Here I show you how to make your natural insecticide to get rid of aphids.
Yes, because if you do your garden, it's not to spread insecticides full of chemicals...
However, the parasites do not hesitate to infest our fruits, our vegetables or our flowers. To the point of making them rot!
So I had to find a natural way to fight pests like aphids, mites and cabbageworm.
Fortunately, I have selected for you the best plants that have natural repellent properties against garden pests.
Here are 6 easy recipes for natural insecticides to use to treat your organic garden and get rid of aphids . Watch:
The smell of garlic is unbreathable to most insects.
This makes it an excellent natural repellent.
For this, infuse a head of garlic in 10 liters of water for a day.
Then add 100 g of black soap. Pass this mixture through a sprayer and spray on the affected vegetables.
Perfect for controlling leek moth, carrot fly or aphids.
The mixture can be kept for a few weeks in a cool, dark place.
If we know absinthe as a drink, we often forget that it also has its uses in the vegetable garden.
Take 3 kg of wormwood leaves and macerate them in 10 liters of water for about 12 days.
Pure, this mixture is effective against caterpillars, aphids, flea beetles or loaches.
It can be kept for a few weeks in a cool place away from light.
If you have horsetails in your garden, don't despair! They will help you to fight against plant pests.
Put 250 g of fresh horsetails in 10 liters of water and leave to macerate for 10 days.
You can also make a decoction.
To do this, let the horsetails macerate for only 1 day and then boil.
In pure use, macerated or boiled horsetail is effective against aphids, mites, mildew, scab, rust or peach leaf curl.
First put 400 g of whole tansy (leaf, stem and flowers) in 10 liters of water.
Then leave to macerate for a day, then boil for 15 minutes.
Spray this pure natural insecticide to control aphids, downy mildew, flea beetles, caterpillars, whiteflies, seedcorn maggot or vine weevil.
When you harvest your tomatoes, don't throw away the leaves :!
Why ? Because they are a powerful natural treatment against garden pests.
Macerate 1 kg of tomato leaves (with or without stems) in 10 liters of water for 3 days.
Then spray neat to control aphids, flea beetles, imported cabbageworm, carrot maggot or leek moth.
If you have an elderberry in your garden or nearby, collect 1 kg of leaves and fruits and macerate them in 10 liters of water for 3 days.
Pure, this mixture can be sprayed to get rid of moths, flea beetles, aphids and thrips.
The mixture can be kept for a few weeks in a cool, dark place.
Spray your DIY mixture above and below the leaves to touch the insects hiding under the leaves.
These natural products only act through contact with the parasite, so it is useless to use them preventively.
On the other hand, as soon as you observe the first individuals, draw your sprayer!
Preferably use them pure.
Repeat the applications regularly, especially after a downpour.
These products remain natural and less powerful than chemical formulas.
The shelf life remains limited:about a few weeks only.
Put them in opaque containers, away from light, humidity and temperature variations.
Here are some gardening tips for preparing your natural treatments against vegetable garden pests:
- Preferably use rainwater or well water to make your macerations. The less chlorinated the water, the better.
- If you don't have rainwater, just put tap water in a basin for 24 hours in the sun.
- Never use metal containers to prepare your magic potions. They counteract the benefits of plants.
Now that you have the good practices, let's see the difference between decoction, maceration and infusion.
- Maceration:the plants are soaked in cold water.
- Infusion:we put the plants to infuse in water that has been boiled.
- Decoction:the plants are boiled in water.
