What to do about small flying insects in flower pots? 10 cigarette butts plus 1 bottle of mineral water easily repels insects

Friends who grow flowers often have this trouble: when the weather is hot, many small black flying insects come to the flower pots. They not only affect the ornamental value of the flowers, but are also very dirty. Each time you gently fan them away with a fan, after a while they fly back and land on the potting soil and leaves again. At this time, you need to master some small tricks to drive away the flying insects. Generally, cigarette butt water is used to water the flowers.

Why cigarette butt water can drive away flying insects

Cigarette butt water contains nicotine and then a pungent smoky smell. After cigarette butts are soaked in water, the components can decompose. Although it cannot kill the small flying insects, it can achieve the effect of repelling mosquitoes and insects.

The finer points of using cigarette butt water to water flowers and prevent insects

First, prepare a few dozen cigarette butts, then find a mineral water bottle, fill it with water and put in the cigarette butts, shake it, then place it in a cool place for 3-5 days, and it can be used. Because the pungent smell is quite strong, you can add some orange peel or pomelo peel. When watering the flower pot, the ratio of cigarette butts to water can be 1:20.

Besides watering flowers, cigarette butt water can also be used by filtering out the cigarette butts, then sprinkling the liquid with a spray bottle onto the leaves of potted flowers. At this time, a 1:50 ratio is enough.

Cigarette butt water is suitable for watering most flowers, but it must not be used on asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus). If asparagus fern is watered with cigarette butt water, its branches will dry up, and then the only way to save it is to repot it. So be sure to pay attention: when small insects appear on other flowers, you can use cigarette butt water to water them, and the flowers will be able to grow well.