Stop slugs and aphids attacking plants with homemade 3-ingredient spray

Garlic spray can protect your plants against slugs, aphids and caterpillars (Image: Getty) Keeping your garden looking beautiful can be a challenge, so it is especially frustrating when weeds and pests threaten to destroy all of your hard work. While pests are present all year round, you might be noticing them even more at the moment as the hot weather from the last few weeks in the UK helps them to thrive. However, instead of reaching for pesticides, which can negatively impact people, water and wildlife, expert TV gardener Naomi Saunders recommends making natural remedies, using simple ingredients you can find in your kitchen , to stop the critters in their tracks.

The Welsh presenter has shared her favourite DIY recipes for combating pests and is an ambassador for PestSmart , a campaign launched by Welsh Water which aims to reduce the public’s reliance on pesticides. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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