by Matt Gibson Whether you’re trying to tend to a healthy lawn, grow a few flowers or vegetables, or manage an entire farm, whether or not to use pesticides and fertilizers is an issue that you will need to confront at some point. Though there are many negative effects that … [Read more...]
Fall Cover Crop: Grow Clover With Cabbage
If you're tired of picking worms and loopers off your cabbage plants by hand, try deterring the offending critters through companion planting. … [Read more...]
Scare Away Wasps and Hornets with This Tip
Wasps and hornets aren't just annoying, they can be deadly to those who are allergic to them. Short of using nasty pesticides to kill them, you can try to spray them away with water or pepper spray -- but be prepared to run if they identify you as the source of their misery. … [Read more...]
How to Fight Cane Blight
By Matt Gibson Cane blight is a nasty fungal disease that affects raspberry, blackberry, and rose plant stems as well as the fruit of apple and pear trees. Though all of these plants are at risk of contracting cane blight, the raspberry plant (namely black raspberry) is most … [Read more...]
Purple Martins and Bats for Garden Pest Control
It's hard to beat birds and bats for insect control. For example, purple martins and their relatives are excellent pest controllers, and they're so used to living in human-supplied birdhouses that they often prefer them to natural nests. … [Read more...]
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