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Mother Nature's Best Fertilizers and Bug Repellents
Nature's Best Fertilizers and Bug Repellents. Some really good information here.
Natural Slug Control
Desperate Gardener: Natural Slug Control. Wow, I had no idea! We eat a TON of pistachios... going to start saving the shells now!
Last Day of 2011 (Updated) - Justine Larbalestier
Slugs will eat cornmeal, even though it kills them. Put cornmeal in a jar turned on its side near the affected plants.
Got Weeds? Use Vinegar
Homemade Weed Killer 1 gallon of white vinegar 1/2 cup salt Liquid dish soap (any brand) Empty spray bottle Put salt in the empty spray bottle and fill it the rest of the way up with white vinegar. Add a squirt of liquid dish soap. This solution works best if you use it on a hot day. Spray it on the weeds in the morning, and as it heats up it will do its work.
How to Get Rid of Cabbage Worms
Mix Flour & Baking Soda 50/50. Sprinkle mixture on Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale and other Brassica plants to kill the Caterpillars.