Need a DIY recipe for vegetable garden insects
We have planted a few things in 5 gal. buckets this year (tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, green beans, etc). Today I noticed very, very small worms on my tomato plants & they were eating the leaves. What is a good DIY recipe that I can make that will not harm my plants but will deter the insects from eating my plants? It needs to be a simple recipe with little ingredients & is easy to make & that actually works. Thanks!
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Soapy water plus cayenne, sprayed on the plants, is the only DIY remedy I know of, but if you really want to get rid of tomato worms, use Bacillus thuringiensis... product name is Thuricide. It's a natural organic non-insecticide that causes worms' stomaches to rupture. Just mix it with water and spray it on the leaves every few days.
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Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
(Post 8550782)
Soapy water plus cayenne, sprayed on the plants, is the only DIY remedy I know of, but if you really want to get rid of tomato worms, use Bacillus thuringiensis... product name is Thuricide. It's a natural organic non-insecticide that causes worms' stomaches to rupture. Just mix it with water and spray it on the leaves every few days.
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My stepfather always put a handful of Epsom Salts in each tomato hole before he planted the tomatoes. He said this kept the worms away
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Originally Posted by Barb in Louisiana
(Post 8550868)
My stepfather always put a handful of Epsom Salts in each tomato hole before he planted the tomatoes. He said this kept the worms away
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Originally Posted by osewme
(Post 8550780)
We have planted a few things in 5 gal. buckets this year (tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, green beans, etc). Today I noticed very, very small worms on my tomato plants & they were eating the leaves. What is a good DIY recipe that I can make that will not harm my plants but will deter the insects from eating my plants? It needs to be a simple recipe with little ingredients & is easy to make & that actually works. Thanks!
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