Now that summer is here and many of you we hope are growing Organic Gardens, here are five helpful organic garden tips:
1. Make your own insecticidal spray by filling a spray bottle with water and ½ cup of liquid castile soap. For more of a repellent, add three cloves of finely chopped garlic and let spray stand for an hour before spraying.
2. Use beer as bait for your slugs. They love it so, bury a small bowl of beer in the most visited area and watch them drink. Clean your trap out every two or three days.
3. Grow garlic around your plants as it naturally repels pests.
4. Mail-order beneficial insects like ladybugs and mantis.
5. Create a bird sanctuary with feeders, baths and birdhouses. The birds will gobble up many of the pests and fill your garden with song.
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