Insect Repellant for Plants

To keep those pesky insects away from your plants, combine one bulb of garlic, 1 small onion and 1 Tbsp. cayenne pepper in the blender. Mix with 1 quart water and let stand for one hour. Then add 1 Tbsp. Ivory liquid and mist your plants!

By rachel's mom

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By 01/26/2005

Hello,
Here's some places to start:

http://www.motherearthnews.com
http://www.organicgardening.com

Neem and other organic pesticides

http://gardening.about.com/od/gardenproblems/a/OrganicPesticid.htm

http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/organic_pesticides.html

Garlic

http://agnews.tamu.edu/stories/ENTO/Oct2897a.htm

Miscellaneous Organic Pest Control

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KWZ/is_1_5/ai_111734446

http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=29117

By JASON (Guest Post) 01/26/2005

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN!!

Dear sir/madam
i am a student of the Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry (ECIAF). I am in the process of doing my final year project, aimed at determining which of organic pesticide (garlic, pepper or neem), is most effective.
i would like to request kindly, any literature/ information you may have about these, above mentioned pesticides
any information may be forwarded to my e-mail address- wolverine8600@yahoo.com
thanking you in advance...

jason.