How to make a safe natural Garden Pesticide / Insecticide from Garlic

How to make a simple,safe yet very effective garden insecticide pesticide from garlic.
As garlic is a natural deterrant to many bugs and insects it is ideal to use as a totally safe pesticide throughout the garden.
With the sulphur content and the antibacterial properties it is also good to help ward off certain moulds,and fungus as well.
Greenfly,aphids,slugs and snails really hate it.
Simply blitz up one bulb of garlig per 1 pint of hot water,leave for a couple of days,then strain.
Dilute this 10:1 with water and spray around the garden to deter bugs and pests.

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[baconsoda]

Well, I made this today. VERY pungent indeed! One thing I learned was to check that there are no tiny cracks in your liquidiser before you start because discovering this problem is not good when you have already liquidised the garlic and the benches, wall, mixer, spaghetti jar, utensil pot and scales are all covered with garlic soup. My kitchen will be very safe from vampires tonight...well, for a lot of nights I imagine.

Best Wishes, Brendan.

[allotmentdiary]

@baconsoda It doesn't smell as strong once you dilute it 10:1 honest.

All I can say about the liquidiser is that it's a good job you weren't making my Sheep Poo fertilizer recipe in it..:)

[mhpgardener]

Any idea how effective this might be on Whiteflies? I'm still dealing with them in my GH and they are relentless. Thx, Bobby

[allotmentdiary]

@mhpgardener Whitefly seem to be immune to every kind of pesticide these days be it natural or chemical, but if you can spray them directly before they fly away It may just help.

Cheers,Dan.

[captjack5723]

Will try. Thanks a lot.

Does it kill ants as well?

[hocmtj]

Very easy and nice spray, but wonder if you are using 1 pint (UK) or US? since 1 pink for UK is 20 ounce and 16 for US. thanks a lot for sharing :)

[svtcontour]

Ummm not to doubt any of this but garlic doesnt have aphids because garlic is below the soil. The actual garlic plant or part above the soil can get aphids.

[Allen2045]

Im going to try this. I have seen ways to make pestisides with soap oil hot peppers etc. This way if the vegies have a bit of a garlic taste no big deal because I love garlic. I wonder if you can plant a single bulb of garlic in you containers with other plants to keep other pest out of it?

[mhpgardener]

@allotmentdiary I'm convinced that Whiteflies will be one of the last things alive on this earth, along with cockroaches ! They just dont quit !

[Helioforge]

Nice! If you have a nasty cold, you can eat a garlic clove directly, and it will strip your passages clean it two minutes flat! But then for the next day, you will get easily dehydrated, because it works TOO well! : )