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Garlic is considered an eco-friendly insecticide and is powerful against various pests (and no, I’m not talking just about vampires). Any pest, from moles to slugs, can be repelled by garlic. So, if you’re interested in using garlic to repel some local pests, let’s learn what does garlic repel? First of all, there are many…
Mulch is awesome. However, it has some drawbacks. One of these is that many bugs enjoy it. Mulch offers a relatively safe environment for bugs to dwell and breed. If you have it around your plants, it eventually becomes home to some pests. If you do not deal with them quickly, you could end up…
Although many people view snails and slugs as pests, they play an important part in our environment. There are many benefits of snails in the garden. Still, once they enter our garden, they frequently cause much trouble. Anyone who depends on cultivating their food is likely to have a snail infestation, especially if you grow…
Slugs are regarded as a pest because they can do a lot of harm to a vegetable garden. No amount of baiting or traps will ever catch them all, and they reproduce rather quickly. If you provide them with the perfect habitat to live in, they will eventually eat your entire vegetable garden. The best…
Do you occasionally see glowing eyes staring at you from the underbrush at night and hear high-pitched yips? You most likely have some coyotes around and you’re probably wondering how to deal with coyotes! That is to be expected, given that they are extremely successful predators. Simply put, they don’t always make the best neighbors….
Consider several factors if you’re considering getting a barn cat for your farm or homestead. The idea of a barn cat is synonymous with the traditional conception of a farm. Images of cats slinking around silos, dozing in hay bales, and twirling amid horses’ legs are ubiquitous. Cats are simple to find and raise since,…
