Introduction
The organic pesticide page show a number of links to websites, showing different "recipes" to make organic pesticides and when to use them.
This page add a few others that cannot be found elsewhere, which have been found to be used effectively in East Uganda (vegetable each was observed being used with is noted as a guide).
Animal Urine (Cow)
(Used with beans)
- Add 1 litre to 2 litres of water
- Spray
Urine helps in plant growth as well as being an organic pesticide
Ash
(Used with cowpeas)
- Add 1 tablespoons of kitchen ash to 1 tablespoon of paraffin
- Add this to 3 litres of soapy water
- Spray
Black Jack
(Used with beans)
- Grind or crush dried black jack seeds
- Add 2 tablespoons of powder to 1 litre of hot water
- Strain after a while
- Add 1litre of soady water and spray on leaves
Melia
W(Used with beans)
- Pluck leaves
- Dry in shade
- Crush using crusher (or large stone)
- Put in water for 24 hours. Add 3 tablespoons to 1 litre of water
- Strain the liquid and dilute it with a further 2 litres of water.
- Spray on leaves for protestion
Milk
(Used with tomatoes)
- Add 1/4 litre of fresh milk to 2 litres of water
- Spray
Neem
(Used with cowpeas) Follow the same process as Melia above
Tomato Leaves
(Used with tomatoes)
- This recipe uses the indigenous tomato leaves (which presumably have more stronger/appropriate insecticidal properties than normal tomato leaves)
- Leave in shade 2-3 days to dry
- Crush
- Add 6 tablespoons of powder to 3 lites of sprays
- Spray