A previous entry on controlling slugs and snails in the garden focused on trapping these destructive pests, today I wanted to share a few other methods for eliminating slugs and snails from the garden.

It’s been a rather frustrating year in the vegetable garden, thanks to a group of groundhogs that seem to have taken over the area. I knew woodchucks were very destructive and that a single animal could wipe out entire beds of healthy vegetable plants and flowers, but in the past I’ve never had this much trouble controlling groundhogs.

I’ve received several questions from gardeners expressing concern over their home grown tomatoes that develop sunken brown spots or black rot on their bottoms which totally ruins the fruit. The probable cause is a disease called Blossom End Rot which affects tomatoes, peppers, squash, and watermelons.

While looking around the garden recently, I was surprised by the many uses that I’ve found for an ordinary roll of vinyl coated garden fencing material. For me it’s the gardening equivalent of a handy man’s roll of all-purpose duct tape.

The use of Floating Row Covers is a great organic gardening technique for protecting vegetable plants from harmful insect pests.
Floating Row Covers can also be used to guard against frost damage and deter animals from eating young seedlings and vegetable transplants.
Organic Pest Control With Floating Row Covers
Floating row covers are a lightweight, almost transparent, spun [...]

Earthworm Castings are the excretions left behind by worms after they finish digesting the organic matter that makes up their diet.
The process of creating worm castings is probably the most efficient means of recycling kitchen and yard wastes.
Benefits of Worm Castings in the Garden
More than just a great plant fertilizer, castings are also a terrific soil [...]

Mushroom soil or mushroom compost is a great organic amendment for enriching the soil used to grow fruits, vegetables, and even flowers. I’ve written about mushrooms quite a bit in the past few weeks, from indoor mushroom kits, to growing mushroom logs outdoors.
Enrich Garden Soil With Mushroom Compost
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If you’re struggling with unsightly holes and mysterious damage to your plants, controlling garden slugs in the area may be the solution to the problem. Slugs appear at dusk and work throughout the night feeding on their favorite garden plants such as lettuce, cabbage, and Swiss Chard.
Interested in finding a natural solution for controlling garden [...]