An herb garden is a great way to grow herbs for cooking and baking.If you don't address the bugs in your garden, they will eat up all the beautiful herbs.You can kill bugs in your garden with sprays or traps.It's possible to prevent bugs from getting onto your herbs.
Step 1: It is possible to make a garlic spray.
You can blend two garlic bulbs.Combine them with 2 cups of water to make a fine mixture.Let the mixture sit in a container for a day.Put the mixture in a spray bottle and let it sit for a while.Add a bit of hot sauce for a more potent spray.The tops and bottoms of the leaves can be sprayed to get rid of pests.
Step 2: You can use a spray with some oils.
Add 10 drops of lavender oil to 1 gallon of water.Put the mixture in a spray bottle and apply it to your herbs to get rid of fleas, flies, and gnats.The essential oils spray is good for killing insects.It's a great way to kill and repel pests in your garden.In a spray bottle, combine 10 drops of neem oil with a gallon of water.You can find high quality essential oils at your health food store or online.This will make sure you don't get sick when you eat your herbs.
Step 3: The spray should be made with orange and cedar oil.
Cedar oil and orange oil can be used to get rid of pests.Combine orange oil and cedar oil with a gallon of water in a spray bottle.You can apply the spray to the bugs you are trying to kill.The essential oils work well on ants.To prevent the colony from coming back, spray the ant colony with the oils.
Step 4: The spray should be soap-based.
Natural products have no anti-bacterial properties.A mild liquid soap should be fine.A spray bottle has 1 gallon of water and 15 liters of soap in it.You can use the spray on your herbs to get rid of pests.Adding rubbing alcohol to the spray will make it more potent.
Step 5: You can find the spray at your local gardening center.
If you want to kill bugs in your herb garden, you should buy a pesticide that is organic and natural.If you want your herbs to be safe to eat, avoid pesticides that contain harsh chemicals.If you want advice on a good brand to buy for your garden, speak to a representative at your local gardening center.You can find the best insecticides on the internet.
Step 6: The spray should be applied every three to five days.
When it is cool outside, spray the herbs in the early morning or evening.The entire plant should be sprayed from the side to the bottom, as well as the top and bottom of the leaves.After the rain washes away the spray, apply it again to the herbs.If the pest doesn't go away after a month, you can try applying neem oil.If the pest doesn't go away after two months, you may have to use a strong pesticide.It is possible to spray the plant from top to bottom with clean water.You can remove pests by hand if they are small.
Step 7: There is a bug trap with a plastic container.
Cut a small hole at the base of the container, large enough for a sow bug to climb in, and take it.The container should be filled with 2 quarts (30 liters) of cornmeal.It can be placed in the herb garden to catch and kill sowbugs.If you want to attract and kill bugs, you may need to replace the cornmeal once a day.Diatomaceous Earth can be used in the trap to kill sowbugs.
Step 8: A sticky trap can be created with paint and Vaseline.
Paint a piece of cardboard or a plastic card with waterproof yellow paint.After the paint has dried, apply a small amount of Vaseline or non-petroleum Jelly to both sides of the cardboard.Whiteflies and gnats can be attracted and killed by placing cardboard above the herbs.The trap works if you apply the Vaseline to the cardboard regularly.
Step 9: An ant trap made with sugar and borax.
If you have ants in your herbs, you can get rid of them by combining 4 cup of borax with a small amount of white sugar in a bowl.The mixture should be sprinkled around the ant hills.The ants will carry the mixture back to their nest.The ants will not come back if the borax is killed.You can buy it at your local hardware store.
Step 10: There is a beer trap for slugs.
A shallow plastic container or saucer is filled with beer.Put the trap in the garden.The slobs will drown in the trap if they are attracted to the yeast in beer.It's important to replace the beer in the trap frequently.
Step 11: There is a bug trap for sale.
If you want to buy traps to catch and kill bugs in your garden, go to your local gardening center or search online.There are traps that are easy to set and clean.Specific bugs or pests will be the focus of most bug traps.Make sure the traps do not contain harsh chemicals that can ruin your garden, as this can lead to other issues and make your herbs inedible.
Step 12: Purchase beneficial bugs for your garden.
ladybugs, mealybugs, and praying mantis are beneficial bugs that can help to kill off pests and maintain a natural balance in your garden.It will be easier for you to keep bad bugs out of your house with these beneficial bugs.At your local gardening center, you can buy beneficial bugs.After you have watered your garden, release the bugs.They will be able to eat off pests in your garden.
Step 13: You can attract beneficial bugs to your garden.
If you put out saucers with pebbles and water in your garden, mealybugs will be attracted to your herbs.If you put in plants with small flowers near your herb garden, these bugs will stay close to your herbs, killing off other pests.
Step 14: Take the herbs back frequently.
Clean gardening shears can be used to trim your herbs so they don't attract pests.You can pinch back any buds on your herbs that are growing out of control with your thumb and forefinger.This will help keep your herbs pest-free.If you allow half of your herbs to flower, they will attract beneficial bugs.To maintain a nice balance in your garden, you can pinch or trim the other half.
Step 15: Natural deterrents to bugs include herbs.
There are some herbs that will keep bugs away from your garden.Mint, lemongrass, and basil are some of the deterrent herbs.It's a good idea to add one or two of them to your garden.