This is a free method to use in pest control around the home and garden since you’re just using scraps of onions.

Organic Insect Repellent

• Save onion skins, peels and ends then refrigerate in an empty margarine-sized tub or ziploc bag until the container is full.
• Once you have enough, place the onion pieces in a pail and fill with warm water. Soak for a few days, up to a week. Optional: You can keep this on the patio in the sun to steep.
• After one week, strain the onion bits out and store the onion water in spray bottles. Bury the onion bits around plants that are prone to aphids, spiders and other pests.
• Spray both house and garden plants with the water to fight aphids and pests.

*You could also mix your garlic trimmings in with the onion pieces, bugs hate garlic too.

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