Home Organic Gardening Pesticides – Part 1

Home organic gardening pesticides are greatly preferred by many organic gardening experts. Organic pesticides that are homemade assure the organic gardener that no synthetic additive is being used.

Home organic gardening pesticides can be less costly, too. The organic gardener can save money while achieving organic pest control. He or she can take pleasure in mixing up easy, homemade recipes for organic gardening pesticides.

Recipes for Organic Gardening Pesticides

Recipes for organic gardening pesticides may be found in the better organic gardening books. Most are effective, some more than others. A few probably involve more effort and expense than they are worth.

Tests – look for these factors in recipes for organic pest control.

* use common ingredients
* are inexpensive
* are easy to prepare
* can be stored for later use

Home organic gardening pesticides need to be available even if you live in the “boonies” where access to large gardening stores does not exist. You need to be able to mix batches of organic pesticides in the most remote area. We offer several recipes below that we believe meet the tests.

CAUTION: Avoid spraying organic gardening pesticides during the heat of the day as sun scald could result. Always spray both upper and lower sides of plant leaves.

Recipes for Organic Gardening Pesticides #1 – Homemade Insecticidal Soap

Insecticidal soaps are common home organic gardening pesticides, and this one is easy to make. You need only 3 ingredients:

* 1 gallon of room temperature water
* 2 Tablespoons of any dish detergent (not dishwasher detergent)
* 1 to 2 drops of olive oil to get stickiness

Stir ingredients together and pour into a spray bottle. This organic pesticide can be stored for the length of the gardening season.

Insecticidal soaps are good for pests such as aphids, caterpillars, chinch bugs, earwigs, sowbugs, fleas, grubs, leafhoppers, mites, powdery mildew, psyllids, scale, thrips, and whiteflies.

Recipes for Organic Gardening Pesticides #2 – Homemade Garlic Insecticide

Home organic gardening pesticides always include a garlic insecticide. Many pests hate garlic, and are deterred by its presence. You should consider planting garlic among your other plants. In addition, you can use this garlic
insecticide. It has 2 ingredients.

* 1.5 cups of water
* 2 bulbs of garlic

Pour water into a blender and add the garlic bulbs. Liquefy to reduce the mixture to a smooth blend. Strain out any remaining pieces of garlic, but if the pieces are too large, try again to liquefy them. Measure your pesticide concentrate, and add enough room temperature water to make 1 gallon.

Pour into a spray bottle. This organic pesticide can be stored by freezing in 1/4 cup portions. Thaw and use.

Garlic insecticides are good for pests such as ants, aphids, apple maggots, caterpillars, chinch bugs, codling moths, cutworms, earwigs, sowbugs, flies, grasshoppers, grubs, Japanese Beetles, leafhoppers, leafminers, loopers, mealybugs, mite, pysillids, scale, slug, snails, thrips, and whiteflies.

Continued in Part 2

Read Part 2 of this article for more recipes for organic gardening pesticides, including a homemade Japanese Beetle Trap.