Showing posts with label Pest Control. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pest Control. Show all posts

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Quick & Natural Poison Ivy Killer

We have had a Great Deal of Poison Ivy Plants this Year, even small plants popping up on the Lawn.
Poison Ivy / Vegetation Killer 1 cup salt 8 drops liquid detergent 1 gallon vinegar Combine the salt and vinegar in a pan and heat to dissolve the salt. Cool the vinegar, add the detergent, and pour some of the liquid into a large spray bottle. Spray the vegetation. (You can also just pour the mixture onto the weeds.) Refill the spray bottle as necessary. Note that this formula will kill all the vegetation, so make sure that you are only spraying the plants you want to kill. If you need to use a lot of this spray, avoid spraying it near wells, as the salt can leach into your water supply. If you have to kill Poison Ivy near Plants you want to keep just use a Plastic Tray held upright on the ground to Shield what you don't want Sprayed, a Large Plastic Jug with the top & bottom cut off, like a gallon Milk Jug is Great for this. Place it over the Small Poison Ivy Plant & it will only affect the Ivy its self.

Monday, August 31, 2015

Growing Tomatoes Simple & Organic Using Egg Shells & Coffee Grounds




For Killing Caterpillars or to keep Deer from Eating Your Plants just put 1 Tablespoon of Cayenne Pepper into a Gallon of Water, let sit, then pour the Pepper Water on Plants & at the Soil Level. Broken Egg Shells can also be used around the base of your Plants to Deter Slugs & Snails (They can't crawl on the Sharp edges of the Shell). Tomatoes Love Used Coffee Grounds & Egg Shells, just mix it into the soil before you put in your Transplants. The Egg Shell I use in the soil to add Calcium, its a Simple way to use waste items you normally throw out to improve your Soil-Quality.
The "Better Boy" Tomatoes are getting bigger, no problems at all this Year but some caterpillar on the Sunflower Plants. Some Cayenne Pepper Water took care of those pests. Hope it continues till Fall. The Cucumbers & Melons are also doing Great, even the Flowers are growing Well.