A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2005 natural pesticide that works?

I need a natural pesticide for my tomatoe plants, cucumber plants etc. anyone know of one that works? Cayenne pepper etc???

Hi Ashley,and welcome.

Come on down to the Organic forum and post some questions.

There are many organic pesticides.And yes, they are very effective.

But for different problems there are different solutions.

Lots of bugs are good (beneficial).So I try to pinpoint the problem and do the least amount of damage to the good guys.

I find cucumber to be pretty bulletproof Ashley. If a few leaves get chewed who cares. If the plants are healthy, they are such prolific growers it would take a plague to slow them down. Ensure plenty of potassium is available to the plants and they will laugh at most pest problems.
For tomatoes, my biggest summer problem is fruitfly on semi ripe fruit. I use a mosquito net over the plants once the fruit has set. I went to an open garden last weekend where an old couple were using discarded lace curtains, sewn together, to protect ripening fruit on tropical fruit trees.
As Duckie suggested, be specific with your problems. The methods of overcoming them are likely to be many and varied.

I like pyola from Garden's Alive- if I remember to actually spray it!