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This picture shows damage to one of my eggplant bushes done by earwigs and slugs.  If left alone this plant will die in a matter of weeks.81

How To Get Rid Of Slugs and Earwigs With Beer

Learning how to get rid of slugs and get rid of earwigs at the same time is easy. Earwigs and slugs are two of the most common garden pests. They can go unnoticeable in small amounts, but when there are a...

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Ants in the garden? They're on your side

Ants are an acquired taste for most gardeners. Coming from a country where we have ants called bullants which are nearly 3 inches long and will try to intimidate and stare down humans, I can sympathize....

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Organic Gardening How To - Kitchen Recipes for Organic Garden Pest Controls

Controlling garden pests with many of the things from your kitchen is a simple organic gardening how to. Many of these recipes are intended to be sprayed on your organic garden plants. When you do spray...

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Natural Pest Control for Your Organic Garden

Natural pest control for your organic garden is not as difficult as you may think. Have you ever wondered if there was a way to get rid of those pests in your garden rather than using unhealthy pesticides? ...

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Organic Pesticides - Getting Rid of Garden Pests Organically

Everyone gets pests in their garden at some time or another and rather than turning to chemical insecticides and repellents there are some very safe, natural and non-toxic options available. Organic pest and...

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Rabbits In The Garden

Rabbits may be cute, but the serious gardener knows that they can be a huge pest. Rabbits are attracted into your garden because of all the tasty food to be had, and they stay because of the lack of predators...

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Natural Garden Pest Control

If you love gardening and care about the environment, then you’ll want to know how to control garden pests naturally. Sure, there are plenty of chemical pesticides that will help, but these can be toxic to...

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Ladybugs are a gardener's best friend.

Ladybugs (Hippodamia convergens) are not really bugs but beetles. Ladybugs like having large pest populations to eat, which helps stimulate them to mate and lay eggs. When food is harder to find, adult...

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Some interesting things in the garden

At a recent garden talk that I gave to a large group of gardeners, a vegetable gardener delivered a green, cherry tomato-like fruit to the talk last week for identification. The owner explained to the group...

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Organic Gardening Pest Control

You've taken the time and put in the right additives to create your organic garden, now it's time for some organic gardening pest control.We want to keep our organic garden's free from harmful pests that...

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