Pests & Disease
What’s bugging you? Browse and learn how to prevent and control common garden pests, disease, and extreme conditions – organically!
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How to Make a Homemade Gopher Basket for Trees
Are pesky gophers chewing on your trees? Come learn how to make a homemade gopher basket to protect trees from gopher damage. Our DIY hardware cloth gopher baskets are large, effective, affordable, durable, and easy to make! Tips for planting trees…
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7 Ways to Protect Plants From Frost Damage
Frost can make gardening a little more challenging, but certainly not impossible! Come learn 7 easy and inexpensive ways to help protect your plants from frost damage and extend your growing season - including row covers, planting site and variety selections,…
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Organic Slug & Snail Control: 10 Ways to Stop Snails or Slugs
Are snails and slugs attacking your garden? Read along to learn 10 ways to organically control snails and slugs, to keep your plants looking fresh and slime-free! We’ll go over preventative measures, manual removal, traps, physical barriers, and organic products to…
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What is Diatomaceous Earth? How to Use DE for Garden Pest Control
What the heck is diatomaceous earth? Come learn all about DE, and how to use it in your garden for organic pest control! We’ll explore what pest insects DE kills, notes on safety and limitations, and how to apply it for…
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Organic Aphid Control: 9 Ways to Get Rid of Aphids
Aphids are very common, frustrating, and attracted to a wide variety of plants. Fortunately, there are many easy and organic ways to control aphids in the garden. Read along to learn 9 different ways to get rid of aphids, and keep…
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Using Hoops and Row Covers for Garden Pest Control, Shade & Frost Protection
Read along to learn all about using hoops and row covers in the garden for organic pest control, or to extend the growing season by protecting plants from frost or heat. We'll talk about row cover materials like shade cloth, frost blankets,…
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How to Kill Grubs & Garden Soil Pests Organically w/ Beneficial Nematodes
Are white curl grubs eating roots in your garden soil? How about pest beetles munching on your plants? Come learn how to kill them with beneficial nematodes! Using beneficial nematodes to control grubs in your garden is easy, effective and organic.…
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Companion Planting 101 (w/ Garden Companion Planting Chart)
Curious about companion planting? Come dig in to learn what companion planting is, tips to get started, and how it can benefit your garden by attracting beneficial insects and pollinators, deterring pests, increase biodiversity, and more! A free printable companion planting…
