Threw about 10 cloves of garlic, and a half dozen habanaro peppers with
about a cup of water into a blender. Blended them until they were liquid.
Strained the slurry through cheesecloth and mixed it (about 1:3) some water
(for spraying my trees, I used strained bucket-made compost tea instead).
I think it worked pretty well to keep the bugs off the plants in the early
stages. I side dressed lettuce and other raw eaten leaves, rather than
directly applied and I didn't' have problems with garlic smell/taste later.
But for the ants, I just poured it into their den holes. Maybe a sprayer
would work best for fire ants?? Let me know if you try it and how it works
(or doesn't).
-----Original Message-----
From: Judi Stewart [mailto:js_at_olympus.net]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 8:20 AM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [compost_tea] arthropods
Mike,
How did you make your garlic/pepper tea?
Thanks,
Judi
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Bosko [mailto:mjbosko_at_jmtsystems.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 7:45 AM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [compost_tea] arthropods
I'm lucky enough to not have to deal with fire ants here, but something
worth trying. I used to spray a strong garlic/pepper (habenaro) tea and
found that it decimated a big red ant colony here. My wife was complaining
about them attacking her when she worked in her flower bed . so I figured it
wouldn't hurt and dumped a couple cupfuls on them, next day they were all
dead and gone.
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Received on Mon May 12 2003 - 15:15:27 EDT