Vinegar infused with garlic for a spray!
I have a bottle of Heinze Garlic Wine Vinegar. I was wondering if I put a few drops in a quart of water if that would work for insects. No muss no fuss quick and easy! What do you think? I am trying it tonight on some plants ! I did not want to add dish detergent so as not to kill good bugs but just chase them away!
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But I'm guessing the garlic flavor in vinegar meant for cooking with is pretty low concentration. You can easily make your own garlic-pepper spray which will have higher concentrations of the ingredients you want and not have ingredients you don't want.
Type garlic pepper spray or related terms into Search the Forum and there are a number of recipes posted here.
Type garlic pepper spray or related terms into Search the Forum and there are a number of recipes posted here.
Be sure and let us know your results, including how much vinegar you used in how much water. Wait a few days and post again on the condition of the plant foliage.
New gardeners: use caution. Most members of this forum use vinegar to kill undesirable weeds, not to kill insects on much-wanted plants.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
New gardeners: use caution. Most members of this forum use vinegar to kill undesirable weeds, not to kill insects on much-wanted plants.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9