Keeping pests from feasting on your garden, Without pesticides.

     Today I sprayed my garden to keep the pests away. I am obviously not at all interested in spraying any chemical pesticides on my garden so I do it with all natural items that will keep bad bugs away. Here is what I do:

     First, I always line my garden with marigolds, beautiful, natural and they keep bad bugs away. 

     As you can see, its a small bush of beautiful flowers, lining your garden. They're great!!

     Another thing I do is spread a little diatomaceous earth. Natural bug killer. You can even mix some of this in your soil. Here is what I used: 

     Today I sprayed my garden with neem oil. This is perfectly natural, safe and effective. You might even find it in your toothpaste, its wonderful for gum health! You will find directions on the bottle of neem oil you buy, but for mine today,(which I got here ) I mixed 32 ounces of water with 1 tsp of natural, unscented dishsoap. Shook it up then added 1 tsp neem oil. Shook it well then sprayed my plants. Top and bottom of leaves and the soil. I will do this, once a week, for 5 weeks. Here is what I used:

     Another way to keep bad bugs out of your garden is by adding good bugs. One of our favorite bugs around here, happens to be ladybugs. Ladybugs are one of the best bugs for your garden. We have been seeing them all over our plants and trees. This beauty, we spotted today on our apple tree:

     Squirrels are a bit harder to keep away, so far our pinwheels have done the trick! Give them a try  

     I hope some of these tips help in your garden! Do you have any natural ways of keeping pests away from the garden? If so, please share!!!

~ Janet ✌