Natural Remedies for Your Yard & Garden

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Natural Remedies for Your Yard & Garden

Adapted from A Year on The Garden Path, by Carolyn Herriot

(Earthfuture/Lantern, 2005).

So often the home garden pest control remedies work as well or

better than the chemical counterparts, and with the added bonus that

with these formulas made of kitchen cupboard ingredients, you don't

need to worry about poisoning yourself, your pets, or your garden!

Print out these five standby remedies for yard and garden, including

a natural fungicide for mildew and black spot:

Simple Soap Solution

2 Tbs. soap flakes

2 litre warm water

Dissolve soap flakes in water and apply directly to infested areas

every 5-7 days. Note: Too much soap can cause burning on plants.

Pests affected: aphids, spider mites, and whiteflies.

Garlic Oil Spray

10-15 cloves of minced garlic

2 tsp. mineral oil

600 ml water

1 tsp. liquid dish soap

Soak garlic in mineral oil for 24 hours. Strain garlic out and add

600 ml water and 1 tsp. liquid dish soap. Mix thoroughly. Spray

plants with this solution.

Pests affected: Aphids, spider ites, and whiteflies

Fungicide for Mildew and Black Spot

1 tsp. baking soda

1 litre water

1 tsp. soap flakes

Dissolve baking soda in 1 litre of warm water.

Add soap flakes to help solution cling to leaves. Remove infected

leaves from plant, then spray top and bottom of remaining leaf

surfaces to control spread of the disease.

Sticky Traps

1-2 Tbsp. Vaseline or preferably, Unpetroleum Jelly

4"x8" plastic cards or cardboard

Waterproof yellow paint

Apply paint onto both sides of the card and let it dry. Once the

paint is dry, apply

Unpetroleum Jelly liberally over both sides of the card. Place the

card just above the plant canopy.

Pests controlled:Flying pests, such as fungus gnats, and whiteflies.

Sowbug Traps

1 small plastic container with lid

2 Tbsp. cornmeal

Cut a small hole at the base of the container, large enough and

close enough to the bottom to allow sowbugs to climb in. Place

cornmeal in container. Place container into area infested with

sowbugs. After feeding on the cornmeal, the bugs will drink and then

explode! (Replace cornmeal frequently.)

 

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[Guest guest]

Greetings

 

Just a few quick questions. Was speaking with a

friend who lives in desert area (average temp 105-120

degrees) about the below solutions for pest control.

Having a terrible problem with aphids and spider

mites. The old standby of soap/water just doesn't do

the trick.

 

Questions: 'How well does the oil solution work in

desert climes?' 'How much or little damage does the

oil cause with burning foliage during the heat

intentsity in summer months?' 'If it works well then

what is the best time to use?'

 

Thanks

Solwych

 

 

 

--- Jose and Diana Gonzalez <joseanddiana

wrote:

 

> Natural Remedies for Your Yard & Garden

>

> Adapted from A Year on The Garden Path, by Carolyn

> Herriot

>

> (Earthfuture/Lantern, 2005).

>

> So often the home garden pest control remedies work

> as well or

>

> better than the chemical counterparts, and with the

> added bonus that

>

> with these formulas made of kitchen cupboard

> ingredients, you don't

>

> need to worry about poisoning yourself, your pets,

> or your garden!

>

> Print out these five standby remedies for yard and

> garden, including

>

> a natural fungicide for mildew and black spot:

>

> Simple Soap Solution

>

> 2 Tbs. soap flakes

>

> 2 litre warm water

>

> Dissolve soap flakes in water and apply directly to

> infested areas

>

> every 5-7 days. Note: Too much soap can cause

> burning on plants.

>

> Pests affected: aphids, spider mites, and

> whiteflies.

>

--snip--

 

 

 

 

 

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You can drown the spider mites with a hose to an extent, buy lady bugs or a tricogramma ( sp? ) wasp combo of beneficial bugs from the local feedstore and some nursuries. Also, putting Epsom salts around in the dirt, or in a watering bucket and watering it in, will act as a systemic and take care of most of those bugs. I live in west Texas, and the heat and drought are horrible here too . Oh yeah don't use Epsom salts on tomatoe plants because it has a laxative effect, and tomatoes will retain it in the juices .

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, Deana <starfiretx_1

wrote:

>

Also, putting Epsom salts around in the dirt, or in a watering

bucket and watering it in, will act as a systemic and take care of

most of those bugs. I live in west Texas, and the heat and drought

are horrible here too . Oh yeah don't use Epsom salts on tomatoe

plants because it has a laxative effect, and tomatoes will retain it

in the juices .

 

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That is great if it will work on our tough bugs down here in

Florida. I am going broke using the insecticide and I don't like

using it. I have to fight to keep my husband from spreading it all

the time. I will try that epsom salt....and for me putting it in the

tomatoes would be wonderful since I have IBS and maybe that would be

a cure!!!! Too bad I can't seem to grow tomatoes anymore.

Susie

[Guest guest]

Hi Susie ! Try instant grits around the ant beds , too. It works on fire ants here. Toss about half a box on the bed every couple of weeks.