Did you know that all it takes is a spoonful of this product placed on the dried flower in June to keep it lush and green?
Scale insects, mites, aphids, thrips, midges, are just some of the countless parasites that attack plants and flowers and cause their death. Once hit, plants and flowers cannot resist their attacks and are deprived of all nourishment, which is why they dry up.
Luckily, there are highly effective natural remedies to prevent plants from dying due to parasites and one of these is tobacco dust. This product is increasingly used in vegetable gardens and gardens because it is natural and allows you to ensure flowers and plants are perfectly clean from parasites. Here’s how to make the mixture!
What is tobacco dust and properties
Tobacco dust is a waste obtained from tobacco production and comes in the form of brown powder. Considered an effective fertilizer for plants, it is chosen by those who want to grow them with natural and non-chemical methods and because it does not contain pathogenic microflora, but instead ensures a significant supply of trace elements.
Furthermore, the nicotine present in tobacco dust contains nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and magnesium , which allows to effectively paralyze plant parasites and to bring back flowering even when they seem withered.
How to prepare tobacco powder solution
Making a mixture that helps remove pests from leaves and also acts as a fertilizer is easy with tobacco dust. Here’s what you need:
- 2 tablespoons of tobacco;
- 1 liter of boiling water.
Put two tablespoons of tobacco powder in a glass container and pour boiling water into it in the indicated quantity. Stir the infusion and leave it to act for 3 or 4 hours . During this time the mixture will cool and you can filter it. Filter the solution with a strainer and keep the remaining powder, which you can reuse by putting it in the soil.
Add a teaspoon of green soap to the mixture, an excellent remedy for fighting plant diseases and parasites, and indicated to make the tobacco dust-based solution more effective. Mix the resulting product carefully again and transfer it to a spray bottle .
After putting the mixture in the bottle, spray it on the leaves of the plants and flowers, taking care to make it penetrate well inside. Repeat the operation if necessary and if the parasites have not all gone away.
Wood Ash and Tobacco Dust for Dry Flower and Plants
Another way to prepare a tobacco powder mix is to add wood ash . Here’s what you need:
- 1 part sifted wood ash;
- 1 part tobacco powder.
Mix the two ingredients together carefully, until they are well blended. In June, pour 1 teaspoon of the mixture obtained into each flower pot that you have in the vegetable garden or in the garden. The product must be placed evenly on the soil, then you must pour water on top so that it can go deep down.
With a double action this compound will free your plants and roots from larvae and midges and will also ensure them complete nourishment. The flowers, even those that appear dry, will appear invigorated and will grow lush.
Tobacco infusion for plants and dry flower
Also excellent is the tobacco dust infusion to restore vigor and strength to plants and flowers. Here’s how to prepare it:
- Put 2 tablespoons of tobacco in 1 liter of water;
- Leave to macerate for two days;
- After the time has passed, filter the infusion
- Dilute 1 litre of infusion in 10 litres of water.
At this point, simply pour a quantity of the liquid obtained into a sprayer and there you have a natural insecticide and also an excellent fertilizer to spray on the leaves. The results will be exceptional!
