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• Improve your soil. Find a local nursery and take them a sample of your soil. They can test it and tell you what you need to improve it.

• Let the good bugs do their work. Beneficial Insects

• Choose the right plants. Choose types that are resistant to disease and pests and are not water hogs. Also choose many different types of plants, makes you less vulnerable to diseases.

• Don’t jump for the chemicals at the first sign of bugs. Most bugs are beneficial in the garden. Try knocking the bugs off with a spray of water, or cutting off the diseases area of the plant.

• Avoid using pesticides, they end up killing more than you intend.

• Choose Native plants, they are already adapted to your environment and will require less time and effort from you.

• Weeds Happen! Get used to it. Try ground covers you can step on or crowding them out by spacing planting s closer together.

• Fertilize Naturally. Composting

• Water Smartly.

  • Water less frequently but for longer periods of time. This will give your garden a deeper watering and promote deeper roots.
  • Water between 5 am and 10 am, so that water is less wasted through evaporation, and leaves have time to dry out.

• Use Mulch. It crowds out the weeds, saves water and feeds the soil.

July 29th, 2007 at 11:31 pm by bibi in Green Action, Green Homes, New Green Ideas

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