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Protect It. Pests are a part of life, even with the most perfect plots.
Sow Smart
Some insects are repelled by the smell of certain plants. Border your garden with edibles that bugs love to hate, such as mint, coriander and chives; purchase them in ready-to-plant containers from Colonial.
Scare Away Slugs
These slimers will polish off your growing plants before you can ask, "Who ate my Grub?" Scatter broken eggshells around young sprouts; the sharp edges will ensure slugs steer clear. Already under attack? Put a small container with a splash of beer in the center of your garden, level with the soil. When slugs sneak up to the watering hole, they'll fall in and drown.
Battle Common bugs
Aphids, a type of tiny insect, feast on a garden's tender shoots and are a widespread cultivation complication. Ruin their meal with a ring of pretty marigolds; aphids despise the scent.
All of these "Helpful Hints" are complimentary to you from childhood memories toiling in the numerous, many, many, many rows of a vegetable garden with my grandmother in Virginia. It was fun!
Save Big Growing Green can spare you green. Use this formula to see how much your garden's crop is worth.
(________x 0.5)x 1.79 = $________
Number of square feet in your garden times 0.5 times 1.79 equals the amount an average harvest would cost at the grocery store!
Happy Planting and Eating!!
