Monday, March 3, 2008

Red Pepper Spray?!

Make Your Own Insecticide

Red pepper spray is a good general insecticide and is especially effective against caterpillars. You’ll have to use this homemade spray more often than a chemical spray, but it’s much gentler on the environment. For your own safety, wear gloves when handling peppers and pepper spray.

Red Pepper Spray Concentrate:
1 unpeeled onion
1 unpeeled head of garlic
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
3 pints water
1. Chop onion and garlic and combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer 20 minutes.

2. Cool and store in jars in the refrigerator for 6 weeks.

3. Strain and store in jars.

To use, dilute 1 tablespoon of concentrate with 1 pint of water. Add a little Ivory snow. Shake and spray on plant.

4 comments:

ndpthepoetress Jean Michelle Culp said...

Good tip, might help my vegetable garden this year! Though the ingredients for this spray almost sounds good enough to eat also :)

Televisiontraci said...

Wow, great hint! I love this one. Keep bus away without chemicals!!

BlueStar said...

Nice tips! ^^

Nodatilu Juran said...

Cool. I'll definitely give this a try! Thanks!

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