Posted by Nancy Caroli on October 15, 2009 at 7:32am
Great to meet members of our Permie group last night at Greg Peterson's Fruit Tree talk at C4 in Cave Creek! We had a total of 11 gardeners in the class. I mentioned a natural glass cleaner that I had purchased at the Downtown Phoenix Farmer's Market. It is called 'Arctic Blast' and is sold by Herb 'N' Organics. The ingredients are: filtered water, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, borax, peppermint, castile soap, and peppermint essential oil. It works great as a window cleaner, but it also kills ants instantly. I feel much safer using this product to kill ants that arrive uninvited in my kitchen, than I would using a pesticide. I'm inspired by Greg's talk and am planning on purchasing a Lisbon Lemon, Anna Apple and a Wonderful Pomogranite...and maybe more.
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Hi Nancy,
I bought some too at Whole Foods. So far it seems to be working on my aphids. If only the dang leafhoppers would hold still I'd blast them as well :-D
Denise
Nancy Caroli > Denise LindowOctober 21, 2009 at 2:37am
Hi Denise,
I hadn't thought about bringing the Artic Blast outside. Thanks, great idea. Also, I ran out of my first container, so I've been adding the ingredients listed on the side of the container (just guessing at quantities) and my own concoction seems to work as well as the original brew. Natural and cheap!
Happy gardening,
Nancy
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I bought some too at Whole Foods. So far it seems to be working on my aphids. If only the dang leafhoppers would hold still I'd blast them as well :-D
Denise
I hadn't thought about bringing the Artic Blast outside. Thanks, great idea. Also, I ran out of my first container, so I've been adding the ingredients listed on the side of the container (just guessing at quantities) and my own concoction seems to work as well as the original brew. Natural and cheap!
Happy gardening,
Nancy