Black Garden Ants Friend or Foe?
Black garden ants don’t traditionally cause problems on their own, but it is helpful to understand the advantages and disadvantages of ants’ presence in your garden. Check out our robust list of benefits and drawbacks to answer the questions, black garden ants friend or foe?
Top 5 Best Ways to Stop Deer From Eating Plants
There are all different kinds of things that you can do to dissuade and deter these graceful garden munchers away from your prized plants. These are the top 5 ways that we’ve found to stop deer from eating plants.
Natural Ways to Stop Slugs & Snails from Eating Plants
Slugs and snails are a lot like us in that they find the produce we are growing in our gardens delicious! There are several different ways to keep slugs and snails off of your plants and out of your garden.
Natural Way to Keep Ants off Plants
There is a fine line between a few beneficial ants, and an army covering everything in sight. When the scales tip from a few small ant hills to a full-blown urban development, it is time to look at natural ways to get rid of the vast majority in order to protect our plants.
How to Keep Your Plant’s Leaves Healthy: Essential Tips for a Thriving Garden
A plant’s foliage is often one of the first ways we can tell if that plant is happy, healthy, and thriving. From purchasing a plant at the garden center to keeping it happy in your garden, here are some timely tips on how to understand what your foliage is communicating to you.
Native Birds for Organic Termite Pest Control
In recent years, we’ve become more and more aware of the importance of protecting our native animals and valuable insects — it’s not just for the sake of ensuring the future of these creatures, although that’s certainly a valid enough reason in itself. But as organic gardeners, we know that everything in nature is connected, and when we break that chain — through soil destruction, loss of pollinators and the like — our very food sources are greatly impacted.
Organic Pest Control: Purchasing Good Bugs For Your Garden
We hear about the value of beneficial bugs in the garden all the time, and as gardeners, we want to do what we can to make sure our gardens are hospitable for these welcomed critters. But what if you don’t have the time or inclination to add to your garden routine in order to draw these bugs in? Are you just out of luck? Thankfully, no, because there are lots of places to buy bugs online. Here’s what you need to know before putting in your bug order.
Organic Garden Pest Control
While we tend to think of springtime as the busiest season for pesky bug activity, the fall brings its own set of garden-damaging creatures. That’s because many insects are seeking new homes for the colder months, so they are actively moving around your garden in the few months leading up to them.
Garden Helpers for Organic Garden Pest Control
As organic gardeners, we want our gardens to look great without resorting to chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. But raise your hand if you’re like me, and the sight of snails on your hostas and beetles on your squash makes you go from 0 to 10 in no time flat? Fortunately, there’s a secret weapon in the war on pests, and it comes in the form of 4-legged, 2-legged, or winged garden helpers. Many animals, including our pets, are some of the greatest allies we have in natural pest control — here’s a quick rundown of the animals you can put on your payroll.
How to Get Rid of Powdery Mildew on Plants
Sometimes when you walk through the garden, you’ll spot a disease on your plants that is difficult to recognize. Not so with powdery mildew, one of the most easily identifiable garden diseases out there. Which is good, because the minute you spot it, you can jump into action. But what is it, what causes it, […]