Natural garden pest control is the way to go. We’ve been using bug sprays with tomato leaves for years and I can say that these tonics work like magic. There’s really nothing mysterious about them; they are based on good, old-fashioned grow-how.

Our ancestors thought tomatoes were poisonous, so they avoided them like the plague- and  flea beetles still do .So if these little buggers are doing a number on your veggies this year, just spray them with this timely tonic. And,

Ingredients:

2 cups of tomato leaves, chopped

1/2 tsp. of dishwashing liquid

1 qt. of water

Instructions:

Put the leaves and water in a pan, and bring the water to a simmer. Then turn off the heat and let the mixture cool. Strain out the leaves, and add the dishwashing liquid to the water.

Pour the solution into a hand-held sprayer, and spritz your plants from top to bottom. This potent potion also repels whiteflies, asparagus beetles, and cabbageworms. As with all repellent sprays, you’ll need to renew the supply after every rain to keep the scent fresh.

Thanks to potent chemical compounds called alkaloids found in tomato leaves, the next tonic works like an invisible suit of armor to guard plants from some of the hungriest pests on the planet.

On-Guard Tomato Tonic

Ingredients:

2 cups of tomato leaves, chopped

1 qt. of water

1/2 tsp. of dishwashing liquid

Instructions:

Put the leaves and water in a pan, and bring the water to a simmer. Then turn off the heat and let the mixture cool. Strain out the leaves, and add the dishwashing liquid to the brew.

Pour the solution into a hand-held sprayer, and spritz your plants from top to bottom. Then wave good-bye to corn  ear worms, whiteflies asparagus beetles, cabbage worms, and many other garden-variety villains.

Black Spot Remover Tonic:

Just like its name suggests, black spot disease causes circular black spots (often surrounded by a yellow halo) on rose leaves. You can set these funky fungi way back by painting every last speckled leaf with our Black Spot Remover Tonic

If you love roses, it’s well worth the trouble, even if you have to borrow some tomato leaves from a veggie-growing neighbor to make this brew.

Ingredients:

15 tomato leaves

2 small onions

1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol

Instructions:

Chop the tomato leaves and onions until finely minced, and steep them in the alcohol overnight. Then use a small, sponge-type paintbrush to apply the brew to both the tops and bottoms of any infected rose leaves

Do you want to win the battle against the insects and critters in the garden the natural way?

Go to the posts titled ”Hot Peppers:Pest Control” and “Japanese Beetle: bye-Bye Beetles Spray”

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Yours truly for a great garden with outstanding berries, veggies, and flowers.

Polly, Organic Grower