Category Archives: Insects & Pests

Insects & Pests, Plant Care

(Video) Chickens: The Best Pest Control In The World

 

It’s no exaggeration – you can handle pests and weeds by just having your chickens roaming the garden

We all know that chickens eat bugs and plants, but very few people keep their chickens roaming free in the garden. Most often it’s a matter of caution and protection from predators. This is of course completely understandable.

What you can do is to keep them roaming freely once in a while during the day and they can quickly help with existing pests or growing weeds. As long as you keep them under control and observe them, everything should be fine.

Don’t miss on this opportunity – it’s free pest and weed management. No chemicals, no endless weed plucking, no waste of precious time. Your chickens will do the job.

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Insects & Pests, Plant Care

How Do You Know If Your Plants Are Stressed?

 

Don’t keep your plants stressed because that promotes disease and it makes them vulnerable to pests

Gardeners know well enough each plant’s needs. All of them share common needs – water, sunlight and nutritious soil. Yet, each plant may need more or less sunlight, or more or less of certain nutrients.

Gardeners need to keep all plants’ needs in check and ensure they are happy and healthy.

Unfortunately, depending on your region sometimes drought and soil issues may stand in your way, and may risk your plants’ health.

After all, if you want to grow healthy and happy plants, you may have to go the extra mile to provide them with what they need.

Stressed plants don’t give fruit and may promote disease, which can spread among neighboring plants. It’s a vicious circle, and you better make sure you avoid it. Learn how!

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Insects & Pests

(Video) How To Fight White Flies And Aphids Organically

 

Learn several ways of getting rid of the annoying white flies and aphids found on your plants

White flies and aphids can be quite a problem, since they lay their eggs on the foliage and feed off of it. It can be damaging for the plant, so every gardener needs to take care of the situation.

There are several methods you can employ to remove the white flies and aphids and clean your plant’s foliage organically and quickly.

Neither of these methods will hurt any beneficial insect or bee, so there’s no need to worry about that.

We advise you to quickly handle the white flies and aphids problem, because it may get out of control pretty quickly, due their ability of laying many eggs on a single leaf.

Always examine your plants and foliage (mostly the downward facing leaf face) to catch the problem in its early stages.

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Insects & Pests, Organic Gardening

(Video) The Best And Simplest Recipe Fighting White Powdery Mildew

 

The battle against white powdery mildew and other insects can be finally over with this simple organic recipe

White powdery mildew, aphids, white flies, stink bugs… the gardener’s enemies are way too many to call gardening a walk in the park.

As a gardener, you are always vigilant for any irregularities on your plants’ leaves or fruits. Anything that shouldn’t be there should immediately be removed.

But what if it’s persistent, and you can’t see the source? It’s not easy to remove white flies’ eggs. How do you treat powdery mildew? People usually remove the affected leaves, but there could be better ways, right?

Yes! Watch the video below to learn about one of the simplest recipes ever that actually work!

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Insects & Pests, Organic Gardening

(Video) Improve Your Garden’s Hospitality By Building A Bug Hotel

 

Invite more beneficial insects in your organic garden

You already know how much we need beneficial insects for our gardens. Many of them are pollinators, others protect our plants from other (less beneficial) insects.

Good bugs can be an immense help when it comes it maintaining a healthy balanced eco-system.

So, why not help them by building homes and hotels for them to reside, for as long as they need? Many of them just come and visit our gardens and then leave their eggs, for new bugs to come to life.

The video below shows the process of building such a bug hotel. You’ll also learn what type of ‘homes’ various beneficial insects prefer, and how to make sure you make your garden and home hospitable to these small workers.

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Insects & Pests

Bats In The Garden: The Ideal Pest Control

 

Here’s why you should care about bats and how to attract them to your garden

What jumps to mind when talking about bats? Halloween? Sure, but do you know that this is the only reason why bats have a bad rap?  Unfortunately, this is true.

Very few of us know that bats are incredibly beneficial for crops and produce. We know that birds eat bugs, but we forget that bats do the same.

It’s true they are nocturnal animals, but they love to eat nighttime bugs like mosquitoes and other harmful insects.

So, why not try to attract them to your garden or farm? You can.

Below you’ll learn what to do to make your garden or farm more inviting for bats, plus other tips.

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Insects & Pests, Tomatoes

(Video) How To Get Rid Of Hornworms Organically

 

Here’s the best pesticide-free solution for your garden

Hornworms can be an incredibly annoying (and disastrous) pest in any garden. These worms are very large and can eat a tomato plant within a few days, leaving only the stems. Literally!

Many gardeners may be forced to use some harsh methods and even go as far as purchasing a strong pesticide only so they can save their plants.

While we understand the frustration, we can also reassure you that there is a perfectly safe and pesticide-free solution to your problem.

It requires very little action on your part. You can literally let nature do its work, without letting all your plants die. A bit of strategy needs to be applied and you will surely win this battle.

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Insects & Pests

Burrowing Animals? How To Actually Resolve The Problem

 

Cute or not, burrowing animals can destroy your garden, but we know how to help you

Burrowing animals can be a huge problem in many parts of the United States. They are small and quick, and live mostly in the soil. Oh, and feed off your plants!

As you read further, you’ll get an insight into how to recognize the burrowing pattern of Ground Squirrel, Pocket Gopher, Vole, Groundhog and Mole.

Of course, the article won’t leave you scratching your head as to how to get rid of them, so as you proceed, you’ll learn how habitat modification, trapping and other methods would affect either of these animals.

You’ll be able to effectively protect your garden plants.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Insects & Pests

Protect Your Garden From Rabbits And Pests Humanely

 

No need for killing or trapping, just sabotage their efforts

Rabbits can be extremely damaging to your garden and any gardener will shiver when rabbits are mentioned.

While they are cute for an ordinary person, they are a real pest in the eyes of a gardener. Unfortunately though, may gardeners use non-humane ways to fight off rabbits and other animals. These methods include trapping, relocating, and even killing.

We don’t believe that you, as an organic gardener, would enjoy participating in such activities. This is why the following article will be a fresh breeze with humane alternatives for ‘fighting’ rabbits. There’s nothing damaging in these methods.

You only need to put in a little effort, but you’ll be glad to know that your garden is safe without the need for killing animals.

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Insects & Pests

Get Rid Of Yellow Jackets Organically

 

Easy to follow method

Yellow jackets, just like any insect out there, has a reason to exist, and hence (as much as we don’t believe it) are beneficial in their own way.

Using pesticides mean you will kill other beneficial insects, and we’re sure you don’t want to do that.

The following article features two easy, totally organic and natural, ways of attracting yellow jackets away from your food and juices on your garden table, so you can enjoy them in peace.

With more creativity and imagination you can expand these DIY projects and make sure you won’t be disturbed by these stinging insects ever again.

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