Garden Pests & Diseases
Gardeners tend to be a bit obsessed with garden pests and diseases — with good reason. It is singularly distressing to see months and months of hard work in the garden undone overnight by some ravenous pest or insideous disease. Rather than reaching for a commercial chemical pesticide in the wake of such an attack, there are many good reasons to consider natural remedies. We explain how.
Homemade Natural Bug Repellents to keep Mosquitoes and other Creepy Crawlies at Bay – Part Three of a Series
In our last post, Natural Bug Repellents, we discussed the benefits and How To’s of making your own “natural” sprays to stop insect pests from attacking your garden plants—using other plants you’ve grown from seed. In this installment (third in the series), we discuss...
How to Deal with Garden Pests Naturally: Growing and Making your own Bug Repellents – Part Two of a Series
In our first post in this series, we outlined various ways to get rid of garden insect pests without resorting to commercial chemical pesticides which can create more problems than they solve. Mother Nature, in her inimitable wisdom, has provided us with an ingenious...