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Gardening

Vinca

(52,380 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2019, 07:26 AM Jun 2019

The garden is in and the bugs are already back. [View all]

What do you use for bug repellant that actually works? The current nuisance is a cucumber beetle going after my ground cherries. I bought a spray billed as safe for organic gardening, but I prefer something powdery for leafy things like cukes and squash. Has anyone discovered a safe powdery remedy?

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The garden is in and the bugs are already back. [View all] Vinca Jun 2019 OP

sevin dust rampartc Jun 2019 #1

Thanks. I had forgotten about that and I didn't see it at the garden store. Vinca Jun 2019 #2

I've heard that slugs love beer and some gardeners sink a few shallow bowls or Nay Jun 2019 #3

Last year I put a little yeast and sugar in water and got it fermenting, then put it in paper cups Vinca Jun 2019 #5

possibly a more organic effective insecticide handmade34 Jun 2019 #4

I'm looking for something powdery to sprinkle on leaves of things like cucumber and Vinca Jun 2019 #6

any powder--even flour NJCher Jun 2019 #7

Almost all insecticides kill all insects, including pollinators. Sevin is very bad. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #8