Review of folk remedies for cabbage pests

Juicy cabbage leaves attract a lot of pests. You can save your harvest from them by using not only insecticides, but also various folk remedies. The choice of various infusions and decoctions for processing a vegetable garden is very large, so everyone can choose something suitable for themselves.

For active control of insects, infusions on plants are excellent. Making them at home is very simple.

To combat the cabbage flea, an infusion of dandelion roots and leaves is used. To create it, you need to take 500 g of fresh products, as well as a tablespoon of any soap. Chop roots and foliage. The resulting gruel must be mixed with hot water. Next, you need to add grated soap to this mixture. The product must be mixed well, and then sent to a dark place for several hours.

This is another popular remedy that even novice gardeners can use to combat flea beetles. For its preparation, tobacco leaves are used. Place 200 grams of product in a deep saucepan or bucket. A small amount of soap is also added there. The contents of the container are filled with warm water. The resulting mixture is also infused, and then used to spray young green cabbage.

It is recommended to process cabbage with celery infusion to protect the beds from fly larvae. For its preparation, 4 kg of fresh celery and 50 g of soap are used. The finished product is highly efficient. To begin with, the celery stalks must be chopped and then added to the pan. It is also necessary to pour warm water there. Next, everything must be boiled. It only takes 15-20 minutes. The product must be infused for several hours. Before use, the infusion must be diluted. There are 5 liters of pure water per liter of product.

This pungent aroma product is suitable for protecting cabbage from fleas and fly larvae. It is prepared from fresh garlic and tomato tops. They are used in equal proportions. Garlic and tomato leaves must be chopped in a meat grinder. The resulting mass must be poured with 10 liters of water. The product must be infused for several hours. The solution is filtered and then combined with soap. The resulting product is excellent for pest control.

The fragrant infusion of yarrow is excellent in the fight against caterpillars. For its preparation, you need to use freshly picked herbs. For this, flowers, and stems, and foliage are suitable. Yarrow should be poured with a small amount of boiling water. After a couple of hours, the liquid must be diluted in 10 liters of water. The resulting product needs to be insisted for another 3-4 days. Before use, add 40-50 grams of soap to the container.

Pepper infusion will help save plants from shellfish. To destroy these natural enemies of cabbage, 100 grams of red pepper must be placed in an empty container and filled with water. The mixture should be left to infuse for 2-3 days. After that, the product must be filtered. Before use, a glass of the product is diluted in water in a one-to-one ratio. A small amount of soap must also be added there.Stir this solution well and use it to treat green cabbage beds.

This product contains a large amount of useful substances. There are different recipes for infusions.

• Classical... To prepare the classic infusion on onion peel, take 3 liters of the product. They need to be poured with 2 liters of boiling water. The remedy is insisted for 3-6 days. After preparation, the mixture must be filtered using cheesecloth. After that, quite a bit of tar soap must be added to the container with the infusion. This product must be diluted with water before use.
• For urgent spraying... This product is commonly used to keep aphids away from the area. To prepare it, you will need 200 grams of onion husks. It must be filled with a bucket of hot water. This is usually done in the early morning. The same evening, the infusion can be used to spray the area. There is no need to dilute it before spraying.

Useful decoctions will also help to save seedlings and adult cabbage. Fresh plants are also used for their preparation.

• With chamomile... This product helps in the fight against insects. To create it, you can use both inflorescences and chamomile leaves. A kilogram of plants must be poured with liquid and boiled. The container must be covered with a lid and left for 12 hours. The resulting product must be diluted in a ratio of 1 to 2. A little tar soap must be added there. The product must be mixed well and used to treat the place where the cabbage grows.
• With potato tops... A decoction with potato tops is excellent in the fight against cruciferous flea beetles. It can be used to protect both early and late cabbages. To prepare it, you need to collect 4 kilograms of tops. Greens need to be poured with water and boiled for 10 minutes. The specified amount of tops is poured with ten liters of water. The resulting product must be diluted with water.
• With bay leaves... Watering cabbage beds with this broth is necessary in order to protect them from cabbage flies. Preparing such a product is very simple. Dried bay leaves must be filled with water. The pot with them must be sent to the stove for 10-15 minutes. The contents of a standard sachet are usually filled with a liter of water. The resulting product must be cooled and then used for watering.

In addition to plants, other available products can be used to treat the site.

A solution with valerian and soap is perfect for pest control. One bottle of tincture is usually diluted in three liters of water. A small amount of soap is then added to the container. Not only diseased bushes, but also healthy ones can be processed with such a product. This will stop the spread of pests. If fresh valerian is readily available, it can also be used to prepare a solution. In this case, the remedy will be even more effective.

The roots of the plant are used for work. 200 grams of product must be thoroughly washed and placed in a saucepan. You also need to add 400 grams of tobacco leaves there. The product must be filled with 5 liters of water. The resulting mixture must be boiled and then removed from heat. The product must be infused in a dark place for 18-20 hours. After that, it can be used to process the site.

A home-made solution with vinegar allows you to quickly save cabbage growing in the open field from fleas... For its preparation, ordinary apple cider vinegar is used. It should be poured into any suitable container. You also need to add 10 liters of water there. The area should be sprayed with vinegar solution in the evening or in the morning.This must be done carefully. If used too much, spraying can harm the cabbage.

This product is used for dry treatment of cabbage beds. For work, it is worth using only high-quality ash without impurities. In this case, such treatment will not harm the plants. Wood ash mixed with slaked lime helps protect the plant from flea beetles. Sprinkle the mixture with cabbage leaves. After this treatment, the flea no longer eats the foliage.

Ash can also be used to make a solution for controlling caterpillars. To do this, a glass of dry product must be mixed with a teaspoon of shampoo. The resulting product is diluted in 5 liters of water and infused for 24 hours. After that, they are immediately treated with cabbage.

This product will help protect cabbage from many pests. The product is highly effective and helps to fight aphids, cabbage and caterpillars perfectly. To prepare the product, a bucket of water and only 10 ml of ammonia are used. The same product can be used for preventive purposes. They treat the site both before planting and during the entire growing season.

Another popular product used to process cabbage is baking soda. A big plus of this method is that the product does not impair the quality of the fruit. In addition, baking soda does not harm beneficial insects. To prepare the solution, dilute a tablespoon of the product in a liter of warm water. Some gardeners add vegetable oil or a small amount of soap to the resulting mixture.

All components are thoroughly mixed. The prepared solution must be immediately poured into a spray bottle and used to spray cabbage.... A baking soda solution can also be used for weed control. To prepare it, three tablespoons of powder must be diluted in a liter of water. The resulting product is watered with weeds.

You can also protect white cabbage using tar. He does not kill pests, but scares them away... Using such a product, you can get rid of cabbage and cabbage flies. To prepare the solution, a tablespoon of birch tar must be dissolved in 10 liters of water and infused for four hours. After that, it must be gently shaken and poured into a spray bottle.

This option is suitable for protecting the area from caterpillars and slugs. The smell of mustard repels these pests. To prepare the product, 100 grams of mustard must be diluted in 8 liters of warm water. In this form, the product must be left for two days. After that, it must be filtered through cheesecloth. The finished product is immediately used to process cabbage leaves.

This product is used to treat cabbage beds in its pure form. There is no need to dilute it. Serum helps not only to get rid of pests, but also to speed up the growth of cabbage. The product can be used at any stage of cabbage development. It will not cause any harm to plants. If the right measures are taken in time, pests will not destroy young cabbage.

To preserve the cabbage harvest, you should adhere to the following rules in the process of processing the beds.

• Treat the site at the right time. It is best to do this in the early morning or after sunset on a cloudy day. In this case, the processing will be really effective.
• If it rains heavily the next day after treatment, the procedure must be repeated. This should be done after waiting for good weather. Otherwise, there will be no benefit from this procedure.
• Herbs for the preparation of solutions and tinctures should be collected away from the road. In this case, they will be more useful. If possible, it is better to use herbs collected in your own area in your work.
• To protect plants from pests, cabbage beds must always be kept clean.... In the fall, the soil must be dug up. All plant debris should be taken off-site or burned. In the summer, you should regularly get rid of weeds.
• It is worth planting plants next to cabbage beds that repel pests and ants. For this, it is best to use marigolds, garlic or dill. All these plants are excellent at repelling pests with their aroma.
• It is necessary to deal with pests on the site constantly. If you don't inspect the area regularly, the problem can be triggered.
• Regular soap can be replaced with liquid soap during the preparation of pest control products. In this case, it will be much easier to work with the material.