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Comment on Insecticidal Soaps – What is it & How to use it by tmcris

tmcris — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:55:11 +0000

I am looking for an organic homemade recipe to make an insecticide to take care of our ant problems. We have children and I want to find something that will keep them safe as well as take care of our ant situation. Please let me know what you would recommend.

Comment on Organic Garden Recipes—More on Fertilizers, Pesticides & Fungicides by home store

home store — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:03:11 +0000

Great! Thank you for your post. I will bookmark it.

Comment on List of Homemade Organic Recipes by Sue Salerno

Sue Salerno — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:11:41 +0000

Try cloves. Throw it all over your garden. The ants do not like it and it is no harmfull to your plants.

Comment on List of Homemade Organic Recipes by Robin

Robin — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:03:47 +0000

Is there something organic I could try for controlling red ants? They seem to be everywhere in my garden and love to bite me. I have tried Cinnamon oil on me to prevent bites, but it is no longer working. Any suggestions are welcome. I am getting to the point where I would try anything!

Comment on List of Homemade Organic Recipes by KR

KR — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:12:16 +0000

Can you use any type of cornmeal for the nail fungus treatment?

Comment on Caring for Your Plantings While Conserving Water by Kellene

Kellene — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:13:25 +0000

Have you ever considered collecting rain water? Collecting rain water is a great way to conserve water and can be used for watering your garden, among other things. http://tinyurl.com/cesg3u

Comment on Organic Garden Recipes—More on Fertilizers, Pesticides & Fungicides by linda

linda — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:58:25 +0000

anyone use these recipes with good results??? any side effects???

Comment on About Stacey by iinadia

iinadia — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:15:01 +0000

Hey, Stacey, I wanted you to know I have used your heirloom tomato article frim ezines.com. Nice article and very informative.

Comment on List of Homemade Organic Recipes by Stacey

Stacey — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:46:56 +0000

Yes, Grasshoppers do not like cilantro. Many organic gardeners use cilantro as a barrier crop. You could also try neem oil if it is really bad.

Or, use Garlic Oil Spray:
To make: Combine 3 ounces of minced garlic cloves with 1 ounce of mineral oil. Let soak for 24 hours or longer. Strain.
Next mix 1 teaspoon of fish emulsion with 16 ounces of water. Add 1 tablespoon of castile soap to this.
Now slowly combine the fish emulsion water with the garlic oil. Kept in a sealed glass container this mixture will stay viable for several months. To use: Mix 2 tablespoons of garlic oil with 1 pint of water and spray.

Comment on List of Homemade Organic Recipes by iBro

iBro — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:32:12 +0000

Is there any organic insecticide to drive away grasshopper ?
They are very destructive and the chemical insecticide raised my concern of health and environment problems.