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G G r e e n T h u m b
Soap Spray
Organic pest control Soap is useful in taking out a wide variety
When you're growing your of garden pests, including aphids, scale,
cannabis plant, the last thing you mites, and thrips. Just add one teaspoon of
want is insects helping themselves dishwashing soap to 2l of water and spray
to your wonderful plant. The best the mixture on the plant.
way to get rid of these insects is by It's important to ensure that the soap
using natural pest control so that product you use doesn't have additives that
you do not harm your plants. are harmful to plants and that you dilute it
sufficiently to avoid damage. We
Here are a few homemade pest recommend Sunlight liquid.
remedies:
Blackjack and Khakibos Fungal Disease Solution
A lot of people think khakibos and Water and milk work just as well as toxic
blackjack are the same plants fungicides at preventing the growth of
because the flowers growing powdery mildew. This mixture will need to
around blackjack looks like be reapplied regularly, but it works great.
khakibos, but they smell completely The most concentrated recommended
different. Blackjack and khakibos mixture is 40% milk and 60% water, and
stop insects from eating plants, the most dilute 10% milk and 90% water.
disgusts some insects, or kills them,
and best of all it's free. Cover with Citrus Oil and Cayenne Pepper
hot water and soak for 24 hours This combination works well on ants. Mix
then strain. Depending on how 10 drops of citrus essential oil with 1
much you want to make, we use the teaspoon cayenne pepper and 1 cup of
one on one ratio, crush a hand full warm water. Shake well and spray on the
of blackjack and a hand full of affected areas.
khakibos. Then add it to 1l hot
water, this is one of the most Hot Chilli
effective ways to get rid of the Hot chilli repels caterpillars, maggots and
insects, we recommend you use this all soft-bodied insects.
method up until 4 weeks before you What you’ll need: 4 hot chillies,1 small
harvest because it may affect the onion,1 clove garlic and 2ℓ water. Crush the
taste of your bud. chillies, onion and garlic in the water and
bring to the boil.
Let it rest for two days then strain. Dilute 1
part mixture to 4 parts water and apply to
the affected plants. (It can burn plants if it’s
too strong, so test on a small area before
spraying further.)
