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Common garden problems and organic pesticides free solutions

Problem: Weeds in lawn or garden
Control: corn gluten meal

Problem: Weeds in sidewalk, patio stones, driveway, etc.
Control: acetic acid (horticultural vinegar); herbicidal soap/ fatty acids

Problem: Grubs in lawn
Control: nematodes Problem: Aphids on plants
Control: insecticidal soap/fatty acids; pyrethrum/pyrethrins

Problem: Black spot, powdery mildew on plants or flowers
Control: sulphur

Problem: Ants, earwigs, cockroaches
Control: silicon dioxide/diatomaceous earth; borax/boric acid

Problem: Scale on plants
Control: mineral/horticultural oil

Problem: Slugs in garden
Control: silicon dioxide/diatomaceous earth; ferric phosphate

Problem: Caterpillars
Control: Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt.)