2006-07-10 15:47:27 · 11 answers · asked by blew away 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I have had great luck with a product called eco-H by Ecoquest International. It is really a plant enzyme based cleaner, but is completely non-toxic and really kills bugs. I use it as a vegetable wash as well, so it is a great way to keep away the critters without contaminating your food source.
2006-07-10 17:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by Elwood Blues 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two things
1 a saucer full of any beer will do away with all your snails
2 make your own insecticide easily done crush 4 complete garlics bulbs and 6 hot chilies and 2 large onions
add 2 litres of water one teaspoon full of kerosene and one teaspoon full of soap powder (the only real soap powder on market today is lux) leave mixture for about a week stir or shake daily then strain the resulting concentrate should be diluted 1part
concentrate to 50 parts water and spray on veggies or roses weekly no withholding period so you can spray today and eat tomorrow .
i have been using this system for many years
2006-07-10 17:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by stonecastfeather 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IPM... Integrated Pest Managment. It is what organic farmers use to control pests.
A combination of biological controls (other bugs), cultural controls (how you grow and rotation), and when needed selective spraying of certified organic products...
Here is a fantasitc website:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/
2006-07-11 06:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by heather k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone told me this remedy a number of years ago and it works. Mix up a small amount of dish soap (about a cap full) with a spray bottle full of water. Test on one of each kind of plant first to be sure you won't kill the plant.
2006-07-10 17:26:11 · answer #4 · answered by Barbie Dix 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can order lady bugs from a nursery. They chow down on aphids like they're candy. Also spray everything with soapy water. The soap encases the bugs and suffocates them.
2006-07-10 15:51:04 · answer #5 · answered by Rare Indigo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should plant merigolds around the border of your garden. They help stop the bugs. Also buy lots of ladybugs the will also help keep the bugs down.
2006-07-10 19:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by divacolour2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds abit gross.....but collect dead bugs...any kind will do...let them set in enough water to barely cover them for about 3 days(add water as it evaporates)strain water into a spray bottle and delute.
To save time Isimple use worms.Like I said its gross,but it works like a charm
2006-07-10 23:22:49 · answer #7 · answered by Nathalie K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can make a mixture of a little dish soap, pepper flakes, and some vinegar in water and spray it on your garden.
2006-07-10 15:51:31 · answer #8 · answered by thrill88 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
introduce insects that feed on your infestation like ladybugs for aphids, their are websites you can purchase ladybugs etc...visit organic gardening websites you'll find links to websites for ways to grow organically
2006-07-10 16:04:12 · answer #9 · answered by charleybgoode 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neam oil.
2006-07-10 15:55:33 · answer #10 · answered by olehickory 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋