Home Made Pest Control, What Works?

Unwanted pests can put a damper on the joy you get from your home garden. Try combining some of your household products and get your own homemade organic pest solutions.

Home Garden Pest Control No.1

Garlic/Mint
For outdoor pest-control, try cooking up a mixture of mint and garlic. Just pick some mint leaves out of your garden and get garlic cloves and blend them in a food processor, then add a bit of cayenne pepper and a drop of dishwashing liquid. Bring the whole concoction to a boil and let sit overnight. Strain it into a spray bottle have a go we have found it quite useful.

Home Garden Pest Control No.2

Coffee Grounds
This has been very effective in my garden, just take the coffee grounds from your morning coffee brew filter and spread it at the base of your plants. I have one of those Aldi coffee machines that take the pods and just rip the plastic off the top and spread that out.

Home Garden Pest Control No.3

Hot Pepper
Try mixing 1 gallon of water and 3 tablespoons of hot pepper flakes or 10 peppers chopped up finely if you're using fresh peppers (cayenne works the best but other varieties work as well). Simmer ingredients in a pan for 15 minutes and then let it sit for 24 hours before straining. Add a couple drops of dish soap to help the solution adhere to your plants.

Home Garden Pest Control No.4

Apple Cider Vinegar
Make a fruit fly trap for your citrus trees. You will need a bottle or other kind of container with a shaker or funnel shaped top, so that flies can get in but not out. Fill the bottom of the bottle with apple cider vinegar or vinegar and chopped apple pieces that will lure the little buggers off your precious fruit.

Home Garden Pest Control No.5

Chopped Banana Peels
Here's a way to get rid of aphids, place chopped up banana peel under the soil line around the stems of your plants. This deters the nasty critters and adds some nutrients to the soil, for an added bonus.