Gardening Australia – September 2019

(Jacob Rumans) #1

360°
FUNCTION


NATURAL
CLEANING
SOLUTION
Foruseonkitchen
andbathroomsurfaces
500mlwater 500mlwhite
vinegar gratedrindof 1 lemon
2 sprigsofrosemary
Combineallingredientsinanairtight
containerandletstandovernight.
Pourinto2LPureSprayer,ensuring
strainingfilterisinplace.Discard
solidingredientsandremovefilter.

NATURAL
WEED CONTROL
Forcontrollingcommon
gardenweedsonpathways
1 cuptablesalt 1Lwhite
vinegar 5mldishwashingliquid
Putsaltandwhitevinegarinto5L
PureSprayerandshakeuntilsalt
dissolves.Adddishwashingliquid
andstir.Spraysolutiondirectlyonto
weedsindryweather.Weedswill
takeabouttwotofourdaystodie.

NATURAL
PEST CONTROL
Anall-roundsolutionforthe
controlofcommonpestssuchas
whitefly,aphidsandcaterpillars
2Lwater 5mldishwashing
liquid 2 onions,chopped
1 garlicclove,crushed
2 hotchillies,chopped
Coverallingredientswith1Lofthe
(warm)waterandletstandovernight.
Pourinto5LPureSprayer,ensuring
strainingfilterisinplace.Discard
solidingredientsandremovefilter.
Addremaining1Lofwatertosprayer.
Spraytheplants’stems,andthetops
andundersidesofleaves.

NATURAL
FERTILISER
Foruseonherband
vegetablegardens
500mlwater
75ml worm juice
(leachate from a worm farm)
Pour water into 2L Pure Sprayer.
Wearing gloves and ensuring
straining fi lter is fi tted to sprayer,
add worm juice. Remove fi lter,
replace lid and shake. Spray around
base of plants. Do not overspray on
foliage, as it can cause leaf burn.

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