1 teaspoon rubbing alcohol. Shake well to mix and spray. The soap makes the water “wetter” and allows it to cling better to the leaves, the oil suffocates the bugs, and the rubbing alcohol dries them out. Spraying in the morning is best.

For mealybugs, rubbing alcohol will do the trick. For light infestations, moisten a cotton swab with it and simply wipe them off. For more severe infestations, add two tablespoons of rubbing alcohol to a spray bottle filled with lukewarm water, shake well, and spray.

For fungal diseases such as powdery mildew, you can mix up a homemade fungicide. Again, fill a spray bottle with lukewarm water and this time add a tablespoon of baking soda, a tablespoon of dishwashing liquid, and a tablespoon of cooking oil. Shake to mix well and spray.

Tomorrow I’ll talk about organic ways to enrich your soil using things from the kitchen!

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