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Hubby was using Derris powder as a pesticide as it was organic now you cant get that as been banned what do people use thats sort of organic.

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SimilarI am not sure if this has been asked / answered before, but I am wondering if
anybody has got any suggestions of an alternative to Derris.


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SimilarAlso known as derris powder and tuba root, it was formerly used as an organic
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Is there another product to replace derris dust or an alternative to use
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Similar10 Feb 2011 ... Is there another product to replace derris dust or an alternative to use ... many of
the same insects, but is less easily available in powder form.

thank you Ann will get him to have a look when he comes back from putting his allotment to bed for the night !!!!!!!! and from there walking the dog with Tiddler.

blend a whole bulb of garlic with two cups of water,,

strain- leave for a day or so,,,,,,,,add a gallon of water and spray the plant base and plants,,,,,,,, use when required,,,,,,for any veg plot,,,,,,,,no your veg dont taste of garlic,nor will your roses smell of it ,,,,,,
:-D :-D :-D,

Kay ~ I make a similar spray.

I chop up the garlic & put it in a sock, then put the sock in a spray bottle with water, add a squirt of dishwashing liquid (the soap helps the solution stick to the plants). The sock top should be put to one side, don't put the spray "straw" in it, because bits of garlic get stuck. Keep topping up the bottle with water, until you can't smell the garlic any more, or until the garlic goes horrible.

It works on just about everything........ but my orchids don't like it.

I used to use Derris Dust on tomato plants... until I found out that you shouldn't eat the tomatoes with three days of dusting.

I find that the ordinary ant powder works quite well ,and seems to keep the pest away from my brassica and carrots ,as long as it's applied as soon as the plants ,or seeds have been put in
.A few ,humble daisy plants are a help too ,so long as they are not over cultivated ,they tend to have Pyrethium in them ,a natural insecticide .
For spraying i use systemic products that don't harm pets and birds ,once it is absorbed ,that is .Fred :-)

try googling for "companion planting"

Basil works with tomatoes........ daisies (especially Livingstone) work well with most plants