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Other natural aphicide sprays
L
ast month we published
a remedy for ridding
your plants of aphids.
Here are a couple more.
K Make an onion and garlic
spray:
Roughly cut a full pod
(including the skins) of garlic
and four onions. Place in a
container. Some suggest
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adding a tablespoon of
crushed, dried or fresh chilli
or chilli seeds, or one
teaspoon of chilli powder.
Pour three litres of boiling
water over the material, close
the container and allow it to
stand for one day. Strain and
keep the fluid.
Add two tablespoons cooking
oil and two teaspoons liquid
soap, and mix well. Mix one
cup of this mixture with five
cups of water.
Spray weekly, making a fresh
batch every week.
K Another remedy specifically for aphids is citrus tea.
Chop the peels of three
oranges or of two lemons and
ROOTING
water and allow to cool. Place
warm water. Let them soak for this mixture in an airtight
at least 72 hours and then dip container until ready to use,
storing it away from light. This
your cuttings in the tea and
mixture can keep up to two
plant. You can keep the
mixture in the fridge for three weeks.
to four days.
When you're ready to begin
But not everybody has access using honey to root cuttings,
you will need to prepare your
to fresh willow branches.
Honey is a lot easier to find. It cuttings and potting medium.
Your cuttings can be 15 – 30
is preferable to use pure, or
cms in length and cut on about
raw, honey but regular storebought honey can be used at a a 45-degree angle.
push. Stir a tablespoon of
Now simply dip each cutting
honey into two cups of boiling
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cover with hot water.
Leave overnight, take out the
peels, microwave the liquid
for five seconds and store in
the fridge.
When required, add a
teaspoon to a litre of water,
one teaspoon of dishwashing
soap and one teaspoon of
white spirit vinegar.