Topic: safe
Making your own organic pesticide and fungicide
I have always preferred organic, who wouldn't? There is nothing that taste as good as a freshly picked fruit or vegetable. There was just two things that have kept me from making a veggie garden myself; reason number one for me is that the snails and other bugs get to the fruit before I can and two I am really bad at growing something from the seedling :) my patience does extend to waiting so long. The second reason I would just have to accept as part of nature but my first one I can do something about. I hate chemicals in a garden. I have two beautiful children who would put anything in their mouths so 'traditional' pesticides are out. The whole point of a garden is to eat something fresh and healthy not to feel as if you are handling poison the whole time. So when I saw this article on spices that kill garden pests I just had to check this out. You would be surprised by the things I learned.
Oils from thyme, rosemary, mint has been tested the most. Their oils can kill other bugs: Research suggests the oils interfere with the insect nervous system, making the muscles so hyperactive that bugs essentially spasm to death.
The oils also can disrupt an insect's cellular membranes, causing fatal leakages of essential fluids.
The plant oils are most effective against small, soft-bodied bugs that suck on plant juices, such as aphids, whiteflies, and spider mites. nationalgeographic.com
There is a couple of side effects such as it does not last as long nor is it as strong as conventional pesticides. That only means you would have to apply it more often and in large quantities for it to me truly effective. The plus side is that it's easy accessible and only harms the bugs you want to keep away and not bees and butterflies that you want to encourage to come to your plants. This results in your plants producing more.
In my quest to find more information on organic pesticides I also found other methods such as cross cultivating. One of the things that you could use a lot is garlic. For example if you plant garlic with tomatoes it would repel red spiders and mites. If you plant it around fruit trees it would keep away borers. You could even spray garlic on sweet potatoes to keep rabbits away. And this little tip has nothing to do with a garden but it is handy, if you have a pond in your garden or there are ponds or still water you can spray the ponds with garlic-based oil that would kill all the mosquitoe larvy and the adult mosquitos.
Here is a handy recipe:
You can plant garlic and onions in your garden to ward off pests with their aromatic scents or you can make a mixture of garlic, onion, and green peppers to spray on your plants. In a blender add a couple habeneros peppers (or any really hot peppers), a large onion (chopped up), a whole bulb of garlic cloves (peeled), enough water to blend the ingredients together into a mush. After all is mixed and blended cover with a gallon of warm water and let stand 24 hours then strain. Pour mixture into a spray bottle and mist your infested plants. Repeat daily until pests are gone. You may want to try spraying a little on a few leaves first to make sure you don't get a bad reaction on your plants. Keep all unused mixture in the refrigerator for freshness. Since garlic is a broad spectrum natural insecticide, it will kill beneficial insects as well as the pests. Spray only the affected areas where pests are doing most damage. Organic compounds like allicin found in garlic, capsaicinoids derived from green chilies and sulphur compounds extracted from onion give the pesticide the strength to fight the pests. ehow.com
You could create a border around your vegtable garden by planting planting Marigolds, lemon grass, neem tree, cosmos, thyme, basil, rosemary, geranium, mint (pots are best since mint goes wild), rue, tansy, and oregano these plants keep away pest away naturally. If you do want to you could mix them together so that it looks more like a wild garden than a vegetable or herb garden.
I found these three videos of a organic farmer in India. The first video is about him explaining why and how he started farming organically the second is how he is using cow dung for fertilizer and gas for daily use. And third video is of what he uses for Organic pesticide and fungicide.
Types of Contraception/ Birth control - Condoms for men
December 12, 2008 by Daizy
Condoms - for men
This is the only valid contraception that men are in charge of. There is Vasectomy and the male version of the pill, but both are extreme measures so I'm not even going to go there. Condoms have been around for years and has always been used as an birth control. But in recent years it has become the only contraception that helps with sexually transmitted diseases. There are plenty of pro's and con's once again I'll start off with the benefits.
If it is used right it's almost full proof birth control. It is a safe guard for sexually transmitted diseases such as aids. Plus they could be fun like glow in the dark or strawberry flavor. There is no side effects except maybe if you are allergic to latex but there are non latex condoms out there.
What sucks the most of condoms is the fact that it's a damper on the sexual 'rithm' if I could call it that. You have to stop put it on and if its not on right it's useless, then the feeling is just not the same for the woman and for the man there is almost no feeling. Personally I don't like condoms prefer not to use it but I am married and both of us have no STD to worry about.
The fact is it is saver to use a condom even if the girl is on birth control, just to be safe. Remember it's not just hookers and rural people that gets STD's. But its not 100%, germs even sperm can find a way through, it's like a seat belt: it helps but doesn't mean you still can't die in a crash.
Economy Crisis
December 9, 2008 by evl
What was that about "South Africa will be untouched in the global economic crisis? Well it turns out we are not that untouchable when it comes to the global meltdown. I think most people could of told you that but would you of believed them?
According to Beeld Already 22 000 people have been "given the boot".
Also I read somewhere yesterday that the mines are also going to let people go. Wonder if this will cause strikes and in turn more chaos in the economy.
Is your job safe? Time to start a website for some extra cash has never been better than now
Anyway.
House in Gordons bay very close to the fire
December 9, 2008 by evl
That wooden house was on everyone's mind. The fire was just so close to it. Later when I was standing on the other beach (the safe one) I saw massive fires there. I wonder if that house made it through.
Why to wear leather boots in the wild and in the Karoo
September 10, 2008 by evl
There is a simple reason for wearing leather boots in the wild. Protection. Most scorpions can not sting through thick leather and some dangerous snakes can also not bite through leather. Scrorpions usually aim for the heel and as long as your heel is covered you are more safe. I am not talking about one layered shoes. You get shoes that have several layers of leather and those are the shoes that you should wear. Simple tip but it helps.What is the best survival knife to get yourself.
September 9, 2008 by evl
Survival knives is a topic survivalists often disagree on, but a survival knife is really a knife that you use when you need to survive in the wild.
A survival knife can be any knife that you prefer, but because you prefer it does not mean its the best survival knife out there. So what makes a knife a great survival knife in my opinion?
Here it is:
A survival knife must be a fixed blade. When you are doing carpentry or need to cut down a tree or need a knife that can hold strength, you need a fixed blade survival knife.
A survival knife should have a nice grip. This is only for comfort but you really do need one that you are comfortable holding and using.
The other thing is this part in the picture below
The part will keep your fingers safe if you need to stab your knife in a tree or whatever. It blocks your hand from sliding onto the blade and cutting your fingers.
Another detail of the knife is that the top part of the blade as in the picture below:
The top part of the blade should NOT be sharp. As you can see on this knife which is my own survival knife the top part looks like its sharp, but its not. Only from the side it looks lie that. A lot of times you need to push hard on your knife when working with wood or something and having a sharp top causes more of a danger than the great idea behind it.
The part will keep your fingers safe if you need to stab your knife in a tree or whatever. It blocks your hand from sliding onto the blade and cutting your fingers.
Another detail of the knife is that the top part of the blade as in the picture below:
The top part of the blade should NOT be sharp. As you can see on this knife which is my own survival knife the top part looks like its sharp, but its not. Only from the side it looks lie that. A lot of times you need to push hard on your knife when working with wood or something and having a sharp top causes more of a danger than the great idea behind it.Savages kill three people raping one of them, South Africa
September 7, 2008 by evl
A woman was shot dead and two men were critically wounded when three armed men robbed four houses in Midrand early on Tuesday, Gauteng police said. Spokesperson Lesiba Manamela said the men robbed the houses in different sections in Ivory park before they kidnapped the woman and afterwards shot her dead. Two men in different houses were shot earlier during the robberies. Critically wounded, they were taken to Tembisa Hospital. "The wife of one of the men shot was abducted and shot in the veld by the robbers. We have reason to believe that they might have raped her before killing her," said Manamela.Via IOL This is what South Africa faces. Crap like this should make people run, or just do something but the country continues as if we are still in a 1st world country. These beasts dont give a shit about life or anyone. The government cant stop people like this and what else is there to do but flee the country, because obviously this place is safe for no one. And to you bunch of hippies saying all is fine, I dont think so. Read the news.
Flowers in Cape Town Nature reserve.
August 9, 2008 by evl
Ok fine the flowers did not come out that good but it should of. The Cape Town nature reserve otherwise known as Cecilia Forest is one of the places if you have to see if you go to Cape Town. Although there was people in army clothes and guns as long as my mother's mop guarding the place its still safe, if you stay close to where they are off course.
