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What Are Your Gardening Secrets?
Don't use chemicals on your garden. Jerry Baker has booklets about how to grow gardens using things we have in our homes to control pests etc. ...
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- To help with the bug problem in a small garden, plant merigolds around and thru the garden. They help keep the bugs away and will give your daughter flowers to pick....
- I love to container garden. I love impatiens, they are easy, the colors are gorgeous. I love the dark vibrant colors, one of my favorites, is to mix the bright orange,...
- Hi~ I'd recommend going small the first time. Plant a few things you LOVE, but keep in mind that any crop can 'fail' for many reasons (animal invasion, draught, too ...
Organic Pest Control
MY HUSBAND IS REALLY INTO ORGANIC GARDENING. I KNOW DRY MOLASSES GETS RID OF FIRE ANTS. TRY GOING TO DIRTDOCTOR.COM FOR REMEDIES FOR OTHER PESTS. ...
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- I have been using Curtis Pest Control since 2000 and am very pleased with the service. I like that they are a small family company. Husband and wife and a couple of te...
- yes there are exterminators who use organics what you have to be careful of is "are they using the same equipment that they just used the pesticides in" If you would ...
- Hi H., We also had black widows on our porch in Keller, maybe we live in the same neighborhood. Anyway, we have a terrific guy, you'd have to ask him what he uses, a...
Homemade Insecticide for Vegetable Garden
We have a 8'x8' garden that I would prefer to use something natural. ... http:// www.burpee.com/product/gardening+supplies/pest+con... or these: ...
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- I just wanted you to know that my experience with the ladybugs did not work. They all flew away the next day so it was a waste of money. Not too long ago some wrot...
- a water spray bottle with a drop of dish soap and a bit of olive oil works to get aphids off my roses. Not sure about other bugs. I've also heard marigolds keep bu...
- Praying mantis are excellent garden protectors and will eat almost any insect. You can buy bags of praying mantis eggs at any hardware store.
Help with Keeping Bunnies Out of My Garden...
c) There's coyote urine powder that you can sprinkle around the perimeter of your garden to keep out pests. It's made with real coyote urine so the believe ...
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- my mom puts rabbit lawn ornaments around her garden and has not had problems with bunnies since. the more realistic looking the better. go figure.
- We use Rabbit Scram: http://www.rabbitscram.com/
- We used fox urine at my old house. we sprayed it around the fence line and around the landscaping/flowers. One word of caution....my dogs loved to roll in freshly spr...
Need Help Getting Rid of Earwigs Eww
What I have used to control many different types of pests in my garden is a small amount of dish soap in water, put into a spray bottle and sprayed onto the ...
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- Turkeys find earwigs a delightful snack.
- I know this may sond weird and I haven't tried it myself but I've heard that If you put beer in a container the smell will draw them to it and they will drown or possi...
- I just looked up earwigs on wikipeda. It offers a bit of information about them. They do eat other bugs, but also soft plant tissue. What I have used to control many d...
To Many Bugs in My Garden
Apr 20, 2009 ... Read all 27 responses: "Hi mamas, I have a small garden and I have notice ... that it is a great, natural source to get rid of many pests! ...
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- You can buy ladybugs at most garden and big name hardware stores. Follow the instructions on the carton, but I think you release them at sundown. Has worked wonders ...
- Hi, M.. You can buy ladybugs at the nursery. (The "bags" tell you just how/when to let them go.) It is really fun for the kids to watch and worked great for us.
- I just bought a bag of ladybugs from Ace Hardware. Call around, some store in your neighborhood should have them. Better to release them in early morning or evening wh...
Does Anyone Have Any Advice for Growing a Small Vegetable Garden?
Oh, I forgot about this...plant some insect deterrant plants in your garden to ward off insects/pests like lavender, parlsey, mint, rosemary. ...
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- I like containers. Get a "garden soil" mix from walmart, home depot...anyplace like that. It generally has the fertilizer in it already, good for 3 months, which is ...
- Hey there. Start with your basic soil and add MiracleGro (or whatever the latest fertilizer is. Follow instructions on each packet, but basic rule of thumb is to pla...
- My kids and I have done this with very little expectation and fine results. We just tilled up the soil (pull up all the weeds and grass and get the dirt loose) in a s...
Need Child-safe Extermination
If you can check the files, I have recommended A Plus Pest Control before and that is the .... Happy Child · ant with wings in bathroom · gardening pests ...
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- We just had the same thing. We had C&M come out. We have used them before and have been really happy with them. This was the first time we needed to have something ...
- Natasha: If you can check the files, I have recommended A Plus Pest Control before and that is the only person I would use and trust.. I am out of town but can g...
- Orkin sprays our home every two months for bugs and although I keep my 22 month old away from the areas sprayed until it dries, we haven't had any problems. The areas...
Help with Fleas!!!
I have spent hundreds of dollars on trying to get these nasty pests out of my ..... Ordering from a gardening company is generally cheaper than a pet supply ...
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- Buy a few flea bombs (kind of like foggers) put one in each room of the house. Should stay out of the house the whole day especially if you have children. make sure ...
- In addition to treating the inside of the house, you'll need to treat the outside of the house and keep the dogs on a flea medication like advantage. I used to rent ...
- I feel your pain! I moved in with my sister, (she moved out shortly after) but she had 5 cats! All with fleas. I was certain that the carpet was infested so I laid out...
Gardening Science Project Ideas Needed - K/first Grade
It is teaching the children to have a love for gardening and tending to things. .... You could show aphids or other pests on a vegetable plant and have him ...
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- I home school my children. Right now my son, who turned 9 today, is growing flowers, tomatoes, and cucumbers inside our home. I bought him some flats and we put pottin...
- When I was a kid, we had all the parents send in old two liter bottles, take the bottoms out and invert them, making a little plastic greenhouse...we planted seeds to ...
- I teach Kindergarten. Lima beans are the easiest and quickest things to grow.
