How to Fight Aphids with Spices: A Method Many Don't Know About

09.07.2023 21:50

Many methods are adequate methods of aphid control, but they need to be changed or combined periodically.

Therefore, you can try an original method, which is based on the use of popular spices.

You probably have them in your kitchen too.

We are talking about bay leaf, garlic, cloves and dried dill. Landscape designer and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", mentions that these spices will perfectly cope with the task.

How to use spices correctly

First, you need to heat three cloves of garlic in a small saucepan with a liter of water for five minutes. Add three cloves with a bay leaf to the broth. Also add three small spoons of dried dill.

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Next, pour the mixture into a ten-liter container.

The mixture should sit for a while.

After that, we begin a thorough and careful treatment of plants affected by the dangerous pest. Remember that aphids can hide on the inside of the leaf.

It is also worth mentioning that this procedure is usually carried out after sunset.

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor