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Homemade Insecticide Spray

10 cloves garlic

1 onion

3 jalapeno peppers

1/2 teaspoon liquid dish soap

4 cups warm water

Using a blender combine the water, garlic, onion and peppers

Pour the mixture into a container with a tight fitting lid and let sit for 12 hours

Strain mixture (cheesecloth works great) and add the dish soap

Mix well and put in a spray bottle

Store this mixture in the fridge and it will keep for a month

To use this product spray the tops and the underneath of leaves coating them thoroughly.

Basic Insecticidal Soap

1 - 1/2 teaspoon any type of liquid dish soap etc.)

4 cups water

¼ cup isopropyl alcohol