Occasionally a tip comes to us that we have not tried for various reasons. Here are a few of examples:
Organic Aphid Treatments
- Boil orange peel, lemon and or lime in water & use the solution as an aphid control. Aphids should hate citrus oil.
- On the same theme steep garlic cloves and chilli left overs as a ‘toxic bug blaster’. (The Oldie summer 2010)
- When the leaves of tomato plants are chopped, they release alkaloids. When the alkaloids are suspended and diluted with water, they make an easy to use spray that is toxic to aphids.
- A simple soap spray, water and some liquid soap can work wonders by dissolving the aphids wax coating
- Teas made from elderberry or rhubarb leaves can act as a deterrent assuming you use it as a spray.
- Place banana peels at the base of infested plant. The peels give them a shot of potassium too.
With all homemade sprays, strain out the residue before spraying.
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