Growing flowers attracts mosquitoes and bugs? Add a little mint to water to drive aphids off the leaves
Huahua took a stroll around the small garden in the evening, and in half an hour got several mosquito bites, not to mention all sorts of little bugs hovering around, which is simply maddening! So, for the various mosquitoes and bugs that often appear in the homes of flower-growing enthusiasts, today Huahua will teach everyone a few good methods to completely kill them, so the mosquitoes and bugs never dare enter the house again!
Spray a little mint water, and the aphids all die off!
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Every time Huahua sees dense swarms of aphids at home, it always gives me goosebumps. Some flower growers always feel that no matter how they kill aphids, they just won't die - what should be done? Why not try mint spray!
How to use:
1. If you have mint at home, pick a handful of mint leaves, chop them up, and squeeze out the juice to get mint juice.
2. Find a clean bottle, add about 10 drops of mint juice and 10ml of medicinal alcohol, then finally add 500ml of water and stir well. (500ml of water is roughly the amount in one standard mineral water bottle)
3. Spray the mixed mint-alcohol solution directly onto the plants with aphids, remembering to spray both the front and back sides. Use it about once a week, and the aphids will be killed!
4. If you don't have fresh mint at home, mint essential oil can achieve the same effect. Because mint contains insecticidal ingredients, and medicinal alcohol can destroy the body structure of aphids, the effect of killing aphids is quite good.
Put a coin in a plastic bag, and flies never enter the house again!
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A few days ago, Huahua passed by the residential community and saw many neighbors hanging plastic bags on their windowsills, glittering from a distance - what was going on? Later I found out it was to prevent flies!
How to use:
1. Prepare a clean, leak-proof plastic bag - a plastic glove works too - and fill the plastic bag with clean water.
2. Then prepare 3-5 washed coins, one-yuan coins will do, and drop them directly into the water-filled plastic bag.
3. Tie the plastic bag tightly and hang it directly by the window, and it will stop flies from entering!
4. Why can coins plus water stop flies from entering? Because flies have compound eyes, and the plastic bag filled with water and coins scatters light. To us humans it looks fine, but flies find it terrifying, so they don't dare fly toward the window and can't get into the house! Fellow flower growers can give it a try!
Spray a little onion water, and the red spider mites are all gone!
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What is the hardest pest to kill? It must be the red spider mite! Kill one batch and another appears, over and over again - it's endlessly annoying! Summer is here, so why not try onions!
How to use:
1. Buy a fresh onion from the supermarket, then chop the onion into pieces - if conditions allow, crushing it is best. If you're worried about your eyes stinging when cutting the onion, you can cut it while it's in water.
2. Mix the onion and clean water in a 1:50 ratio into a solution, put it in a container and soak for at least 24 hours, letting the onion fully soak in the water.
3. After soaking for 24 hours, filter out the onion residue, and spray the remaining onion water directly onto the plants, remembering to spray both the front and back sides. It only takes about 3-5 times, and the red spider mites will all disappear!
4. Onions have a strong, pungent smell, which can achieve a very good repellent effect on red spider mites. Remember to spray multiple times for the best effect.
Grow a pot of mosquito-repellent plants, and the mosquitoes all get scared away!
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The most annoying thing in summer is definitely those endless mosquitoes! But many flower growers don't want to spray chemicals at home - what should be done? Today Huahua will teach everyone to grow a few pots of mosquito-repellent plants!
How to use:
1. Mosquito-repellent geranium
To repel mosquitoes, mosquito-repellent geranium is the first choice. Because the fragrance of mosquito-repellent geranium contains citronellal, and the higher the temperature, the stronger the scent this substance gives off, and the stronger the mosquito-repellent effect. Basically, placing 1-2 pots in each room is enough.
2. Night-blooming jasmine
After night-blooming jasmine blooms, its scent is very strong. Just place one pot by the window, and mosquitoes won't dare come near all night. But the scent of night-blooming jasmine is too heavy, so it's best to place it on a balcony or a ventilated window; if placed in the bedroom, it may cause insomnia!
3. Mugwort
Fellow flower growers who have mugwort at home should definitely not waste it. Dry the mugwort and then boil it directly in a pot of water, letting the scent spread throughout the room, or put the mugwort water in a spray bottle and spray it onto the plants, and it will basically repel mosquitoes!
Spray a little essential balm + floral water, and the little moths all flee!
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Summer easily attracts little moths, especially for flower growers, who often attract some moth and butterfly larvae. At this point we need essential balm and floral water to step in!
How to use:
1. Prepare a clean bottle, drip in about 5-10 drops of essential balm, then also add 5-10 drops of floral water.
2. Finally, add 600-800 times the amount of clean water to the bottle, mix the two solutions evenly, put it in a spray bottle, and spray it directly onto the plants!
3. Mixed together, essential balm and floral water not only provide a powerful mosquito-repellent effect, but also have a super insecticidal effect on those moth and butterfly larvae! Everyone might as well give it a try!
Sprinkle a little ash on the pot surface, and the snails all get scared away!
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The continuous heavy rain over the past few days has caused snails to appear in many flower growers' homes, especially for those with small gardens - the yards are simply overrun with snails!
How to use:
1. Sprinkle lime
Snails are afraid of being flooded, so after it rains the snails basically all crawl out. So we can usually sprinkle a layer of lime on the surface of the potting soil. If a snail accidentally touches the lime, it will lose water from its body and die. Over time, the flowers at home will be free from snail gnawing. But be careful not to sprinkle lime on the leaves.
2. Sprinkle a little plant ash
In the evening, sprinkle dry plant ash directly on the stems and leaves of the flowers and plants. You can choose to spray the leaves with water first and then sprinkle some, so the snails won't crawl onto the flowers to gnaw them!
3. Sprinkle some crushed eggshells
Crush the eggshells from home and throw them directly onto the pot surface. Because the edges of eggshells are quite sharp, when snails crawl over the eggshells, it cuts their skin, so they will never crawl onto the flowerpot again!
Spray a little Sichuan pepper + chili water, and the fungus gnats all flee!
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When it comes to fungus gnats, that's definitely the pain in every flower grower's heart - no matter how you kill them, they just won't die, and after a while they pop up again! Don't be afraid, today Huahua will teach everyone to use Sichuan pepper and chili to kill fungus gnats, leaving no future trouble at all!
How to use:
1. Fellow flower growers who have Sichuan pepper at home, grab a handful of Sichuan pepper, put it in a pot, then add 3 times the amount of clean water and bring to a boil.
2. Buy some fresh chilies at the market, about 5 is enough, then throw them directly into the pot and boil them together with the Sichuan pepper for about half an hour. If you find it troublesome, you can also squeeze the chilies into juice first and then use it.
3. Use a strainer to filter out the chilies and Sichuan pepper, dilute the remaining Sichuan pepper and chili solution with 10 times the amount of water, and spray it directly onto the leaves. After about 3-5 consecutive sprays, it can completely kill all the fungus gnats and their eggs!
That's all from Huahua for today!
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