Cloves are one of the important spices in the kitchen and are also used to make toothpaste. Cloves have many health benefits and are used even in human medicine.
Uses of cloves
These are used in the garden as fungicides and pesticides.
Cloves are safe for use as pesticides in the environment because they have low levels of toxin residues that they leave in the environment making them safe for organic gardening.
Cloves are also used as ant repellants and in the control of snails and slugs.
Cloves also attract pollinators like bees and butterflies to our gardens which aid in pollination.
making liquid pesticide
Collect cloves from the market and pound them into a powder using a motor and pestle.
The powdered cloves are put in a small container containing hot boiled water and the container is covered for an hour and kept at room temperature.
After one hour, the container is opened and the mixture is stirred to mix.
Filter the liquid and dilute it with water in a ratio of 1:5.
After mixing, put the mixture in a spray bottle and spray the plants to control pests. Also, spray it on top of the soil to control fungus.
