8 1 NATURAL PESTICIDES - 8.18 - CHILLI - POWDER SPRAYS AS INSECTICIDE

 

ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY

8 1 NATURAL PESTICIDES - 8.18 - CHILLI - POWDER SPRAYS AS INSECTICIDE

Homemade chili powder sprays can protect plants against insects and other pests that may be eating the garden. Chili powder spray won't kill all insects, but the spray will repel most insects and other pests that eat garden plants. It should not be sprayed directly on fruits, vegetables or herbs meant for the table as they could end up tasting like chili powder. Limit the spray to nonedible leaves.

REPELLANT

Insects do not like plants with a strong odour or taste. The capsaicin that gives chili powder its hot flavour is distasteful to insects. Spraying plants or the soil around the plants with chili powder spray can keep insects from taking a taste. Because chili powder can be irritating to skin, wearing gloves while working with spray is recommended. Precautions need to be taken to keep the spray from getting into the eyes or on exposed skin as well, especially during windy weather.

CHILI

For a basic chili pepper spray, add 1½ teaspoons of chili powder to 1 quart of water. Add two drops of liquid dish soap to help the spray adhere to surfaces. Like human skin, some plants can be irritated or burned by chili powder sprays, so always spray one or two leaves as a test. Leave the spray on the test leaves for several days to watch for a reaction. If the sprayed leaves are wilted, yellow or look burned, do not spray the plant with chili spray. The spray can be applied to the soil around sensitive plants and still be effective against many insects and garden pests.

GARLIC

To increase the potency of chili powder spray, garlic can be added. Chop an entire head of garlic and add to 1 quart of hot water, let steep for 24 hours. Strain the mixture through cheesecloth to remove the garlic pulp. Add 1 teaspoon of chili powder and two drops of liquid dish soap. Garlic can repel beneficial insects like ladybugs as well as pests, so this spray should not be used near areas where beneficial insects live.

ONION

Adding onion can also boost chili powder spray. Finely chop or puree a small onion and steep in water for an hour. Strain the liquid through cheesecloth to remove the onion pulp. Add 1 teaspoon of chili powder and half a teaspoon of liquid dish detergent. For persistent pests or a bad infestation, both garlic and onion can be added to the chili powder spray.

 

 

KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI

8 1 DAWA ASILI- 8.18 - CHILLI - PODA INAPULIA KAMA DAWA

Vinyunyuzi vya poda ya pilipili vilivyotengenezwa nyumbani vinaweza kulinda mimea dhidi ya wadudu na wadudu wengine ambao wanaweza kuwa wanakula bustani. Kunyunyizia poda ya pilipili haitaua wadudu wote, lakini dawa hiyo itafukuza wadudu wengi na wadudu wengine wanaokula mimea ya bustani. Haipaswi kunyunyiziwa moja kwa moja kwenye matunda, mboga mboga au mimea iliyokusudiwa kwa meza kwani inaweza kuishia kuonja kama unga wa pilipili. Punguza dawa kwa majani yasiyoweza kuliwa.

KIZUIZI

Wadudu hawapendi mimea yenye harufu kali au ladha. Kapsaisini inayotoa poda ya pilipili ladha yake ya moto haichukizi wadudu. Kunyunyizia mimea au udongo unaozunguka mimea kwa kutumia poda ya pilipili kunaweza kuzuia wadudu kuonja. Kwa sababu poda ya pilipili inaweza kuwasha ngozi, kuvaa glavu wakati wa kufanya kazi na dawa kunapendekezwa. Tahadhari zinapaswa kuchukuliwa ili kuzuia dawa isiingie machoni au kwenye ngozi iliyo wazi pia, haswa wakati wa hali ya hewa ya upepo.

CHILI

Kwa dawa ya msingi ya pilipili, ongeza kijiko 1½ cha poda ya pilipili kwa lita 1 ya maji. Ongeza matone mawili ya sabuni ya kioevu ili kusaidia dawa kuambatana na nyuso. Kama ngozi ya binadamu, baadhi ya mimea inaweza kuwashwa au kuchomwa na dawa ya kupuliza pilipili, kwa hivyo nyunyiza majani moja au mawili kila wakati kama mtihani. Acha dawa kwenye majani ya mtihani kwa siku kadhaa ili kuangalia majibu. Ikiwa majani yaliyonyunyiziwa yamenyauka, ya manjano au yanaonekana kuchomwa, usinyunyize mmea na pilipili. Dawa inaweza kutumika kwenye udongo karibu na mimea nyeti na bado kuwa na ufanisi dhidi ya wadudu wengi na wadudu wa bustani.

KITUNGUU SAUMU

Ili kuongeza nguvu ya dawa ya pilipili, vitunguu vinaweza kuongezwa. Kata kichwa kizima cha vitunguu na uongeze kwa lita 1 ya maji ya moto, acha iwe mwinuko kwa masaa 24. Chuja mchanganyiko kupitia cheesecloth ili kuondoa massa ya vitunguu. Ongeza kijiko 1 cha poda ya pilipili na matone mawili ya sabuni ya kioevu. Kitunguu saumu kinaweza kufukuza wadudu wenye manufaa kama vile kunguni na wadudu, kwa hivyo dawa hii isitumike karibu na maeneo ambayo wadudu wenye manufaa huishi.

KITUNGUU

Kuongeza vitunguu pia kunaweza kuongeza dawa ya pilipili. Kata vitunguu laini au suuza na uimimine ndani ya maji kwa saa moja. Chuja kioevu kupitia cheesecloth ili kuondoa massa ya vitunguu. Ongeza kijiko 1 cha poda ya pilipili na kijiko cha nusu cha sabuni ya kioevu ya sahani. Kwa wadudu wanaoendelea au kushambuliwa vibaya, vitunguu saumu na vitunguu vinaweza kuongezwa kwenye dawa ya poda ya pilipili.