Garden Pepper Spray
I posted an question earlier about a problem I had with burnt/brown looking spots and holes in my red bell pepper plant's leaves. One response mentioned making an all natural alternative to insecticides. I decided to try this out and this is how I did it. ~Ben N.
1) We took some of our previously dried assorted peppers and crushed them up in a bag. Jalapeño, cayenne and other peppers.
2) After crushing up the peppers, dump them into a boiling pot of water.
3) After boiling the crushed up peppers for maybe 15-20 minutes, pour the solution into a bowl and strain out the crushed peppers. We used a paper towel because it was handy. Put it over the bowl and pour slowly.
4) A funnel makes pouring the pepper solution into the spray bottle much easier.
5) We added a few extra peppers into the bottle for good luck.
6) Finally, spray a test area before spraying the whole plant. We will keep you posted on how it works.
1) We took some of our previously dried assorted peppers and crushed them up in a bag. Jalapeño, cayenne and other peppers.
2) After crushing up the peppers, dump them into a boiling pot of water.
3) After boiling the crushed up peppers for maybe 15-20 minutes, pour the solution into a bowl and strain out the crushed peppers. We used a paper towel because it was handy. Put it over the bowl and pour slowly.
4) A funnel makes pouring the pepper solution into the spray bottle much easier.
5) We added a few extra peppers into the bottle for good luck.
6) Finally, spray a test area before spraying the whole plant. We will keep you posted on how it works.
We took some of our previously dried assorted peppers and crushed them up in a bag. Jalapeño, cayenne and other peppers.
After crushing up the peppers, dump them into a boiling pot of water.
After boiling the crushed up peppers for maybe 15-20 minutes, pour the solution into a bowl and strain out the crushed peppers. We used a paper towel because it was handy. Put it over the bowl and pour slowly.
A funnel makes pouring the pepper solution into the spray bottle much easier.
We added a few extra peppers into the bottle for good luck.
Finally, spray a test area before spraying the whole plant. We will keep you posted on how it works.
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Let us know how it worked!!!
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It seemed to work pretty well. The plants that were having issues got better and are doing great. A couple weeks ago I noticed those Japanese Beetles, and so I sprayed again for a couple times, and those buggers left too. I would say its a success. Some other people had mentioned maybe putting vinegar or garlic in it too. Check out the original post and comments for it. http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/garden-pepper-spray-an-all-natural-alternative-to-insecticides-1667601
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