ORGANIC GARDENING TIPS.

 
Powdery Mildew: 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp soap flakes 1 L water Shake in bottle and use as a spray. Be sure to spray undersides too. Plant resistant cultivars. Spray weekly with powered sulphur. Ensure good air circulation. Return to List
 
Aphids: 1 garlic bulb 3-5 jalapeno peppers 1 L water Whirl in blender; let soak a bit. Strain and use in spritzer. Gather aphid infested leaves and put in blender jar. Add a few soap flakes and whirl in blender until liquefied. Strain through fine sieve or a piece of muslin cloth. Use as spray for aphids. Insecticidal soap. Return to List
 
Carrot Fly: Save coffee grounds and sprinkle along each side of carrot row. This keeps adult flies away from plants and prevents them from laying eggs. Return to List
 
Deer: Cut bars of Irish Spring soap in chunks and tie the chunks to twigs or stakes. Place around shrubs and trees that deer have damaged. Be sure to put high enough that deer will get the odour. Return to List
 
Aloe Vera: Cut leaf and rub onto cuts, scrapes, sunburn and insect bites. Return to List
 
Slugs: 2 tbsp sugar 2 drops of dish detergent 1 cup water Mix. Place in containers and sink into soil around plants. Beer works too. Save rind of grapefruit haves. Cut little "v" on two places on the edge of rind. Place upside down around the infested plants. Each morning go out and inspect rinds for slugs. Gather slugs and destroy them. Sprinkle wood ashes around the base of plants to keep slugs away. Powdered ginger. Return to List
 
Earwigs: 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp molasses 1 tbsp dry yeast 1 cup water Mix well and place in a small plastic container (500ml like a cottage cheese container). Bury the container to ground level. Earwigs, snails and slugs will be trapped and drowned in dishes of beer. Return to List
 
Wasps: Inflate a paper bag and tie a string around the top. Tie it near your doors to keep insects and flies away. It's supposed to look like a wasp nest. Return to List
 
Potato Beetles & Cabbage Butterflies: Sprinkle cumin on leaves that are infested. Damping Off:When planting seeds in trays, water well and sprinkle cinnamon over surface of soil. Return to List
 
Insecticide: 1 whole garlic bulb 1 small onion 1 Tbsp. cayenne pepper 1 L. water Whirl in blender and allow to soak. Add 1 Tbsp. dish detergent. Strain and spry on infested plants. Return to List
 
Mealbugs: 1 tsp. vegetable oil 1 tsp. dish detergent Shake up and spray on mealbugs. (Vegetable oil closes uo their air space and suffocates them.) Rubbing alcohol can be used to rid a plant of mealbugs. Use 70% alcohol and 30% water in a small spray bottle. Spray on the mealbugs. Return to List
 
Ants: Use equal parts of sugar and baking powder. Place aroud area. Return to List
 
Black Spot: Remove and destroy leaves. Weekly powdered sulphur. Plant resistant cultivars. Return to List

 Spider Mites : Douse with water-spray forcefully. Use insecticidal soap. Keep soil moist, but not wet. Companion plants - onions, garlic, chives. Soap Sprays Buttermilk spray: Mix 1/2 cup buttermilk and 4 cups wheat flour in 5 gallons (20L) of water. Return to List
 
Garlic spray: Finely chop one garlic bulb with 1 Tbsp. of cayenne pepper. Soak in 1 quart warm water for at least 1 hour. Strain. Add 1 tsp. liquid dish soap and spray. Avoid getting into your eyes. Push pencil sized sticks of aromtic cedar into the soil - 3 or 4 per pot. Return to List
 
Chinch Bugs: Shade lawn if possible. Sufficient water. Insecticidal soaps help. Return to List
 
Grubs: Use B.T. or pyrethrum. Return to List
 
Bug Juice: Collect about 1/2 cup of the insect. Put it into 2 cups of water in a blender. Strain. Put 1/4 cup in 1 galloon water and spray - aphids, beabeetles, tomato worms, cutworms, army worms, stickbugs, slugs. Return to List
 
Raccoons: Plant squash or pumpkin vines with corn to keep raccoons away. Return to List
 
Fertilizers: Potassium - rost banana peels until crisp. Grind and sprinkle on soil surface. Calcium - crumble roasted egg shells. Dissolve 1/2 tsp. Knox gelatin in 4 L. water. Add 2 tea bags, 1/2 tsp kid's shampoo, 1/2 tsp. liquid ammonia, 1 cup whiskey, 1 cup apple juice 1 tsp. powdered all purpose fertilizer. Use this mix to water any plant. Most plants will bloom better with a bit of apply on the soil surface. Return to List
 
Plant Mist: 1 quart water 3 drops liquid ammonia 3 drops tobacco juice Add last 3 drops antiseptic mouthwash Plant Insect Spray: 4 L. water 30 ml. antiseptic mouthwash 30 ml. tobacco juice 30 ml. kid's shampoo To make tobacco juice: Add 3 pouches snuff or chewing tobacco to 9 oz of water. Let soak. Do not get on hands. It can be poisonous to the skin. Return to List

 
Vinegar: Vinegar can be used to kill weeds but should not be used frequently in the same area and care must be taken not to spray turf or other plants. Fill a spray bottle with undiluted vinegar, or with 3 parts vinegar and one part dishwashing liquid. Spray the weeds in a narrow stream dousing the weed’s leaves and crown. Return to List