Articles for tag: Aphids, Deer Fencing, Natural Pest Control

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Natural Pest Control for the Organic Garden

It is a myth that you need to have special chemicals and expensive repellants in order to keep pests out of your garden if you are going to garden organically. There are many natural and organic measures that you can take to prevent birds, aphids, rabbits, deer, and other pests from making short work of ...

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A Guide to Companion Planting

Put nature’s ‘natural friendships’ to work for a healthier, more productive garden. Organic gardeners have used companion planting for years to cut down on pests and improve plant health. Companion planting is the practice of growing certain plants near one another for their mutual benefit. One plant may assist another by repelling or attracting insects, ...

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Removing Aphids from Red Currant Bushes

If the leaves of your red currants are looking discolored, blistered or puckered, they may have an aphid problem that needs to be addressed. Aphids are very small, barely visible to the naked eye. They have soft, fat, pear-shaped bodies and range in a variety of different colors from red, green, black, yellow and brown. ...

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Eight Ways to Get Rid of Aphids Naturally

Is it important to get rid of aphids and insect pests in your garden? Aphids have sharp mouths that pierce plant tissue allowing them to feed off plant sap. They subsequently secrete a sugary honeydew over leaves (this unfortunately attracts ants that happen to love eating the sap). They may attack all parts of the ...