How to Use Listerine on Cucumber Plants

Using Listerine on cucumber plants helps prevent garden pests from attacking this vegetable. Typically used as mouthwash, Listerine has numerous practical uses. Listerine is acidic and contains a bactericide, making it a useful addition to water in a vase of fresh flowers, an insect repellent and a powerful force against bugs invading your garden. Listerine mixed with water or dishwashing detergent creates an organic pesticide spray for your cucumber plants.

Listerine
Water
Spray Bottle
Hose end sprayer
Dishwashing soap

Instructions

- 1
  Place one part Listerine to one part water in a spray bottle. Shake the mixture well. Spritz your cucumber plants with the Listerine and water mix. Monitor the plants and spray them again with the mixture if you notice any garden pests attacking.
- 2
  Fill a hose end sprayer with 1 cup of Listerine and ½ cup of dishwashing soap. Mix the solution well. Attach the sprayer to the water hose. Spray the cucumber vines with the mixture to prevent pests. Reapply if you notice any pests on your cucumber plants.
- 3
  Combine 1 tsp. of Listerine with 1 qt. of warm water. Mix and pour into a sprayer. Apply to cucumber vines once every 10 days to remove any fungus. Continue until fungus is gone.

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