Does anyone know of an organic spray to repel bugs on herb garden?

We started a garden about a month ago, and now there are bugs eating the basil leaves and thyme. Any body know of a good ORGANIC way to get rid of them?

Does anyone know of an organic spray to repel bugs on herb garden?
First of all figure out what insect is eating your basil.



Lots of people are suggesting soap sprays but they are effective only on soft bodied insects such as aphids and mites. they will not work on beetles because soap works by drying out the insect body and if there is an exoskeleton the soap cannot get to the soft flesh and dry it out.



Neem is an effective broad spectrum insecticide that is completely organic but it can kill beneficial insects so use it with extreme care. this works 3 ways as an anti-feedent, a larvacide and repellent



garlic spray is an effective repellent



row covers are extremely effective at excluding insects from plants but these need to be put over the plants as soon as they are transplanted.
Reply:Insecticidal soap. Its available at Home Depot or Lowes. It should be with their indoor garden pest control area. This spray bottle will probably cost you $4 and it works well. You can spray directly on the plant and not worry about any harmful checmicals. I use this on my plants.
Reply:Yes take a spray bottle and mix some dish washing liquid at the rate of 4 parts water and one part liquid soap and spray it on the plant material. The insects can't stand the taste of the soap and once the garden is ready to harvest just wash off the veggies and you will never taste the concoction yourself.
Reply:Yes, git some chewing tobacco and make a tea fairly strong. To this add a 1/4 cup of liquid dish soap. then 1/4 cup of ammonia. strain out the tobacco so you have pure liquid with an old tea shirt or something. Put this into a bucket to make a total of one gallon of clean mix to go through a spritz bottle. You now have one gallon of liquid and a spritz bottle so go for it. and it won't have any chemicals. Good luck
Reply:A good standard bug deterrent is a very diluted mix of dishwashing liquid and water in a spray bottle. Spray this heavily on the affected areas. When the water evaporates, the soap sticks to the foliage and deters further insect damage.
Reply:I thought more people would say Neem Oil...yes this is what you need...it comes like lard though, so you have to heat it up a bit to get it more liquid to spray on your plants...it smells like peanut butter as well...
Reply:Everyone loves beautiful plants, but most of us really don't care for the pests that sometimes go along with them. If you love plants, but hate bugs, you can get rid of the naturally. Below are some great natural remedies for those unwanted creepy -crawlies.



Get rid of slugs and snails by spreading crushed eggshells where they are prone to travel. They won't travel over the rough surface and if they do, it's good-bye slug.

You can also get rid of snails and slugs with yucky, cheap beer. Just fill a jar lid with beer and place it where snails and slugs like to hang out. It's best to get it as flush with the ground as possible, so you may have to dig a little indention in the dirt.

Want one more slug remedy? Coffee is a great fix as well. Spread your used coffee grounds around slug or snail infested areas.

Ants are no fun. To get rid of them, make a bait of 99% sugar and 1% boric acid. Remember to keep the mixture away from kids and pets.

Ladybirds eat aphids, and in the words of the all powerful Martha, that's a good thing. Most experts agree that purchased lady bugs are not always the best for controlling aphids and that it's better to attract them naturally. You can do that by planting: parsley, wild buckwheat, white sweet clover, tansy, sweet fennel, sweet alyssum, spearmint, Queen Anne's lace, hairy vetch, flowering buckwheat, crimson clover, cowpeas, common knotweed, caraway and black locust.

Make your own "insecticide" using only three simple and non-toxic ingredients. Take a bar of Ivory Soap and drop it in two cups of water. Allow it to sit overnight. You want much of it to dissolve. The next morning, remove what has not dissolved and put the mixture in a spray bottle along with 1/4 cup corn oil. Shake well. Spray on infested plants, both the top and bottom of the leaves.

Remember that many pests really don't like certain plants such as mint, marigolds, garlic and basil. Try mingling some of these with other plants or flowers to ward off unwanted insects.

Flies are not necessarily a garden pest, but they most definitely qualify as unwanted pests. You can help keep them out of your house by keeping potted basil around as well as citrus peel pomanders.

I love to look at deer, but if they are eating your garden away, there are some natural remedies. Mix one TBSP liquid dish detergent with one ounce hot sauce into one liter of water and spray plants that deer have been eating.

If you have a large area you need to make less attractive to hungry deer, try this mixture: 1 cup milk, 2 TBSP cooking oil, 2 gallons of water, 2 TBSP liquid detergent and 2 whole eggs. Mix it up and pour it into a spray bottle. The eggs will help it stick to plants through a light rain, but will have to be reapplied after a heavy rain.



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http://www.complete-herbal.com/Articles/...