All Natural Pesticides..... Don't you want to know exactly what you are eating? Using store bought products you never know exactly what you get. Here are some all natural home remedies for your garden to keep the bugs away.

~~Plant Marigolds around your garden
~~plant radishes around your squash plants ( Radishes mature every 20 days just keep re planting)
~~Lady bugs keep the bad bugs away ( you can actually buy these at the store...but they don't guarantee they will stay in your garden...REALLY!) :-)
~~Plant Onions and Garlic around the border of your garden

By keeping your garden clean you will also help keep the bugs away.

**All purpose clean-up tonic (by Jerry Baker)
~~1 cup antiseptic mouthwash
~~1 cup dish soap (DO NOT use antibacterial)
~~1 cup chewing tobacco juice (for this use only the real leaf tobacco found at smoke shops it does not have any other additives, use one thumb and three fingers full of the leaves and add it to about about a cup an a half of water bring to a low boil for a few minutes and then simmer until your water is nice and dark, cool, strain, throw away the tobacco leaves and use 1 cup of the water)
*put these ingredients in a hose sprayer and spray over garden every 2 weeks. Do this AFTER 7 pm

**Disease & Fungus Control Tonic (from Lori Nunley)
~~2 tablespoons Vinegar
~~1 quart water
*put these in a hose sprayer and spray over plants, this is especially good for tomatos

**One Whiff
~~1 small onion chopped finely
~~1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
~~1 tablespoon liquid dish soap (no anti bacterial)
*Mix in 1 quart warm water, sift through cheese cloth until you could spray it through a pump sprayer. Let mixture sit over night and then mist with spray bottle.

**Feeding Tonic
~~1 can beer (no light)
~~1 cup ammonia
~~1/2 cup dish soap (no antibacterial)
~~1/2 cup clear corn syrup
~~1/2 cup liquid plant food
*feed plants every 3 weeks before noon

For other serious problems you might need to use a pesticide. If it is a liquid, do not use at full strength and only use on the affected plant.

*it is recommended that you use pyrethrin
and dilute the 1st time 25% solution and go up to 50% solution
I couldn't find a lot of information on this but Jerry Baker is the one the recommends it and at the end of this post is his web site.

Q: My yard is swarming with mosquitoes. How can I get rid of them so I can enjoy my backyard again?

A. Remember that any standing water in your yard or garden can turn into a mosquito breeding ground, so get rid of any puddles around your yard. Then, over spray your yard with my Buzz Buster Lemonade: 1 cup of lemon-scented ammonia and 1 cup of lemon-scented dish washing liquid in a 20 gallon hose-end sprayer, filling the balance of the sprayer jar with warm water. Repeat this treatment 3 times a week in the evening, and the little buggers will be history..

Q: Help! I can't grow anything because of my hard, clay soil. How do I get a great lawn?

A: You need to condition the soil before you do anything else. So, apply gypsum at the recommended rate twice a year until things get going. Also, overspraying the area regularly with 1 cup of dishwashing liquid in your 20 gallon hose-end sprayer will do wonders for softening the soil.

Q: I pull weeds till I'm blue in the face, and they always come back. How can I eliminate them?

A: The most basic requirement for weed control is proper lawn maintenance. Thick grass actually crowds out weeds! So make sure that you're mowing your lawn properly, and that there is good soil and adequate fertilization. If you're still having problems, then you've got to haul out the heavy artillery - chemical controls. Be sure to always purchase weed killers that are labeled specifically for the type of lawn that you have. For best control, shampoo your lawn first with 1 cup of dishwashing liquid in your 20 gallon hose-end sprayer, and then apply the control at the recommended rate. Next year, before weeds pop-up, apply my Preemergent Weed Control Tonic: 1 cup of dishwashing liquid, 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide, and 2 tbsp. of instant tea granules in a 20 gallon hose-end sprayer, filling the balance of the sprayer jar with water. Then follow up with a commercial preemergent type control to help prevent weed seeds from sprouting.

Q: Mushrooms are popping up all over my lawn. How do I kill them?

A: To eliminate the mushrooms, first walk all over the area with your Aerating Lawn Sandals to poke a lot of holes in the turf. Then overspray the area with 1 cup of dishwashing liquid in your 20 gallon hose-end sprayer, and give the mushrooms a light dusting with dry laundry soap. That should do it.

There is just so much information on his web site.... take a look.

For more great gardening tips you can visit Jerry Bakers website at....
http://www.jerrybaker.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=154