Before you use any of these recipes always try them out on a few leaves of one of the plants that is bothered by insects to make sure it does no harm to the plant itself. Once you determine it is safe, spray in the early morning or late in the evening when beneficial insects aren’t typically about. Also, make sure you spray the underside of leaves where bugs tend to like to hide.

I'm only listing recipes that can be taken from foods you can grow yourself in your own backyard garden.

Red Pepper Insect Spray

Mash the following together, let stand for 24 hours, strain and spray:

2 large hot peppers

1 medium green pepper

1 small onion

1-quart water

Mash the following together, let stand for 24 hours, strain and spray:

3 to 4 large jalapeno peppers

3 or 4 cloves of garlic

1-quart water

Mash the following together, let stand for 24 hours, strain and spray:

An ounce of tomato leaves

1-quart of water

You can replace the tomato leaves with those from lavender, pennyroyal, thyme, or wintergreen.

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