Every Gardener Must Know These Homemade Organic Pesticide Remedies
Updated: Oct 1, 2022
Organic Homemade Pesticide: Insects like Cricket, Spiders, Snail, Aphids and others can cause serious damage to your garden and invite several diseases.
Personally, I don't recommend chemical pesticides to get rid of these as they can make fruits and vegetables unsafe for consumption plus they are not safe for environment. However, there are many homemade remedies for you to stop these pests.
Using Neem
Mix 30 milliliters of Neem oil with 1 teaspoon mild soap.
Mix the Neem and soap into 1 liters of warm water.
Pour the pesticide into a squirt bottle and spray on the affected areas.
Using Onion, Chilies & Garlic
Blend 100 grams of red hot peppers with 50 grams of garlic cloves & 50 grams of onions to form thick paste.
Mix the paste into 1 liter of warm water.
Pour the solution into a container and leave it for 24 hours in a warm spot.
Filter the solution through a strainer to remove solid particles.
That's it, filtered solution is your pesticide.
Pour your pesticide into a squirt bottle and spray on the affected plants.
Using Tobacco
Mix half cup of tobacco into 1 liters of water.
Keep the mixture out in sun for 24 hours.
Check the color of the mixture if it's similar to color of light tea.
Add 2 tablespoons of mild liquid dish soap to the solution and mix thoroughly.
Pour your liquid into a squirt bottle and spray on the affected plants.
Using Orange Peels
Boil 2 Orange peels in 1 liters of water
Keep the solution in a warm spot for 24 hours.
Pour your liquid into a squirt bottle after filtering the peels.
Add a few drops of Castile soap and mix the solution thoroughly.
Pour the pesticide into a squirt bottle and spray on the affected areas.
Using Egg Shell
Egg shells can not be used to make pesticide but it can protect your plant from pests. Further, composed of calcium carbonate, eggshells are an excellent way to introduce this mineral into the soil.
Microwave waste egg shells for couple of minutes to kill bacteria. You can dry it in a sunny spot as well for 3-4 days, however microwave is a faster option.
Put them in a plastic bag and crush it to make fine particles.
Spread the crushed shell around your plant, it will block pests to attack your plant root and serve as good source of Calcium.
You can blend egg shells as well and use it as a fertilizer. Eggshells will reduce the acidity of your soil and help to aerate it.
