First off I am a noob when it comes to all of this so whether or not this will work tried and true for other people, I do not know.

I tried once before to have a few plants but they got completely infested with mites and we lost the battle. This time around I decided to try and outsmart the lil buggers and came up with a solution that did the trick. Cheap, easy, effective and smells great! Not sure if this is okay to be applied while they are flowering (my other ones never made it that far) so an expert reading this will have to comment on when/if it is safe to apply.

Here's what I did.

Large Batch

2 T Whole Cloves
2 Whole Cinnamon Sticks
2 T Chili Oil
4 C Water

Put it all in a pot, bring to a boil and turn it off to cool. (Should look like tea with oil floating on top) Once cool, strain (personally I put it all in the bottle and just add water to it when I get low or set the cloves and cinnamon sticks aside for another batch) and put in a spray bottle. Shake well then apply to plants by misting under the leaves first then all over a few times a day.

Make sure if you're doing this on plants inside that you transfer them to a bath tub or have a towel to prevent excess spray from getting on anything, it will stain.

Please feel free to leave me comments, etc. Would love to hear if this works for someone else, or not!