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Pests in your vegetable garden and garden: make your own homemade repellent!
Plant pests: how to fight
Plant pests are one of the main concerns for those who like to have beautiful and healthy plants, thus ensuring their full growth and development.
The first step is taken at the time of purchase when deciding to buy strong, pest free plants while taking into account the location and care requirements of your plants .
It is not always animal parasites or diseases that make life difficult for plants, as adverse growing conditions do too.
The fact that a plant has very little space to grow or is in a place that is too dark , as well as incorrect watering or fertilization , can encourage the appearance of parasites and diseases .
It is best to check the plants regularly, including the inside of the leaves.
Aphids, thrips, spider mites and similar parasites are easily recognizable with the naked eye or with a magnifying glass, but the same cannot be said for fungi, bacteriosis and diseases caused by viruses.
In these cases, it is the aspect of damage to the plant that reveals the cause, so be aware .
The resistance capacity of your plants can be increased with the so-called fortifiers, as they contain numerous and important compounds that strengthen the plant's tissue and make it more resistant to infectious agents.
Do you want to learn how to make repellents to ward off insect pests from your plants? So continue reading this article.
Homemade repellents to fight pests: know some recipes
1. Garlic repellant
To make this recipe start by boiling 5 to 6 cloves of garlic and add half an onion in 1 liter of water. Let it boil for about 15 minutes and when this solution has cooled, spray it on the attacked plants.
Controls : aphids.
2. Absinthe infusion-based repellent
Wormwood also known as Artemisia ( Artemisia absinthium ), is a plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family .
It is a plant originally from Europe and Asia, characterized by having scalloped gray leaves and a bitter taste, which is used as a medicinal plant and in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages.
This infusion can be used to ward off leprosy, especially in peach trees.
To make this infusion, add a liter of boiling water to 30 g of dry leaves and let the infusion work for 10 minutes. Afterwards, dilute in 10 liters of water and spray on the affected plants.
This infusion is used to control caterpillars and slugs.
3. Recipe for controlling ants
To fight ants, you can make a mixture of red pepper and water (after crushing), soaking a cloth in this mixture and placing it around the trunk or stem of the affected plant. You can also choose to brush the affected plants with the solution indicated above.
