There are statements on the internet that you can also use plants to repel slugs, such as; ginger, garlic, mint, chives, red lettuce, red cabbage, sage, sunflower, fennel, foxglove, mint, chicory & endive. While it is certainly true that slugs leave some plants alone, I am very suspi...
Companion plantingis a great way to prevent pests. In order to keep slugs and snails away from more valuable plants, place plants that they love near your more-valuable plants as a trap, and then destroy the infested plants. Good traps for slugs include chervil,marigold, andthyme. About The...
This makes Pest Away a great way to naturally repel unwanted pesky reptiles like snakes and lizards.Our 8 oz jar mixes 2 oz per gallon of water and will treat up to 500 sq/ft of plants when treating for deer control.QTY HOW TO BEST UTILIZE SNAKE REPELLENTS...
12. Onions To The Rescue Onions and/or garlic act as an insect deterrent when planted around or between all the other plants that insects tend to disturb.Check out these other companion plants that help in the garden! 13. Mums The Word Plant chrysanthemums around your home to keep out bed...
straw or wood chips. Free mulch from arborists is an excellent source that keeps valuable natural materials out of the landfill. Compost is soil food that can be added to the soil surface around plants, and used when planting varieties of plants that need a rich soil. You can put mulch ...
Then suddenly, something right in front of them that they hadn’t detected (the fishing line) brushes against their fur. What the heck – run Bambi, run! And that’s it. Your garden plants have been saved and the memory of the frightening encounter is etched into the deer’s memory. ...
6 | Plant rabbit resistant plants One way to prevent rabbits from eating plants is to surround them with other plants that rabbits don't like. These usually have strong scents or are bitter-tasting plants (such as oregano, salvia, basil and lavender) that encourage the bunnies to look elsewh...
If you have nut trees, keep your yard raked and free of fallen nuts. Cut back any plants that are about to go to seed or cover seed heads with paper bags if you are saving seeds. If you have berries you’ll want to stay on top of picking them as soon as they are ripe, or cov...
TIP-2: Before putting down mulch around plants, give the plants a good drink of water. Sometimes mulch can be too deep and actually repel water from the plants that need it. TIP-3: You can use paper, grass clippings or leaves for the first layer of mulch. Then use your bark mulch ...
This is an easy trick. Slice a grapefruit in half and eat the insides. Don’t toss that out; enjoy it! Then, place the emptied grapefruit halves near the affected plants and leave them there overnight. The next morning, you could find plenty of garden snails and slugs in your grapefr...