THE PERMAGARDEN APPROACH | HOW TO GUIDES
How to Make and Apply
Organic Pesticides
WHAT IS IT? Garlic and Chili Peppers Recipe #1
These recipes offer locally available, organic STEP 1
solutions to pesticides that are environmentally Gather the following ingredients:
friendly and cost very little to prepare. 1 bulb of garlic
1 small onion
3 hot chili peppers
50 g soap
WHY DO WE DO IT?
Tephrosia (Tephrosia vogelii), neem (Azadirachta STEP 2
indica), and melia (Melia azadirachta) all have several Crush 1 garlic bulb together with 1 small onion.
insecticidal properties that are of great use to the farmer,
both on crops and in post-harvest storage. Extracts and STEP 3
powders on the leaves of these plants can help protect Add 3 crushed chili peppers and mix with 1 L of water.
crops from pests like aphids in the field and protect
harvested grain against weevil infestations. STEP 4
Let soak for 1 hour and then filter out the solids
Neem/melia oil is effective against most chewing
and sucking insects on crops. Neem does not kill pests
STEP 5
outright; it merely disrupts their feeding mechanisms so
Dissolve 50 g of soap in a small amount of warm water
they eventually die. Neem is also good at controlling
and then add to the filtered garlic and pepper solution.
fungal outbreaks (such as early and late blight) on
Mix thoroughly.
tomatoes, as well as controlling powdery mildew on
squash and other cucurbits.
STEP 6
Spray or splash on infected areas. The solution will
wash off in the rain or after watering.
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Garlic and Chili Peppers Recipe #2 Oil Recipe #1
STEP 1 STEP 1
Gather the following ingredients: Gather the following ingredients:
2 hot chili peppers 1 cup cooking oil, such as canola or vegetable oil
2 large onions 1 tablespoon liquid dishwashing soap
1 bulb of garlic
1 liter of glycerin soap STEP 2
Mix all ingredients together in a bucket or other
STEP 2 container.
Mix all ingredients together in a bucket or
other container. STEP 3
Dilute 1 tablespoon of this mixture in 1 cup of water.
STEP 3
Cover with warm water and allow the mixture to steep STEP 4
for 24–36 hours. Sprinkle on affected leaves with a grass brush or
bundled twigs. Can be used weekly.
STEP 4
Strain the mixture to filter out the solids.
STEP 5
Dilute 1 part mixture to 1 part water. Oil Recipe #2
STEP 6 STEP 1
Spray or splash on infected areas. The solution will Gather the following ingredients:
wash off in the rain or after watering. 25 ml of baking soda or bicarbonate of soda
15 ml cooking oil, such as canola or vegetable oil
15 ml vinegar
25 ml liquid soap or 15 ml glycerin soap
1.5 liters warm water
STEP 2
Thoroughly mix all ingredients together with
warm water.
STEP 3
Sprinkle on affected leaves with a grass brush or
bundled twigs. Can be used weekly.
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Tephrosia, Neem, and Melia Neem or Melia Oil
Leaves: Instructions for
Crop Protection STEP 1
Collect, de-pulp, and rinse clean the ripe seeds of
neem or melia.
STEP 1
Crush 2 kg green leaves of tephrosia, neem, or melia.
STEP 2
Dry the seeds in the shade for 3–7 days. Any bad
STEP 2
seeds should be thrown out.
Mix crushed leaves in 5 L of water. Soak for 24 hours.
STEP 3
STEP 3
Crush seeds in a mortar or other vessel. Mortars used
Filter the solution.
for edible crops should not be used.
STEP 4
STEP 4
Spray on plants affected by aphids and other
Mix crushed seed with water, using a mixture ratio
sucking/chewing insects.
of 50 g of seed per 1 L of water. Let the mixture sit
overnight.
STEP 5
Tephrosia, Neem, and Melia Filter the liquid through a cloth and put it in a container
Leaves: Instructions for Post- for use. Liquid can be used directly. If a concentration
harvest Protection of Stored Grain greater than 50 g seed to 1 L water is used, the
mixture should be diluted before application. Using
STEP 1 a sprayer or brush. Experiment with different levels of
Dry tephrosia, neem, or melia leaves in the shade. concentrations in field trials.
STEP 2 STEP 6
Once leaves are dry, grind them into a powder. Use no more than once a week; every 10–15 days is
the optimal interval.
STEP 3
Mix powder with stored grain, using a mixture ratio
of 2 kg of powder for every 20 kg of grain.
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