In the spring, emerging cutworms will be waiting to feast on your garden. Cut off their food supply by delaying transplanting or planting by a couple weeks if possible. Keep up with cultivation. The moths prefer to lay eggs in high grass and weeds. At the end of the season, plow or t...
These are used to make noise as well as to decorate the garden. However, they typically don’t work too well to deter birds and may be more useful for invading rabbits. Still, add a few to your garden for the decorative effect, and if they stop birds from eating your garden seeds, i...
Skunks can be very nice to have around because they dig up and feed on the larvae ofcutworms, Japanese beetles, hornworms, and other crop-destroying insect life. However, skunks are not only partial to insects; they will eat leaves, buds, grasses, grains, garbage, fruit or berries withi...
Presents information in the identification and control of garden pests. Aphids; Asparagus beetles; Cabbage loopers; Cabbage worms; Colorado potato beetles; Corn borers; Cutworm; Grasshoppers; Japanese beetles; Leafhoppers; Mealybugs; Mexican bean beetles; Slugs; Squash vine borers; Striped cucumber ...
Wireworms are no joke; you don’t want these pests in your garden. Gardeners must work vigilantly to prevent them from finding your garden and move quickly to stop infestations. A fight against wireworms might last for years unless you take proper steps!
There is no way to keep animals completely out of your yard, but these tips should help minimize any damage. Give Good Nature a call for organic and natural solutions to all your lawn and garden issues. And next time an animal digs up your lawn, just remember they’re trying to fatten...
Houseplants fill a home with beauty and life, but if not monitored carefully, insects can establish themselves in the soil and invade your home in no time. Some bugs that are found in the dirt, such as springtails, can just be irritating, while others in
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Get this: If you eliminate weeds in the first four weeks of life, you’ll also stop weeds from removing vital nutrients from the soil. Plus, think of how much time you’ll save over the gardening season! Here are 12 ways to kill weeds naturally in your garden. ...
garden plants,though in turfgrass, they can build large anthills that kill patches of grass. On the other hand, ants help to control soft-bodied garden pests, including chinch worms, mealybugs, whiteflies, scale and cutworms. The biggest problems they pose are often cosmetic. Next, wrap a...