I use a $9 buy to quickly protect my garden from pests – just add dollar store dish soap
A GREEN-THUMBED influencer has revealed the handy item she uses to keep pests away from her plants, and it only costs $9.
The content creator demonstrated her gardening trick to her followers.
In her video, TikTok user Mel (@aunty.mel) showed viewers the hose attachment she uses to protect her plants from insects.
The TikToker explained that she sprays her garden with soap, which she uses as a DIY pesticide.
Mel purchased a $9 hose nozzle attachment, which has a compartment for her to add dish soap.
Similar hose attachments, which are often used for washing cars, are available on Amazon.
Mel explained: “Pour concentrated dish soap into this, it doesn’t matter which dish soap. Use the cheapest one, Family Dollar, Dollar General.
“It’s no different than insecticidal soap, same purpose, bugs eat it and it kills them from the inside out,” she told viewers.
Hosing down her plants, the influencer said: “So just spray it on and as you can see it leaves a soapy residue, that’s okay it’s not going to kill the plant.”
Mel recommended adding five cups of dish soap for every gallon of water you use.
The gardening fanatic pointed out another advantage of the handy item.
“It goes a lot further than how I’d been doing it [with the pump] and gets it done a lot quicker,” Mel explained.
She added: ” I think the results have even been better because I’m able to get it more concentrated on the leaves.”
The content creator advised covering the entire surface area of your plant with the soap.
“When I spray, especially on squash, I get down in there, get at the base, you’ll see some of the flies take off,” she said.
“Don’t be afraid to get the soil, nothing is going to harm the garden,” Mel told viewers.
One follower called the influencer’s video an “awesome informative post.”