A natural way to protect my herb garden?
I started growing and herb garden outside this summer, and sadly my basil plants are almost unusable because bugs of some sort are eating away at the leaves. They are starting to move on to the other herbs too now. I’ve read that dish-soap and/or garlic solutions work, but won’t that contaminate the flavor of the herbs if I spay it directly on the leaves? Is there another option?
If anyone out there has experience with growing herbs, please let me know what worked best for you!
Related posts
-
I want a bug free herb garden?
what happened to garden herb triscuits?
Gardening questions.What veggies can I plant in the winter? Herbs for indoor herb gardens?
Will the small red centipedes in my soil kill my herb garden?
Which herbs are good to plant in a New Zealand herb garden right now?
What’s the best insecticide for herbs & fruit & veg?
What is the best type of herbs and vegeatables this time of year?
Why is it illegal in some states to protect yourself with mace and the police have no obligation to protect u?
How often should I water my herb garden? (basil, parsley,chive,sage.)?
What natural herbs,nutrients would you use in a steaming for face?
I was wondering how do I go about starting an herb garden in my apartment?
Would it be wise to mulch my herb garden if the weather calls for light snow?
What do u have to do to start an indoor herb garden?
3 comments a “A natural way to protect my herb garden?”
Spray them with a mixture of water and cayenne pepper and sprinkle diatomaceous earth around your garden.
Yes dish washing liquid does work take a bucket of warm soapy water and wipe down both sides of the leaves with a sponge my green house teacher always used joy saying it was a milder soap but you need to separate your plants to avoid infesting your other herbs and it will not affect the taste as it is only soap not a harmful pesticide if worried before harvesting just double wash the leaves do this at least twice a week in a separate area away from other plants and you will see an improvement remove all destroyed leaves from the plant till it recovers
It will help to strengthen the plants with a good fertilizer while doing the above with soap and water.
Here is the best organic food for your plants – well help give them a stronger aroma/taste too.
Post your comment