Pests

Nature’s Own Pest Control Recently, a reader mentioned that she had spider mite problems afflicting her plants indoors and out. So that problem sent us into the research on spider …

We wondered if the solar fountain bird baths work. I mean do they really produce a consistent visible fountain of water flow? So we got one of the cheapest ones …

There’s one scent in fall we’d rather not experience: stink bugs! If you have them around, you may be wondering how to get rid of stink bugs in your house. The …

A Natural Solution Using Essential Oils That Are Safe for Dogs You can easily make homemade tick repellent spray for dogs and humans with essential oils that is surprisingly effective …

We love creating a natural biodynamic garden environment and use natural remedies whenever possible. Living in the woods with dogs and a cat, we wanted to learn about plants that …

If you live in the woods like we do, or around meadows, and you have animals, it can be super helpful to learn about animals and birds that eat ticks …

How to Keep Deer Away from Your Yard and Garden Plants Losing precious plants, trees and entire crops to demolition by deer and other creatures is distressing and discouraging. If …

What Are Black Bean Aphids? These black aphids are also known as black bean aphids. However, they’re not so named because they are specific to black beans. 🤓 They’re called black …

Is natural mosquito control effective? What about mosquito repellent plants and other remedies…? Are they myth or real? We LOVE spending time outdoors and in the garden. In fact we …

While there are no guarantees that hungry deer won’t eat your plants, there definitely are perennial deer resistant flowers to grow that deer tend to avoid if there’s other food …