06-27-2014, 09:52 AM
Ohhhhh... not a animal hater! 
LOL! "Some" not a lot of cayenne and it goes on the leaves for added seasoning in the wet mixture but it is not dusting around.
I should also qualify, the neem oil STINKS. There is not a word to describe it but yucky. I mixed a big batch, put on latex gloves and then knit mittens over top of the latex. I then submersed my hands in the bucket of neem, garlic and cayenne and then bathed my plants in the mixture, rubbing them gently. Initially, this was to combat red lily beetles but my goodness, I don't think we had even an ant after that. Everyone was like "FART BOMB!!!" Like I said, emergency situations only.
What kind of bugs do you have on your veggies? You know what RW - I'm a pick and squisher on any plant that grows something that goes in my mouth. First I pick it, then I squish it!! I don't even fertilize my veggies. We did get something in our greenhouse by Safer's which was an insecticidal soap that does a good job on aphids and little green worms (for my roses) but, again, soap. It does have a mildly pleasant-ish scent. http://www.saferbrand.com/store/garden-care/5118
And for your "hmmmm" moment today: My Aunt is a big proponent of tobacco tea. Lets it steep over night and then sprays it but it stains...... Also, I did plant chives around some tomatoes last year and it seemed to keep the white fly and aphids at bay but it could have just been the year....
LOL! "Some" not a lot of cayenne and it goes on the leaves for added seasoning in the wet mixture but it is not dusting around.I should also qualify, the neem oil STINKS. There is not a word to describe it but yucky. I mixed a big batch, put on latex gloves and then knit mittens over top of the latex. I then submersed my hands in the bucket of neem, garlic and cayenne and then bathed my plants in the mixture, rubbing them gently. Initially, this was to combat red lily beetles but my goodness, I don't think we had even an ant after that. Everyone was like "FART BOMB!!!" Like I said, emergency situations only.
What kind of bugs do you have on your veggies? You know what RW - I'm a pick and squisher on any plant that grows something that goes in my mouth. First I pick it, then I squish it!!
I don't even fertilize my veggies. We did get something in our greenhouse by Safer's which was an insecticidal soap that does a good job on aphids and little green worms (for my roses) but, again, soap. It does have a mildly pleasant-ish scent. http://www.saferbrand.com/store/garden-care/5118And for your "hmmmm" moment today: My Aunt is a big proponent of tobacco tea. Lets it steep over night and then sprays it but it stains...... Also, I did plant chives around some tomatoes last year and it seemed to keep the white fly and aphids at bay but it could have just been the year....
