Organic Pesticide and Vegetable Wash
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Organic Pesticide and Vegetable Wash, this homemade spray provides a safer and more economical way to wash produce and prevent herbs from having bugs.
Do you grow herbs? I do. I love being able to walk out on my porch and cut fresh herbs for my recipes. The more I cook, the more herbs I grow. And I always have some of these Herb Butters in the refrigerator!
A diet of fruits and vegetables is vital for our health. However, these same fruits and vegetables can carry germs that can make us sick. In fact, 24 million people a year get sick from germs on fresh produce.
This is why washing your produce before you eat it is important. Furthermore, it is simply not enough to rinse your produce off with water. You need something stronger.
Organic Pesticide and Vegetable Wash
This all-natural vegetable wash is made with hydrogen peroxide and distilled to help remove pesticides and bacteria from produce! It’s the best thing to use for washing vegetables.
These are my current collection: basil, mint, cilantro and parsley.
Make sure the produce you and your family eat is clean with these simple directions for how to make a DIY fruit and vegetable cleaner.
I recently shared my Orange Mojito and a Strawberry Mojito that uses mint, but there are many other
cocktails recipes that you will want to try!
My basil is where the bug problem started!
Look closely, see the holes? An insect was on the basil and mint. I haven’t wanted to spray chemicals on the plants since we ate them. Years ago, I read about this solution in a magazine and saved it. I have used this solution for years to clean the fruits and vegetables I grow. It worked beautifully and cost just pennies to make!!
Organic Pesticide and Vegetable Wash
1 and 1/3 cup 3% hydrogen peroxide
2 and 2/3 cup distilled water
Pour into a clean spray bottle.
Spray on herbs or other vegetables to remove insects.
Spray a couple of times a week or when you see insect activity.
Also, use to cleanse residue off fruits and vegetables.
Store in a dark, cool place.
We are going to try to keep bottle of this by the cucumber plants, our grand children love to pick and eat the cukes while touring the garden. While we do not use any chemicals, we have always thought that the veggies should be washed but not always do we see that it is done. We have no running water other than the watering system out there and this spray bottle solution might just be the thing. Spray, wait, pick and consume, will be the plan, but perhaps we need a rinse cycle, but again that requires water that will be getting dirty by being there for prolonged exposures.
Did you mean 93% hydrogen peroxide or just 3%??? … Just want to make sure i get it right. Thanks
Hi Josie, my bottle says 3%. I just went and looked to make sure I didn’t type that wrong. This reminds me that I need to spray again! Thanks, have a great weekend!
Question: Should the plants be “drenched” with this formula?
No, I just spray them heavily with it in a spray bottle. It works.