11. Mix Up Those Bugs
Ingredients: 1 quart of water, 2–4 hot peppers, a tiny onion, and mild green pepper
Made for $10
The Farmer's Almanack suggests using a mixture of items you already have in your kitchen to get rid of aphids like these as well as grasshoppers. Aphids may cause a lot of trouble and damage to flower beds and vegetable gardens, so you should get rid of them right away.
Mix up your bugs. ©Shutterstock/Aleksandr Rybalko
Blend one tiny onion, one mild green pepper, two to four spicy peppers, and one quart of water. Once well combined, transfer this liquid into a spray bottle. Apply to any aphids you come across as needed. In little time at all, they will be repelled, leaving your garden free of pests.