GARDEN: All-Purpose Pesticide Powder / Pennyroyal and Eucalyptus Spray (OIL, HERBS)

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All-Purpose Natural Pesticide Powder

excerpted from " Better Basics for the Home " by Anne Berthold-Bond

 

These are recipes that let you use natural peppermint leaves, citrus

leaves, garlic and a few other simple and natural ingredients to make an

insecticide that is safe for your pets and children. Also featured is a

recipe that uses essential oils to fight infestations.

 

All-Purpose Pesticide Powder

 

What you need:

 

1/2 cup each bay and peppermint leaves

1-1/2 teaspoons each citrus peels

garlic powder

diatomaceous earth

cayenne pepper

pyrethrum

salt

 

What you do:

 

1. Grind the ingredients into a powder in a blender or with a mortar and

pestle.

2. Dust along baseboards, the back of counters, and other areas of

infestation.

3. Do not rinse.

 

Makes 1 cup

Preparation time: About 20 minutes

Shelf Life: Indefinite, although the herbs will lose their potency.

Storage: Glass jar with a screw top

 

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All-Purpose Pennyroyal and Eucalyptus Spray

 

What you need:

 

1 teaspoon each essential oils of pennyroyal and eucalyptus

2 cups of water

 

What you need:

 

1. Combine the ingredients in a spray bottle.

2. Shake to blend.

3. Spray along baseboards, the backs of counters, and other areas of

infestation.

4. Don't rinse.

 

Makes 2 cups

Preparation time: A few minutes

Shelf life: Indefinite

Storage: Glass jar with a screw top

 

 

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