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I’ve recently noticed the leaves of my little turnip plants in the front yard are already full of holes, and I think I’ve found the culprit:

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This punk-ass (not the exact scientific name, perhaps) and his little babies/minions have been wreaking havoc on the kabu (turnips) in the front yard. The plants in the backyard are fine. A couple days ago I sprayed them with a castile soap and water mix, but today I’ll be trying something different. Organic pesticides such as the ones mentioned in this post are ideally preventative measures, but I am going to see if I can’t turn this war in the turnip row around.

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Today’s Mix:

Boil for 10 minutes, and let steep another 10 - 20 minutes:

• 4 cloves of crushed and chopped garlic
• A couple shakes of cayenne pepper powder

Next, add the mix to water in the spray bottle, 1 part mixture to 5 parts water.

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• Finally add 1 table spoon of pure castile soap directly to the spray bottle.

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This type of mixture is supposedly best to use just once or twice a week.

I’m going to try this out on the already ravaged kabu (if the spray harms them I will know to make the mixture less potent) and report back to you!

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(Thanks fo stopping by! If you have any organic gardening tips and tricks you’d like to share, let me know in the comments. I trade value for value and your knowledge and assistance are appreciated!)

~KafkA

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Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DLive and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)