Fertilizers,Pesticide
Use
Organic Tobacco Dust for Soil Pest Control
Description
Tobacco Dust is a proven organic solution for managing numerous garden pests effectively. Derived from finely ground tobacco leaves and stalks, it delivers natural nicotine alkaloids that deter and eliminate soft-bodied insects and soil-dwelling pests. Additionally, it provides a gentle nitrogen supplement that supports plant development. This product helps prevent pest infestations in both soil and foliage, enhances plant vitality and resistance, and serves as an environmentally friendly substitute for synthetic insecticides.
Tobacco serves as an effective insect repellent for kitchen gardens. By soaking a small amount of tobacco—equivalent to one cigarette—in a quart of water overnight, the nicotine infused in the solution acts as a versatile insect deterrent.
Application
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Aphid Control – Aphids are a real nuisance if allowed to thrive on garden plants. Here’s a handy tip to rid your garden of them for good!
- Prepare a mixture of 1 cup. powdered garlic
- 1 c. compost
- 1 c. tobacco (organic preferably)
- Blend this mixture into the soil around the base of your aphid infested plants.
- Peach Tree Borers – Sprinkling tobacco dust around peach trees will deter the dreaded peach tree borer from infesting your tree.
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Leaf Roller – These greenish larvae make a home out of perfectly good leaves. They can destroy plants of all kinds in a matter of weeks! I have created an offering plate for birds every morning of these caterpillars. But to easily rid your garden of them:
- Use a mixture of tobacco dust, pyrethrum powder (dried pyrethrum flowers crumbled into a powder) and make a solution to spray on the leaf roller.
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Garden Centipede – These litter guys will eat your young plants up in no time, so get rid of them with this simple solution:
- Drench the soil with a mixture of water, garlic and tobacco. Caution: This is a very foul smelling, but potent combination.
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Gophers and Moles – Did you know that gophers and moles hate tobacco?
- Shred a package of non-filtered cigarettes and drop it down in the hole. They cannot stand it!
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Spiders – Although garden spiders are always welcome in my garden, it’s cousins are not allowed! To rid your yard of spiders:
- Boil 1 gallon of water and drop a package of chewing tobacco into the water and allow to cool.
- Once cooled, strain the solution and use it as a spray around the yard and in the cracks of your home.
Precautions:
- Handle with gloves – nicotine is a natural toxin
- Keep away from children and pets
- Do not use on edible crops just before harvest
- Avoid inhaling dust or using near bee-attracting plants during bloom
