{"id":140,"date":"2012-03-14T14:05:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T14:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/?p=140"},"modified":"2017-03-11T02:44:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T02:44:55","slug":"garden-pest-control-home-remedies-that-work-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/?p=140","title":{"rendered":"Garden Pest Control &#8211; Home Remedies that Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are\u00a0you\u00a0tired of pests ruining your garden?\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0looking\u00a0for garden pest control- home remedies that work then you might want to continue reading this article and get a lot of ideas you\u00a0certainly\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0fight\u00a0those unwanted garden pests.\u00a0Termites in the garden are annoying and affect the health of your plants.\u00a0The process of controlling pests is\u00a0generally\u00a0a task many homeowners and gardeners need to\u00a0tackle\u00a0regularly.\u00a0Pests change with\u00a0season\u00a0and most often gardeners encounter different types of pest problems as seasons change. Different types of pests thrive in different types of climates. There are types of pests which\u00a0are commonly found\u00a0in\u00a0hot\u00a0climates, while there are also types which\u00a0are commonly found\u00a0in moist and\u00a0shady\u00a0areas.<\/p>\n<p>You\u00a0can choose to spend thousands of dollars and hire pest exterminators, buy sprays and chemicals to\u00a0fight\u00a0pest\u00a0in your garden or use natural home remedies which\u00a0have been used\u00a0from generations to generations with\u00a0a positive result\u00a0and success.\u00a0You\u00a0will be happy to know that a lot of these pest control remedies\u00a0utilize\u00a0items which\u00a0are commonly found\u00a0in most homes.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-141\" title=\"aluminum-foil\" src=\"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/aluminum-foil-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Aluminum Foil<\/h2>\n<p>Do\u00a0you\u00a0want to keep slugs and\u00a0hungry\u00a0insects away from your vegetation? Try the aluminum foil\u00a0trick. Preparation is straightforward. Mix garden mulch with strips of aluminum foil. This\u00a0has been found\u00a0to be truly effective in driving away bugs and slugs. Moreover, your plants will enjoy a solar\u00a0boost\u00a0due to the reflective\u00a0property\u00a0of\u00a0foil\u00a0which shines light back to your plants.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-142\" title=\"Mothballs\" src=\"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mothballs-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Mothballs<\/h2>\n<p>Aside from using mothballs for your closet, these are also\u00a0effective\u00a0in controlling insects in your garden. If\u00a0you\u00a0hate seeing bugs on your potted plants, then let mothballs\u00a0kill\u00a0these pests easily. Place the potted plant inside a clear plastic bag, add some mothballs, and\u00a0seal\u00a0it for a week. Take out the\u00a0plant\u00a0after a week and notice that it is already\u00a0bug\u00a0free. If\u00a0you\u00a0want\u00a0animals to stay away from your flowerbeds and garden, just\u00a0toss\u00a0some mothballs. These will\u00a0keep\u00a0rodents, dogs, and cats away from your\u00a0precious\u00a0plants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-143\" title=\"Onions\" src=\"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Onions-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Onions<\/h2>\n<p>This versatile vegetable has many uses.\u00a0Aside from culinary purposes, onion is an\u00a0effective\u00a0natural pesticide which can be used to\u00a0drive\u00a0away and\u00a0kill\u00a0bugs.\u00a0Make an onion concoction. Puree about 4 pieces of onions then add\u00a0couple cloves\u00a0of garlic, cayenne pepper about 2 tablespoons, and one quart of water then set aside. In 2 gallons of water,\u00a0dilute\u00a0about 2 tablespoons of soap flakes. Mix the puree together with the 2 gallons of water with soap in a blender and blend.\u00a0You\u00a0can use the mixture as an\u00a0effective\u00a0eco-friendly bug spray for your plants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-144\" title=\"Cucumber on White\" src=\"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cucumber-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/>Cucumber<\/h2>\n<p>Do\u00a0you\u00a0like\u00a0cucumber?\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0do not like this fruit (technically this is a\u00a0fruit, although generally sold as vegetable), then you are like the ants, mites, flies and wasps that hate cucumber.\u00a0Get rid of these pests in your garden by using cucumber as a natural pest control. Repel unwanted pests using this non-toxic ingredient. Slice up cucumbers and place these in your garden sheds and enjoy the result.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there are actually many home remedies which can help\u00a0you\u00a0control\u00a0garden pest.\u00a0Forget using pesticides and other toxic chemicals because there are many low cost ingredients\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0at home which can be effectively used to\u00a0eradicate\u00a0unwanted garden pests.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are\u00a0you\u00a0tired of pests ruining your garden?\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0looking\u00a0for garden pest control- home remedies that work then you might want to continue reading this article and get a lot of ideas you\u00a0certainly\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0fight\u00a0those unwanted garden pests.\u00a0Termites in the garden are annoying and affect the health of your plants.\u00a0The process of controlling pests is\u00a0generally\u00a0a task many homeowners and gardeners need [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":538,"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yudu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}