Showing posts with label pests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pests. Show all posts

Sunday, March 15, 2026

How to Use Orange Peels in Your Garden to Boost Plant Health and Deter Pests

 


Photo source:  Martha Stewart

"Oranges are delectable fruits packed with vitamin C, but believe it or not, orange peels have several benefits for your garden. The peels can act as a compost material to enrich your soil or be used in the garden to deter common pests like aphids. Rather than throwing your peels away, we spoke to gardening experts who shared their tips for using orange peels in the garden."  Comments from Martha Stewart.com

As an organic gardener, I am always happy to learn more about using things like orange peel that we usually discard to benefit our garden.  So many benefits, but has to be done in certain ways to see the results.

Click here to go to the Martha Stewart.com article.



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Friday, July 17, 2015

Companion Planting Top 10 Plants




One of my organic gardening habits is to plant marigolds with my peppers and tomatoes since they assist in keeping the pests away.  Making small changes in your gardening routine can make a big difference.

The blog Imperfectly Happy has posted an article on Companion Planting that is very helpful and informative if you are interested in adopting some of these practices in your garden!  Click here to go to the article.



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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Nasty Grasshoppers Caught In The Act!


Not only have they chewed up most of our
 plants, but now we caught them in the
 act of having sex in our front yard.

Shameless grasshoppers . . . I hate them!



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