Garlic water?

[ditsy]

Hello, newbie here, please be gentle...
Ive heard some people talk of boiling garlic cloves in lots of water, then using it as a spray on veg to deter pests. Has anyone tried this and had any success? xxx

[zazen999]

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ids_23557.html

Type garlic and chllli spray into the search button and a whole load of threads will pop up.

[Flummery]

Welcome ditsy - never tried it meself but many have and claim great success. I usually use soapy water.

[Two_Sheds]

I used the spray on my whitefly infested winter pansies. Every plant died

[Helen Johnson]

Made a spray of garlic and grated bar of soap for greenfly on houseplants!! it worked for a while, house smelt bit funny!! No problems with vampires though!!

[vegnut]

What a waste of good garlic

[fentiger]

hi there ditsy, yes the garlic water worked for me on our allotment it did keep the slugs at bay , i got the reciepe off a friend at work , it does stink the kitchen for a while but it is worth it in the end as it is organic because i used the garlic i grew on my allotment
it was 5 cloves of garlic to 1 litre of water boil for 5 mins until garlic squashes in your fingers put garlic through a seieve then refill water to 2 litres then put it in a plastic bottle to use put 2 tablesoons of liquid in a watering can full of water and water in the ususal way.

[kitchengardner]

Hello, newbie here, please be gentle...
Ive heard some people talk of boiling garlic cloves in lots of water, then using it as a spray on veg to deter pests. Has anyone tried this and had any success? xxx

Works on most insects which hunt by smell & is really good for protecting carrots, but I would recommend using slightly soapy water as a carrier as it slows down the rate of wash off. I have heard of people using it to deter slugs and snails but have not had a lot of success personally. Then again my slugs aren't bothered by copper or moats either!

Regards

Kitchen Gardener