Garden Fertilisers, Pest Control and Herbicides in general

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE ANT GAZETTE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dateli ne: Tuesday 13th July 2004 Reports have been received from our roving reporters of a horrific attack on the Irish ant community that took place on two consecutive days, Sunday 11th and Monday 12th July 2004. A large and thriving ant colony in the environs of the Dublin suburb of Walkinstown has been practically wiped out in a demonic onslaught by a human being of unknown origin who goes by the pseudonym of ?the mad cabbie?. This human has been identified as the same person who savagely ...  Read the complete review

A couple of Summers ago we suffered from an ant problem in our home. The problem was caused by a combination of the hot weather and wall ties not properly filled in by contractors employed by our landlord. So, as a result the ants had been finding their way into the house through these holes. We contacted our landlord who merely told us to contact the environmental health department of our local council, which I thought was appalling considering the fact that it was due their contractors shoddy work that we were having the problem in the first instance. However, we did contact environmental health only to be advised that it would cost us £30 for someone to call ...  Read the complete review

My favourite four year old put her pony into Daisy's loosebox and then wandered over as I mucked out my own. "Val". "Yes Brie" "Do mice have legs?" "Yes Brie. Why do you ask?" "Well. I've never seen their legs." I realised what she meant as a tiny live object shot up the stable wall in a brown blur. The mice in the stableyard, when disturbed, move so fast that I haven't seen their legs either. We are all so used to them that we would miss the little mites if they were eradicated. They are not a problem since we keep our feed in bins and any droppings would be swept up ...  Read the complete review

I have spent far too long trying to keep weeds off my path - especially from between blocks. I do not like to use chemicals but have found a method inherited from my grandmother works - at least for well over a month. This is the salt and boiling water method. Both are easy to apply just to xracks using a salt dispenser and.or brushing afterwards. Then it is easy to pour the hot water into the cracks. Best done in a dry spell as it is not diluted. This is not a jooke - it works for me. Oh and incidently it discourages slugs ..... ...  Read the complete review

Not everyone wants to fill their garden with pesticides, I know I don't. Did you know chemicals aren't the only way to control pests? By making your garden wild life friendly you will find it unusual to be plagued by any pest. Birds, frogs, hedgehogs, ladybirds and other insects all help in the battle against the less desireable inhabitants. In fact if you use too many pesticides you end up killing the pest-eating animals and it is then easy for the pests to get completely out of control. There are several safe ways to control the number of slugs in your garden, one you may have heard of is beer traps. Snails love beer and if you sink ...  Read the complete review