Organic Gardening: Natural Pest Control

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Organic Gardening: Natural Pest Control

Another thing that new organic gardeners become confused about, and sometimes even frustrated with, is figuring out how to control pests and bugs in their gardens. It doesn’t matter if you’re growing roses, annuals, perennials, bushes, trees, vegetables or something else… all plants have one or more bugs which seem to like to feed on either the plant leaves and stems, the flowers themselves, or both.

The most natural way to control pests in your garden is to simply hand pick the bugs off of leaves and flowers as you find them. This is a time consuming process for large gardens though, and many people do not like controlling pests this way alone. Thankfully there are many other things you can do to help with the process naturally though.

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Natural Pest Repellant Plants

Natural Pest Repellant Plants

Mother Nature has a wonderful way of balancing things out. And as avid, capable gardeners, we can take advantage of some of the natural balancing tools she has given us.

Take mosquitoes for instance. Anyone who is driven inside regularly at twilight, or has been unable to enjoy a nice midnight barbecue, swim, or family gathering in the garden because they’re eaten alive by these pesky little biters will be happy to know: There are several natural ways you can keep them away from your outdoor living spaces. And these natural ways of course involve putting in certain types of plants, which tend to be natural pest repellants.
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