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Re: Homemade bug sprays

Thanx a lot. These might come in handy some day.
Helga

Natalie McNair-Huff wrote:

> Here are recipes for a few of the sprays I use. They are the only sprays that I use on any of my plants, other than an organic copper/sulfur spray for rust on my roses. The first is great for killing/thwarting aphids/fungus gnats/spider mights those fuzzy things.
>
> Bug Spray
> In a gallon jar of water I add:
> 2 T of hot cayenne, -- bug deterrent
> 1 head of crushed garlic, -- bug deterrent
> 4 T vegetable or summer oil -- softens bodies
> 1 T of dish soap (biodegradable) -- emulsifier
> 2 T baking soda -- fungicide
>
> Steep this for a week, then strain it and put it in a spray bottle. If you need to store it (I only use a quart at a time for my
> whole yard), put it in the refrigerator.
>
> Black spot spray: Mix four teaspoons of baking soda and one teaspoon of liquid soap into one gallon of wate
>
> Chamomile Fungicide -- use for damping off or mold/fungus on soil:
> Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1/4 cup chamomile blossoms and let steep until cool. Then strain into a spray bottle. Spray on seedlings AND soil whenever evidence of damping off disease or other fungus appears. I swear, this is nearly magical. I've seen it completely knock down that white cottony growth that shows up on soil surfaces and makes seedlings keel over and die. The tea only keeps a week or so before turning rancid, so that's why I make such small quantities.
>
> >I was interested in your garlic/veg. oil spray that you suggested,
> >instead of tobacco spraying. Do you have a specific "recipe" that you
> >follow? I was wondering how strong you make it because I was interested
> >in trying it.
>
> *******************************
> Natalie McNair-Huff, organic gardener
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