Pest Remedies
Caution:   Always use caution when applying recipes to the garden.  Wear protective eye gear and gloves.  Try to spray when it's not windy!
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All Growing-Season Remedy
1 cup of liquid castile soap or baby shampoo
1 cup antiseptic mouthwash
  1. Mix the two together in a hose-end sprayer, so it mixes well with water as you spray.  
  2. Spray every 2-3 weeks during the growing season.  
  3. Be careful around melons and cucumbers - sometimes the do not like soap solutions.

Good Old Foil Remedy
This sounds crazy, but try it.  Put some aluminum foil (shiny side up) on the ground around your plants.  Weigh it down with a couple of rocks.  The light glaring from the foil  stops insects from landing on your plants.  (especially moths and aphids)  If you're having avery hot summer, be careful, as this could scorch plant leaves.

Garlic Remedy
 Take a liter of water.  Add 1 tablespoon of very mild liquid soap (like castile) or and 5 cloves of garlic (sliced).   Shake and put it in a hand-held spray bottle.  Spray on plants.  
  • Be careful around melons and cucumbers - sometimes the do not like soap solutions.