Aphids, sometimes called plant lice are roughly the size of a pinhead, or slightly larger. They are easy to spot with the naked eye. Aphids are found in all climates where plants grow and can come in many colours from green to black. Most aphids have no wings, but those who do have wings about 4 times the size of their bodies. Aphids give birth to mainly live female larvae without mating and are known to produce 3 to 100 hungry larvae each day. Each …

Squirrel Repellent?  Want to stop squirrels from digging in flower pots without killing them?
Beasts! Vermin!! Tree Rats!!!
Squirrels can wreak havoc on your beautifully arranged flower pots, potted plants and gardens. You see, the sneaky little critters go digging in flower pots for nuts and seeds that they’ve hidden away for future munching. That just might even mean that they’ve started digging in your potted plants, or other places where they never possibly could have buried them in the first place.
I’ve spent many days re potting my …

Low Maintenance Landscaping
Gardening and Landscaping are great hobbies. Many people enjoy creating a wonderful garden to relax and socialize in. It is becoming increasingly common for homeowners and businesses to landscape their properties for aesthetic purposes. At times, little consideration is given to what impacts the species of plants you choose to plant will have on the surrounding environment as well as water, fertilizer and pesticide use goes. A very healthy alternative to planting a garden is landscaping with native plants.
What Are Native Plants?
If you take …

Environmentally Friendly Reel Mowers Lawnmowers
Rather than using a gas guzzling lawnmower, use a push mower
to cut the grass. Scientists and researchers say that a typical gas powered lawn mower produces the same amount of emissions as 43 cars. Thats HUGE! In north America, some 60 million lawn mowers run in succession every Saturday as homeowners tend to their lawns. Beyond that, EPA estimates that some 17 million gallons of gas end up seeping into the ground each year from spills resulting from filling lawn mower fuel …

Composting In Small Spaces
What Is Compost?
Compost is one of nature’s purest soil amendments. You can use compost to condition your soil, as a mulch to prevent weeds and retain moisture, and most importantly, use it to avoid using commercial fertilizers which are usually derived from nasty chemicals and minerals. Chemical fertilizers can actually do more harm to your soil than good. Once you begin adding chemicals to your soil, the natural organisms that occur within the soil are killed. These organisms assist in the breakdown and availability …

What is a Rain Barrel?
A rain barrel (a water butt in the UK) is a large barrel used in the collection of rain water as well as rain storage for future use.   A rain barrel is an excellent way of water conservation.  Rain barrels are typically installed below the downspout of eaves troughs from rooftops via rain gutters. Rain barrels are devices for collecting rain, as well as  maintaining harvested rain and rain storage.
Rain barrels are used in the collecting soft rain water for home use, water conservation, and developing …

Neem Oil
What Is Neem Oil?
Neem oil is a vegetable oil pressed from the fruits and seeds of the Neem tree. The Neem tree is an evergreen tree which is native to India. It has been introduced to many other areas of the world.
What Can I Use Neem Oil For?
Neem oil can be used as and entirely organic, and 100% safe pesticide. It is usually applied as a spray mixed with warm water, but is also used as a soil drench to combat pests below the surface of …

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 …