Hornets. These angry insects might look like bees, but they’re far from the honey-gathering bugs that pollinate your garden’s flowers. They’re a menace, one that can render your outdoor spaces unusable if they decide to move in. If that happens, you need to know how to get rid of...
Here’s how to get rid of aphids on roses:Spray water. Apply a moderately strong spray of water to dislodge pests. Make sure the spray is strong enough to knock off the insects, but not so strong as to cause foliage and flowers to become damaged or stripped off the rose plant. Spray...
Thrips are a common pest on both outdoor and indoor plants. Because they are tiny and multiply rapidly, thrips can go undetected until a serious infestation is already underway. Here’s how to get rid of thrips on your house or garden plants.
Aphids are small, soft-bodied tiny insects that feed by sucking the nutrient-rich liquids out of plants. They can weaken plants significantly, damaging foliage, flowers, and fruit. They’re a common pest that reproduces quickly, so it’s a good idea to get the aphid populations under contro...
Apply mulch:Apply mulch around the base of your plants to retain moisture, regulate soil temperature, and reduce weed competition. Mulch also discourages these pests from pupating in the soil. Prune and deadhead:Regularly prune dead or diseased branches and deadhead spent flowers. This not only ...
Aphidsseem to find their way into every garden. They are small, soft-bodied insects that feed by sucking the nutrient-rich liquids out of plants. In large numbers, they can weaken plants significantly, harming flowers and fruit. Aphids multiply quickly, so getting them under control before repr...
so there’s no doubt that one of their main targets are your flowers. Be it a flower pot or a flower bed,ants will be everywhere. In this situation, insecticides are out of the picture since it will damage the vegetation. With that, you need to know how to get rid of ants in flow...
Plant squirrel-repelling flowers, such asnasturtiums, marigolds, and mustard, as a border around your vegetable garden; these plants have a strong aroma. Do not plant bulbs squirrels love such, as tulips and crocuses. If you’re going crazy due to squirrels, explore installing a raptor perch...
To remove dandelions naturally, you likely will need to get your hands dirty (weeding), do a lot of bending (mulching), or spend a bit of money (reseeding or resodding). These are some natural herbicides for your dandelion flowers. 1. Weeding Weeding may not be the quickest way to r...
5. Ground ivy:This weed grows low to the ground. It’s part of the mint family with its deep-green, scalloped leaves and small purple flowers. Ground ivy spreads by seed and stolons (aboveground runners). 6. Nutsedge:This weed belongs to the sedge family. Its spikey, thin leaves and ...