Nicotine Spray Insecticide

Another frugal, vegetable plot tip for you.  If the insects are winning and your soap spray just isn’t strong enough to cope with a massive infestation why not try a nasty nicotine spray insecticide?  Smoking may be bad for us, but it can be even worse for insect pests in the garden. Nicotine Spray Recipe Boil 100 cigarette ends in 4 litres of water. Strain and bottle. Dilute with two parts water before spraying the solution on infected plants. Nicotine spray is a very effective insecticide against many pests including weevils, caterpillars and leaf miners.  It is strong though so […]