Insect Repellant Bottles?

Hi, I'm new to the forum so if I do something incorrectly please tell me :P

Lately in a few gardens I've been seeing people hanging bottles around plants like tomatoes to keep insects away from the plants. I have no idea what is in them. Any suggestions, because I would rather do that then spray pesticide.

Thanks

 

Morning Salim welcome to GC....

I got that tip from one of our members here on GC...I haven't tried it on plants but i did fill bottles with water and added a couple of pennies to them and hung them in my chicken run i was surprise with the results ...they did keep the flies at bay...not completely but did reduce the numbers dramatically

 

Thanks for the reply and that's interesting. I'm planning on using bottles for vegetable plants and so on, do you think it would help?

 

I'd say it was worth a go.....let us know how you get on

 

I use a teaspoon of pure neem oil,tiny bit of washing up liquid& warm water,shake in a liter bottle sprayer, welcome

 

Thanks guys I will get back to you with my results

Sydney, Australia
Backyard gardener and my favourite vegetable to grow are eggplant, tomato and zucchini!
18 Years of age.