As annoying as they can be, slugs are actually a benefit in your garden as long as there is a balance between them and their predators.  They provide food for various beneficial insects such as beetles.  Birds, a welcome  visitor to any garden love to devour slugs.  Toads, frogs and even centipedes gobble up countless slugs in every garden, so its essential that whatever method you use to repel slugs from your plants doesn’t harm these other creatures that not only eat the slugs, but naturally take care of other …

Whats better than having a sunny patch of your property to use as a vegetable and herb garden?  Well, growing all of those wonderful, tasty treats without the use of nasty chemical pesticides and fertilizers of course!  Thats one of the big reasons that I tend to grow alot of my own veggies through the summer.  That, and also because most vegetables that you find in supermarkets are picked before they are ripe, and allowed to ripen either on the truck or on the shelf at the store.  They never …

Composting happens naturally all around us every day. In the forests and other wild habitats all of the uneaten vegetation falls to the ground, is broken down over time by worms, insects and bacteria and becomes nutrient rich soil which feeds future generations of plants. It’s a beautiful cycle it is as it should be.
With a few simple steps you can reduce the garbage from your house by as much as one third and get nutrient rich soil called compost. This compost is perfect for your garden or house plants. …

Organic Weed Control
Chemical herbicides are very poisonous, and contain many known carcinogens and other toxic ingredients. Before chemicals herbicides were used in such a widespread fashion, natural and organic controls were used. Mechanical control including pulling weeds by hand was used to control weeds.
One way to selectively control weeds, especially those growing in cracks and rocks, is the use of vinegar and water. The solution is sprayed on individual weeds and has a definite effect in just a couple of days. Heres what you will need:

Vinegar
Spray Bottle
Water

Create …