Lavender Insect Repelling Spray

½ bucket lavender twigs , leaves and flowers, roughly chopped

1 bucket boiling water

¼ bucket mixed rue and khakibos or marigold sprigs, roughly chopped

1 cup soap water

Pour the boiling water over the leaves and stand overnight to draw. Next morning, strain and dump the spent sprigs and leaes on the compost heap. Mix in the soap powder and stir well. Spray or splash onto plants. This brew can be used to wash out bird cages, rabbit hutches and dog kennels.

Mielie Bug potion

Spray bottle 1 cup water peppermint oil cine member sunlight soap shake the contents vigorously and spray every 7 days 2 litrs water 1 Tbsp bicarb 1 Tbsp oil 2 Tbsp sunlight liquid vigorous shake spray the under side if the plant, repeat every 7...

Remedy for aphids and small insects

Remedy for aphids and small insects: 5ml scrubbs ammonia 15ml apple cider vinegar 15ml Epsom salt on 1liter of water Remedy for mildew: Spray with clean unpasteurized milk Or 30gram bicarb of soda on 1 liter of water Ants and bigger insects: 1/4cup molasses on 9liter...

How to handle bees

The Emergency Services Department receives quite a number of calls about bees that pose a risk or danger in the Tshwane area. Where people are attacked by bees, the Department will only respond to incidents where lives are in danger. The Municipality is only...

Multi Purpose Garden Spray

½ bucket thyme sprigs( lemon and creeping thyme are best ) 1 bucket boiling water 1 Tbsp eucalyptus oil 1 cup sunlight soap powder or grated soap. Pouring the water over the thyme sprigs, and stand over night. Next day strain and add the eucalyptus oil...

For pests

Excellent for getting rid of pests. 1 tsp grated sunlight soap (green bar) 1 tsp methylated spirits 1 cup of warm water Mix the above together until soap has dissolved. Spray onto infected plants. Repeat every 14 days

Olive preservation

Recipe: Box of Olives Pkt of salt Wash olives and make slits on each one until the pit. Soak them in water for 5 days. Change water each day. 2 tbsp salt in a dish of water, after the 5th change the water, 1 day plain water and 1 day salt...