HOME MADE ORGANIC PESTICIDES 1. Garlic- crush and mix with hot water- cool for 2 hrs then spray to control aphids 2. Tithonia- crushes 2kg, soak in 4 litres warm water for 2-3 hours or in cold water for 2 days. Apply to control caterpillars. 3. Datura stramonium- Take 1kg of leaves,fruits,stem,crush and boil in 4 litres of water for 20 minutes and let it cool-scale insects, aphids and leaf miners. 4. Paw paw leaves-1 kg leaves when green. Crush and boil for 20 minutes-scale, aphids Wood ash-get maize comb burned and dry the ash. can be used to dust plants when cut worms are a problem. 5. Hot pepper-crush 500 gms of hot pepper fruits,mix with 5 litres of water, boil for 20 minutes. sieve and add 5 litres of water mixed with bar soap-ants, aphids, flies, caterpillars. 6. Lantana camara-get branches and leaves,burn to get the ash-ants and worms Dry sisal leaves-Get dried leaves of sisal plant,burn to get the ash and use it to store grain seeds Fresh sisal leaves- crush and put in water- a very good dewormer for large and small animals Grow organic herbs around your home NB; a ratio of 1 kg leaves: 4 litres water may apply
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 14:39:41 +0000
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