2. Use Basic Pest and Animal Control Techniques
Before you start putting together a homemade, natural pesticide, make sure that you have put basic methods in place to deter animals from disturbing your garden. For example, if your yard doesn’t have a fence around it, you could end up dealing with a wider variety of issues such as deer dining on your food.
You should also consider putting a smaller fence around the perimeter of your garden. Other proven methods for reducing garden damage include row covers, individual collars of fences for young plants, bird netting and cloches.
Keep in mind that any fencing will need to go several inches into the ground to ward off rabbits. Weeding your garden on a regular basis is another proven method for reducing insect issues.
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