The Best Homemade Pesticide & Fungicide for a Vegetable Garden

Homemade pesticide and fungicide sprays are safer for your vegetables and you.

There are an abundance of pesticides and fungicides available to protect your garden vegetables from disease and insects, but they often leave behind chemical residue that over time can make you ill when consumed on a regular basis. A homemade pesticide and fungicide cuts down on garden maintenance costs, is safer to ingest and is safe to use around children and pets.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup boric acid
• Spray bottle
• 1 cup water

Instructions

1. Pour 1 cup of warm water into a clean, empty spray bottle.

2. Mix 1 cup of boric acid into the spray bottle.

3. Secure the spray cap firmly onto the bottle and shake the bottle thoroughly to mix the ingredients.

4. Spray an even layer of the mixture onto your vegetables, starting at the roots of the plants.

Tips & Warnings

• The Health Guidance organization states mixing 1 part dish-washing liquid with 100 parts water in a spray bottle also acts as a homemade pesticide that repels aphids and insects.

References

• "Good Housekeeping The Complete Household Handbook"; Editors of Good Housekeeping; 2007
• Health Guidance: Homemade Organic Pesticide