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Originally Posted by LauraN
Your recipe certainly sounds interesting. I'll have to give it a try. What exactly do you mean by low grade tea?
I totally agree with you on the conditions. I have had very few infestation problems and do try to keep good lighting, air flow and I do try not to overwater. My biggest infestation problem has to be ants. I'm not sure why and love to hear some views on why and if I need to do something about, and what that would be.
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Low grade tea , I mean, tea with high tanin content and less bouquet something we dont consume. This can be procured from shops dealing in loose tea and they are dust form. For instanse, ceylonese and Indian low altitude crops which are cheaper and the infusion is usually strong and of darker colour. When this is combined with tobacco, the resultant decoction brakes down the mucous membrane of insects with a deadly impact. This is almost like stinging of eyes by soap and perhaps worse for insects due to the persistance of the burning they suffer from this organic spray. I have used them on dahlia cuttings, then on various orchids without any damage to plants and at the same time taming the infestation dramatically , ants including.