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Homemade pesticide for your Denver garden is easy and inexpensive. Why pay a lot for commercial pesticides? Homemade pesticide saves you money and saves the environment too. Commercial pesticide poisons can linger in vegetables, harming your health. Keep your Denver garden truly organic by using these homemade inexpensive pesticides.
Rubbing alcohol
Aphids are a big issue in the Denver garden. Discourage these gnawing critters by spraying plants with a harmless homemade inexpensive pesticide made from rubbing alcohol and water. Mix 1 cup of alcohol with 1 cup of water. Use as a spray. Test one leaf of the plant prior to full application. This spray is not meant for flowers as it may cause browning.
Garlic and oil
This homemade inexpensive pesticide will also work on those pesky Denver aphids. No worries about plant damage. Put 10 garlic cloves and a cup of olive oil in a blender. Blend until pureed. Strain the mixture into a spray bottle. Add 3 cups hot water and 1 tsp. dish soap. Spray plants every three days. Be sure to coat the underside of the plant. These will keep insect eggs from hatching.
Hot pepper spray
This homemade inexpensive pesticide spray will keep squirrels, bunnies, cats, and birds out of your Denver garden. Blend together 4 jalapeño peppers and one garlic bulb in 1 cup olive oil. Strain and funnel mixture into a spray bottle. Add 2 cups warm water and 2 tablespoons of pepper. This spicy homemade inexpensive pesticide is something no animal wants to bite into.
Herbal tea
Tired of being bit up by every available mosquito or yellow jacket in Denver while tending the garden? This unconventional inexpensive herbal tea can be sprayed in the garden or on you to keep stinging insects away. Just steep a tea ball filled with equal parts of rosemary, basil and thyme sprigs in 2 cups of heated water for an hour. Put the homemade inexpensive pesticide mixture in a spray bottle and spray away troublesome Denver garden pests.
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Great info, Jaipi. May I link to the article on Denver Real Estate Examiner?
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