Mix 1 cup of cornmeal with 5 gallons of water, strain, and then spray on tomato plants. For warding off early blight, mix 2 tablespoons each of cooking oil, organic baby shampoo and baking soda with 1 gallon of water, and then spray both sides of the leaves for best prevention.

Organic Gardening Spray FAQs To make an insect spray at home for tomato plans, mix 10 ounces of hydrogen peroxide, 1 gallon of water and 10 ounces of sugar together. Mix it well and spray it on and around the tomato plant and leaves. Remember to wash it off after a day or two though.

Organic Garden Pest Control Recipe Garlic Spray

1. 1 head of garlic.
2. 1 tbsp dish soap (Note: do not use a dish soap that contains bleach)
3. 2 cups water.
4. 2 tbsp mineral or vegetable oil.

To make a basic oil spray insecticide, mix one cup of vegetable oil with one tablespoon of soap (cover and shake thoroughly), and then when ready to apply, add two teaspoons of the oil spray mix with one quart of water, shake thoroughly, and spray directly on the surfaces of the plants which are being affected by the …

Just mix a few aspirin in water and spray your plants. Spraying tomatoes or any other kind of plant with aspirin will make them grow better, have less diseases and ward off insects.

Use Insecticidal Soap You can add a small amount of bar soap water. Allow a bar of soap to soak in a gallon of water for 12 hours. Remove any pieces of soap, and stir thoroughly. Mix the solution thoroughly, pour into a spray bottle and apply directly to the tomato plant on both the tomatoes and leaves.

Hornworms (Tomato and Tobacco) As adults they become grey-ish moths. Hornworms can feed non-stop, leaving behind spotty and chewed leaves and tomatoes. These two types of hornworms also feed on other plants such as eggplants, peppers, and potatoes.

There are many commercially prepared chemical or organic bug sprays for use on tomato plants. Sprays containing neem oil , for example, kill or deter a variety of tomato plants pests, including aphids, cutworm and tomato fruit worm. You can also prepare organic sprays containing cayenne pepper and/or garlic.

Bacillus thuringiensis works best if used once a week to kill worms when they are small. It is considered an organic pesticide when used as directed. Overuse of Bt will damage some tomato plants by staining the leaves and fruit.

Q: There are orange bugs on my fall tomatoes, and the plants look pathetic. A: The bugs may be the nymphs of the leaf-footed stinkbug, a tomato enemy. Stinkbugs are difficult to control so hand harvest them (wear gloves) if you can. Keep the area weed-free to eliminate their hiding places. Chemical controls exist, but follow directions carefully.