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KILLER HOT TABASCO SAUCE KILLS BUGS

After a miserable failure with my first batch which nearly made my husband puke in a bucket due to the awful smell, I made a simple hot sauce insecticide soap spray which has cleaned out my army of snails and destructive cabbage worms.

Ha Ha HAAA!!! Soft skinned insects hate hot sauce. Mix 4 teaspoons of fire hot sauce and a tablespoon of curry powder with about 18 ounces water, and stir.  Then add 4 drops Ivory dish soap (Dawn will also work.) Stir again.  Apply with a basting brush on the under side of the leaves. DO NOT coat both sides of the leaf as this will burn your plant.  For mature vegetable plants. Do not apply to pond plants.

HAPPY HUNTING!

Gardening and Pest Control with Wood Ash

Fireplace wood ash is not only excellent in controlling icy sidewalks in the winter time, but for pest control in the spring and summer months too! But, do not use wood ash burned from wood that has been treated with chemicals!

CONTROL POND ALGAE:
We’ve talked about adding plants to control pond algae, but sprinkling wood ash in the water will also control algae buildup in the pond.

WARD OFF SLUGS – SNAILS - APHIDS:
These destructive creatures do not like wood ash at all. Sprinkle around the perimeter of the garden as preventative measures, or...

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MAKE A CHEAP STORAGE CLOSET POND

At the end of the season, I had too many water hyacinth and water lotus. Not wanting to throw them into the mulch pile, I decided to make a new pond.  I happen to have a plastic storage closet that I was ready to chuck. This gave me an idea! I popped off the shelving and the door.

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