Home remedies from Cindy McNatt of the Orange County Register:
1. One tablespoon of dish soap per gallon of water will wipe out a variety of pests including mites, aphids, scales, and thrips. It dissolves their outer shell, eventually killing them. Just fill your hand sprayer with the solution and spray.
2. Weeds in cracks of the sidewalk: Pour boiling hot water on them.
3. Add 1 cup of milk (any kind) to 9 cups of water to kill powdery mildew on plants such as peas, grapes, gourds, melons, roses, and zucchini.
4. Add just enough olive oil to standing water features to form a thin surface layer. This prevents mosquitos from breeding there - actually prevents the larvae from breathing.
5. A 50-50 mix of ammonia and water sprayed on snails, kills them dead.
Any other home remedies you can think of?
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