Mags
29-03-2006, 06:39 PM
Apply to foliage at the rate of
As an alternative to chemical sprays, garlic (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A241994) sprays can be made in the home and used to discourage slugs, flies and other insect pests.
Ingredients
75g (3 oz) chopped garlic
2 teaspoons paraffin oil
30g soft soap mixed in 600mls waterMethod
Soak the garlic in the paraffin oil for 24 hours, then add the water. Mix well and store in a plastic container.
Apply to foliage at the rate of 50mls to 1 litre of clean water.
75g (3 oz) chopped garlic
Pests
Garlic planted amongst the roses, (one clove to each plant) will assist in the control of aphids. The roots are said to take up a substance from the soil fatal to the pest. Even if a few survive the garlic, they cannot reproduce nor will they linger for very long. If the garlic is allowed to flower, it may affect the scent of the rose. Other members of the onion family are also detrimental to the survival of aphids, but garlic is the only completely efficient answer.
2 teaspoons paraffin oil
30g soft soap mixed in 600mls waterMethod
Soak the garlic in the paraffin oil for 24 hours, then add the water. Mix well and store in a plastic container.
Apply to foliage at the rate of 50mls to 1 litre of clean water.As an alternative to chemical sprays, sprays can be made in the home and used to discourage slugs, flies and other insect pests.
Ingredients
75g (3 oz) chopped garlic
2 teaspoons paraffin oil
30g soft soap mixed in 600mls waterMethod
Soak the garlic in the paraffin oil for 24 hours, then add the water. Mix well and store in a plastic container.
50mls to 1 litre of clean water.
As an alternative to chemical sprays, garlic (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A241994) sprays can be made in the home and used to discourage slugs, flies and other insect pests.
Ingredients
75g (3 oz) chopped garlic
2 teaspoons paraffin oil
30g soft soap mixed in 600mls waterMethod
Soak the garlic in the paraffin oil for 24 hours, then add the water. Mix well and store in a plastic container.
Apply to foliage at the rate of 50mls to 1 litre of clean water.
75g (3 oz) chopped garlic
Pests
Garlic planted amongst the roses, (one clove to each plant) will assist in the control of aphids. The roots are said to take up a substance from the soil fatal to the pest. Even if a few survive the garlic, they cannot reproduce nor will they linger for very long. If the garlic is allowed to flower, it may affect the scent of the rose. Other members of the onion family are also detrimental to the survival of aphids, but garlic is the only completely efficient answer.
2 teaspoons paraffin oil
30g soft soap mixed in 600mls waterMethod
Soak the garlic in the paraffin oil for 24 hours, then add the water. Mix well and store in a plastic container.
Apply to foliage at the rate of 50mls to 1 litre of clean water.As an alternative to chemical sprays, sprays can be made in the home and used to discourage slugs, flies and other insect pests.
Ingredients
75g (3 oz) chopped garlic
2 teaspoons paraffin oil
30g soft soap mixed in 600mls waterMethod
Soak the garlic in the paraffin oil for 24 hours, then add the water. Mix well and store in a plastic container.
50mls to 1 litre of clean water.