Looking for a way to stop aphids from destroying your flower and vegetable plants without spraying harsh chemicals? Aphids cause major damage to vegetable gardens, flower beds, and perennial plants. And in quick fashion. Of the thousands of aphid types, there are well over 200 species that are harmful to plants. One thing aphids all …
If you are looking for an all-natural method for deterring rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks and a whole host of other pests from damaging your plants – you need to make and use hot pepper spray! Hot pepper spray has been used for decades by organic farms and gardeners as a natural solution for repelling pests. Not …
When it comes to preventing damage from pests in the garden, stopping cabbage worms is usually near the top of the list for backyard gardeners. Cabbage worms can all but decimate not just cabbage, but broccoli, cauliflower, and many other vegetable plants as well. And the Swiss-cheese like holes they leave in the foliage of …
As summer arrives and your garden plants begins to grow, it’s time to start thinking about tomato hornworms, and more importantly, stopping them before they cause serious damage to your crops. Tomato and tobacco hornworms are notorious for devouring foliage, stems and even the fruit of tomato plants. But they also attack and destroy pepper, …
When it comes to controlling webworms from damaging the foliage on your trees and shrubs, it all about early detection and intervention. Webworms are the foliage-eating pest responsible for creating the silky, web-like nests often found in trees and shrubs. Although they are rarely fatal to healthy trees, they do create a lot of unsightly …
So just how can you stop grasshoppers from devouring your vegetable plants, flowers and perennials? An invasion of grasshoppers can spell serious problems for a home garden and landscape. The voracious plant-eaters can quickly decimate crops, perennials and annual flowers. But with a few home remedies, and the help of a few predatory friends, they …
When it comes to adding an explosion of color to the landscape, its hard to beat growing marigolds. From giant blooming “puff-ball” styles to dainty miniatures, and everything in between, there are well over 50 varieties of marigolds available. And with their high tolerance to both sunlight, drought and heat, it’s easy to see why …