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Making your own Fungicides, Pesticides and Herbicides

Friday, September 04, 2009

Natural Fungicide Recipes

Milk and Water
To prevent fungus growth, all you need is milk and water. Pour an equal amount of each into a bottle and shake. Spray your plants twice a week with this chemical-free fungicide for a healthy garden!

Apple Cider Vinegar
Mix tablespoons of natural apple cider vinegar and litres of water in a 1:1 ratio. Spray plants during the cool part of the day for fungal diseases. Adding molasses at 1/4 tablespoon per litre will help further.

Baking Soda Fungicide
Mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon of horticultural oil (or citrus oil, or molasses) into one litre of water. Spray lightly on the foliage of plants infected with black spot, powdery mildew, brown patch and other fungal diseases. Take care nbot to over-use or pour onto the soil. Potassium bicarbonate is a good substitute for baking soda.

Neem Oil
Extracts from neem have shown incedible success with not only battling fungus problems but also many forms of root rot. Mix 15grams of Neem oil with 2 litres of water. Add a little soap to the water. Spray on the whole plant, including the pot. Use a weaker concentration for maintenance. Don't mix more than you need. Neem is also excellent as an:
antispectic
antiviral
anti-inflammatory
antiulcer

Cornmeal Juice
Soak horticultural cornmeal in water at 1/2 a cup per 2 litres of water. Put the cornmeal a nylon stocking bag, or cheescloth, to hold in the larger particles. The milky juice of the cornmeal will diffuse into the water and this mix should be sprayed without further diluting. Cornmeal Juice is a natural fungal control for use in any kind of sprayer.

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