How to Make a Kitchen Remedy for Garden Pests: A Folk Method

16.05.2023 12:33

Pests are more dangerous for gardeners than bad weather. As soon as you manage to get rid of the mole cricket, it is replaced by the Colorado potato beetle and other parasites.

In the constant struggle and selection of potions against insects, summer residents sometimes have no time to enjoy the summer weather. Here's how to fix the situation.

Experience suggests that you can prepare one universal remedy that will help get rid of all insects that will climb into a summer resident’s garden without permission.

The compositions are prepared in the kitchen and successfully replace the treatment of plants with pesticides.

How to proceed

Chemical preparations can be successfully replaced with natural insecticides or spices.

Potato Pests
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If we talk about spices, then without mustard powder there would be no life at the dacha.

Dissolve 200 grams of mustard powder in 10 liters of water, let it sit for 3 hours, add 5 tablespoons of vinegar and 50 grams of laundry soap.

The mixture is then mixed and used for spraying once a week. It works especially well against Colorado beetles.

Hot pepper is effective against whiteflies, cabbage moths, slugs, thrips and aphids.

For one liter of water you will need 100 grams of spice. Let it brew for two days, strain and dissolve in 10 liters of water. It is used for spraying.

Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor