Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Dee, and I hate pests. I have struggled with many pests in my home, but contrary to popular misconception, these pests have been bigger than mice or cockroaches or ants. Rather, I have had squirrels in the attic and various marsupials living under my porch. This blog is devoted to getting rid of the larger animals. It contains everything I have learned about removing and deterring these creatures. If you hate pests but want to focus on the larger pests, you have come to the right place. Please explore my blog and enjoy!
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Keeping your own vegetable garden, whether in your garden or at an allotment, is an incredibly rewarding thing to do. First of all, you will have the reward of seeing something grow from nothing, all because of your loving care. Secondly, you will actually be able to eat the vegetables that you produce, and they are certain to taste ten times more delicious than the pesticide riddled veggies that you buy from the supermarket.
But there is a reason why supermarket vegetables are coated in pesticides, and that's because outdoor pests are a real problem, and they will want to eat up your delicious veggies just as much as you do. So what kinds of natural pest control can you implement in your vegetable garden to stop this from being a problem?
Eggshells. Most families get through a decent number of eggs each week, through eggs on toast breakfasts, omelette lunches, and weekend baking activities. But instead of throwing the shells away, crush up the shells and put them on your vegetable patch. First of all, they work as a fantastic fertilizer, giving your soil a calcium boost. And secondly, they will stop slugs, snails, and caterpillars from chomping on your green veggies. This is because these critters have very soft underbellies, and an eggshell to them is like a razorblade.
Neem oil. If you have ever experienced aphids in a vegetable patch, you will know how these pests can destroy everything they come into contact with. They particularly love veggies like cabbage, broccoli, and kale, causing the veggies to yellow and sometimes even causing a black fungal growth all over the vegetables that render them inedible. But don't worry – neem oil could be your saviour. Neem oil is completely natural and non toxic, so it is safe for your plants, and yet aphids hate it. Spray on too much oil, however, and you could destroy your plants, so be sparing – restrict yourself to spraying just once a week.
Garlic. If the pests in your garden are somewhat larger, like moles or voles, you probably find that the roots of your vegetables are being nibbled at. In this case, garlic is your ally. Crush up cloves of garlic with water to create a garlic water spray and spritz this over your affected vegetables, not forgetting the roots because moles like these the best. Moles simply don't like this smell or taste and will scurry off somewhere away from your vegetable patch if it smells like garlic. It can also be useful to actually plant garlic bulbs in your vegetable garden to keep the moles and voles away.
For more information, contact a pest control company.
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