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Garden Pest Control

Garden pest control using organic techniques is relatively easy. Here are a series of articles on different pests that you will find useful. Let me simply say that I ran my entire nursery for a lot of years using organic controls and if I could do it on that scale, then there’s no reason why small gardens need chemicals.

Why Plants Get Sick

Here are a few reasons you get sick plants.

Specific Problems

Many people get overly concerned about ants While they are a problem in the house (borax works nicely) in the garden they are simply scavengers doing you a favour by cleaning up your yard. 

Unless you live out west where the elk roam the gardens or in a southern climate where you get really, really big pests, the largest pest you're likely to see is a dog or cat in your garden.

You might see something slightly smaller and if you do, you can control
groundhogs using this simple technique.

And here's a summary of the control systems for spraying "stuff" to control all animals in the garden

Slugs are a particularly difficult thing to control (especially if you live in the North-West U.S. or Western Canada. Here's the latest techniques to reduce garden damage.

If you see tiny white flies flying around when you disturb plant leaves, you likely have, what else but whiteflies. 

Does it look like somebody spit white spitty-foam on your plant? Here's why


And when you feel like you're playing Elmer Fudd and are looking for a shotgun, here's how to control rabbits in your garden

How to control squirrels That data is right here.

Controlling deer

Wasp pest control is a challenge for some gardeners. None of us like getting stung and for some it's a dangerous health issue.



 

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