Make Your Own Natural Insecticide

One great way is liquid soap. You take one part liquid soap, and one part water and you put it on your plant. This will keep most bugs away.

If the soap doesn't work, I have another way: 1 bulb of garlic, 1 small onion, 1 tablespoon cayenne (red) pepper, 2 tablespoons liquid soap, and 1 quart water. Mix all the food ingredients and water. Then let it sit for about an hour, and then add the soap.

Once all the foam goes away, you can put it in a spray bottle. It's good for about two weeks if you put it in the refrigerator. This is a great natural, inexpensive insecticide and it works just as good as the store bought insecticide.

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[7strokes]

she's pretty....

[monaconda]

Can u just explain me how can it be natural if you are adding liquid soap? Dish washing liquid soap??

[muck4doo]

You're gonna make for an awesome wife for somebody someday.

[Yranniel]

I love it, thank you, and I love you for that very useful information

[baojblackheart]

The title says make a natural insecticide. I expected a demonstration. All I see is a pretty girl talking shit :)

[kshaklee]

@monaconda Soap is a natural product. It contains No chemicals therefore it is natural. There are all sorts of natural and organic soaps out there that are environmentally friendly.

[olekian]

I am from the east coast of africa and you have really opened up my mind in combating this problem for me. Thanks and will give it a try.very impressed by a pretty lady like you who loves to garden.A standing clapping for you.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

hey...thanks for saving me money.....I'm cheap and like it that way!

[SrFantastico1979]

@monaconda The soap is bio degradable even this dish washing liquid soap. I have seen people in Brasil using tobacco leaves extract and a 50g boiled soap barre to kill of Caterpillar in cabbage.

[SrFantastico1979]

@32abell the oils that give the taste of most herbs like chili peepers, garlic, cardamom, cinnamon, etc... are in fact are natural insecticides or insect repellents. so this mixture can in fact work, the soap will help the oils to penetrate and stick to the plant stems and leaves. I experimented with a lot of this kind of natural insecticides, but as the oils are never in the same quantity from batch to batch the results may vary significantly and you can even end-up killing your plants.

[32abell]

does anyone know if it actually works??



[LittleRedF150]

sounds like shes making a pina calota thats a little bubbly