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Bob3 · 04-18-2011, 04:24 PM

Tobacco (from both n. tabacum & n. rustica) makes a natural bug spray that's effective on a wide range of critters.

You just cook a bunch down, preferably letting it steep overnight, filter, add a couple drops of mild soap to help "wetting action" and spray down the affected plants.

Nicotiana rustica leaves have a nicotine content as high as 9%, whereas Nicotiana tabacum (common tobacco) leaves contain about 1 to 3%.
The n. tabacum produces much more leaf material but the n. rustica is generally considered easier to grow.
Dried leaves keep very well.

More reading:
Tobacco water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicotiana rustica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BUGS, eeeek!

Cooking & steeping a batch of dry & green leaves from n. tabacum & n. rustica.

Strain & Filter

Add a couple - few drops of mild soap to enhance wetting action.
Add brew to a spray bottle & douse the plants.
No more bugs! (alive, at least)

Check for tobacco seed at the SEED TRADERS THREAD!

04-18-2011, 04:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
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