Get Rid of Pests Naturally
Everyone loves beautiful plants, but most of us really don't
care for the pests that sometimes go along with them. If you
love plants, but hate bugs, you can get rid of the naturally.
Below are some great natural remedies for those unwanted creepy
-crawlies.
Get
rid of slugs and snails by spreading crushed eggshells where
they are prone to travel. They won't travel over the rough
surface and if they do, it's good-bye slug.
You
can also get rid of snails and slugs with yucky, cheap beer.
Just fill a jar lid with beer and place it where snails and
slugs like to hang out. It's best to get it as flush with the
ground as possible, so you may have to dig a little indention in
the dirt.
Want
one more slug remedy? Coffee is a great fix as well. Spread your
used coffee grounds around slug or snail infested areas.
Ants are no fun. To get rid of them, make a bait
of 99% sugar and 1% boric acid. Remember to keep
the mixture away from kids and pets.
Ladybugs eat aphids, and in the words of the all powerful
Martha, that's a good thing. Most experts agree that purchased
lady bugs are not always the best for controlling aphids and
that it's better to attract them naturally. You can do that by
planting: parsley, wild buckwheat, white sweet clover, tansy,
sweet fennel, sweet alyssum, spearmint, Queen Anne's lace, hairy
vetch, flowering buckwheat, crimson clover, cowpeas, common
knotweed, caraway and black locust.
Make
your own "insecticide" using only three simple and non-toxic
ingredients. Take a bar of Ivory Soap and drop it in two cups of
water. Allow it to sit overnight. You want much of it to
dissolve. The next morning, remove what has not dissolved and
put the mixture in a spray bottle along with 1/4 cup corn oil.
Shake well. Spray on infested plants, both the top and bottom of
the leaves.
Remember that many pests really don't like certain plants such
as mint, marigolds, garlic and basil. Try mingling some of these
with other plants or flowers to ward off unwanted insects.
Flies are not necessarily a garden pest, but they most
definitely qualify as unwanted pests. You can help keep them out
of your house by keeping potted basil around as well as citrus
peel pomanders.
I
love to look at deer, but if they are eating your garden away,
there are some natural remedies. Mix one TBSP liquid dish
detergent with one ounce hot sauce into one liter of water and
spray plants that deer have been eating.
If
you have a large area you need to make less attractive to hungry
deer, try this mixture: 1 cup milk, 2 TBSP cooking oil, 2
gallons of water, 2 TBSP liquid detergent and 2 whole eggs. Mix
it up and pour it into a spray bottle. The eggs
will help it
stick to plants through a light rain, but will have to be
reapplied after a heavy rain.
Tired of watering plants? Sick of yucky bugs? You'll want to
check out the inexpensive, unique and patented Millennium Soil
TM.
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