Are there any homemade recipes for making a bug repellent for tomato plants?
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this is what I always used for aphids and other small insects. Get a spray bottle (32oz works good),add about 5-6 drops of dish detergent (liquid), 2-3 capfulls of mouthwash(like listerine),then fill the rest of bottle with water. Mix gently. For tomatoes spray early in the morning be sure to spray both sides of leaves. Its very inexpensive to make and works great and its natural so you dont have to worry about pets or children !!
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many natural insecticides just look them up on yahoo as "natural insecticides"
many natural insecticides just look them up on yahoo as "natural insecticides"
Your friends are right. He just doesn't seem interested. Maybe in time he will know what he wants. Give him space.
try dousing them w/ vinegar water, don't put too much though!
check out www.Jerrybaker.com He has lots of Natural recipes for pests of all kinds...
I have always planted marigolds between my tomato plants..The bugs do not like the smell..Also try taking a styroform cup, taking out the bottom and planting your tomato plants in them..As the plant grows, the base of the cup will prevent bugs from crawling up the stalks of your plants..
Marigolds is a great idea for little pests.
For nasty tomato worms, try planing sweet basil in with your tomatos. I start doing this several years back and have yet to see an ugly horned tomato worm in my garden since. It works like a charm. Plus, this way you have basil for a tomato salad. Mmmmm!
You can try using a hot pepper spray. Mix Tobasco with water and spray the plant. Bugs will avoid it like the plague.