Slugs Ruining Your Garden? Get Ducks!
This is not a joke. Ducks are excellent finders and consumers of slugs and snails, plus many other insects andContinue Reading
Category: Harmful animals
10 Ways of Keeping Birds Safe From Your Cat
Isn’t it wonderful to hear the chirping of birds in your garden, watch them feast on the seeds you putContinue Reading
Killing Deer With Kindness
We’ve all been told not to feed wild animals, that it’s not good for them and that Mother Nature knowsContinue Reading
No-Dig Method for Planting Bulbs
Did you know that it’s possible to plant bulbs without digging a hole? Simply loosen the surface soil, add aContinue Reading
A Terrier to Control Deer?
Can a tiny Jack Russell terrier chase away deer ten times his size? A reader from Rawdon, Quebec says heContinue Reading
When Fruit Flies Invade Your Compost Pile
Composting is so simple: you just add kitchen and garden waste to a pile or bin and stir it fromContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Cornmeal Makes Ants Explode
There are all sorts of garden myths, but one of the strangest is certainly the one that suggests if youContinue Reading
Flea Beetles: the Shotgun Insects
Here’s one insect where damage is certainly much more noticeable than the insect itself. The plant’s leaves – especially theContinue Reading
Do Animal Repellents Really Work?
Probably every gardener will have to deal with an undesirable animal or bird at some point: a groundhog grazing onContinue Reading
Deer Proofing Your Garden
Deer are causing more and more problems to gardeners. As homes spread out into their territory, they become habituated toContinue Reading