One of the reasons I decided that I wanted to create a vegetable garden is because I wanted to be able to control the amount of harmful pesticides my family is exposed to. About 2 months ago when I was at a local garden center I was assisted by an older guy who gave me a lot of good information from using organic fertilizers such as the use of earthworms to making your own pesticide which is really mild and no harmful chemicals. To be honest I did not immediately go home and create a batch of the pesticide. I went back to what I was familiar with, Ortho Home and Garden Insect Spray ..
Well, at least I did buy some earthworms and placed them in my garden. Well today I finally did it and it was so easy!!
If you are thinking about going organic too here are the instructions on making organic pesticide.
- Get a spray container; it can be a handheld one or the type you attach to your water hose.
- Fill the container about 2/3 with tap water.
- Fill the other 1/3 with vegetable oil. (Oh I used Wesson this time but I will be buying a bottle of store brand to use in the future.)
- Add about 3-4 drops of dishwashing liquid.
- Before each use make sure to shake really good because as you know, oil and water don't mix very well.
The oil makes it impossible for the insect to flap their wings, it makes the leaves to oily for them to crawl on and the soap suffocates them. I know that's a little sad, but I just wanted to let you know how it works.
Bye, bye for now.
