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This insecticidal soap spray can be made at home for only a few dollars. It kills garden pests by coating their bodies with oil. Since insects breathe through their skin, it smothers them. Then the oil stays on the leaves making them inhospitable to further predation. But it won’t harm pets or humans. Avoid spraying on fruit shrubs with open flowers and pollinators at work. This can be used on fruit trees, shrubs, canes, and vines. Avoid spraying on the vegetable garden, as the oil will cling to the leaves of your vegetables. It won't harm the vegetables, but it may make them taste funny. For the vegetable garden hand picking and using diatomaceous earth is more effective than a foliar spray. This recipe makes enough to fill a 1 gallon pressurized garden sprayer. This is the pressurized sprayer I have.

DIY Insecticidal Soap for Trees and Shrubs

By Joybilee Farm 13 Comments

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DIY Insecticidal Soap for Trees and Shrubs This insecticidal soap spray can be made at home for only a few dollars. It kills garden pests and it won’t harm people or pets. It can be used on fruit ... Read More about DIY Insecticidal Soap for Trees and Shrubs

Every August parents of preschoolers and elementary students buy a box of crayons. Last year's crayons are half used and broken, lying in the kitchen drawer or a box, neglected, but not useless. Don't throw them out. Crayons are made with parafin wax and lab created pigments. They are petroleum products. They never break down in the landfill. They aren't biodegradable.

Recycled Crayons Recipe

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Recycled Crayons - A Recipe for Creative Play Recycled crayons are easy to make and solve the problem of what to do with the 38 tons of crayons that end up in the landfill each year. Crayons were ... Read More about Recycled Crayons Recipe

Make pine salve from local trees. It is a traditional drawing salve, that draws infections, slivers, and inflammation out of the body. Pine salve reduces pain and swelling, helping the body heal itself.

How to Make Pine Pitch Salve on the Homestead

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Make pine salve from local trees. It is a traditional drawing salve, that draws infections, slivers, and inflammation out of the body. Pine salve reduces pain and swelling, helping the body heal ... Read More about How to Make Pine Pitch Salve on the Homestead

Sock Knitting and the Great War Effort

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During WW I, the war to end all wars, families in rural Canada were given circular sock knitting machines and 10 lbs of wool (enough for 30 pairs of socks) to knit socks for the war effort.  Socks ... Read More about Sock Knitting and the Great War Effort

Charcoal is one of the most widely used art mediums. Knowing how to make charcoal for drawing and sketching is a handy skill to have. Now you can make your own artist charcoal at home and gain the satisfaction of saying, "I made it myself." Plus your willow charcoal is of higher quality and more sustainable than anything you can buy at your artist supply store.

How to Make Willow Charcoal for Artists

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Charcoal is one of the most widely used art mediums.  Knowing how to make charcoal for drawing and sketching is a handy skill to have.  Now you can make your own artist charcoal at home and ... Read More about How to Make Willow Charcoal for Artists

Fresh and powdered turmeric on a wooden background

DIY Dog Turmeric Chews

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Turmeric for Dogs - DIY Dog Turmeric Chews This dog turmeric chews recipe is perfect for your favourite canine. The compounds in turmeric make these anti-inflammatory and are all-natural. This recipe ... Read More about DIY Dog Turmeric Chews

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