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3 easy homemade bug repellents

No need to buy expensive pesticides, here are three easy homemade concoctions that will repel those pesky pests in your garden. Plus, it’s safer for you, your garden and the wider environment.

Garlic spray

Garlic spray is a great, safe insect repellent that can be applied to the leaves of plants. It deters soft-bodied insects, aphids, snails and chewing caterpillars.

Tomato leaf spray

Tomato leaves are packed with alkaloids, which is fatal to aphids and mites.

Nettle spray

The common stinging nettle is a good general-purpose insect spray, particularly useful for controlling aphids and leaf miners.

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gardening, pesticides, recipe, DIY, natural, organic