NATURAL GARDEN PESTICIDES

There are many different natural things you can use to keep bugs out of your gardens and of course there are quite a lot of different bugs from slugs, aphids to nematodes. I would like to share with you a few of the things my husband uses in our gardens. Getting rid of bugs in your garden is just as important as watering your garden especially if you want really good crops of vegetables. There is nothing better than picking your own vegetables from your garden that you have grown and looked after and its even better because you have not used any poisons on it.

Getting Rid of Slugs - You can sprinkle salt directly on them to get rid of them or you can put a bowl of beer down and they will crawl in and die. Another way is to lay copper wire sheeting around the base of your plants and it stops slugs.

Getting Rid of Nematodes - To help repel nematodes from your gardens plant marigolds all through your gardens it even makes your garden very colourful as well as repels the nematodes.

Getting Rid of Gnats, Flies and Mosquitoes - We plant plenty of basil around our front and back doors and we have a lot in pots around our patio where we sit. Water them well before you go out to enhance the aroma and the other thing you can do is grow a few smaller ones in small pots and put them on your windowsills inside to keep them out of your house.

Getting Rid of Aphids - Repel aphids by planting nasturtiums they also make your vegetable patch very colourful.