Garden Fertilisers, Pest Control and Herbicides in general Reviews

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

This is another quick filler for theediscerning's friends (and enemies). It regards and combines enemies too - slugs, and keep fit regimes. So forget the category dooyoo provide for a moment - he cares not about fertilisers and herbicides, as he does not garden. But he doesn't like seeing slugs at the cat's food when both ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

For anyone who loves gardening and plants, the myriad bugs and slugs who will feast upon your flora can be very depressing indeed. Some resort to chemical bug killers, but these can have serious repercussions for other creatures in the food chain, especially the wild birds. Encouraging natural solutions to your problems won't solve ...  Read the complete review

I have a daughter who is two and a half years old,a cat and i also have real problems with bugs eating all our herbs and veg that we grow in the garden and i got really fed up as everything i seemed to look at in the shop's seemed to be dangerous to children and animals. I went to Homebase and found the ideal pest control spray that ...  Read the complete review

Aphids make a mess of our plants but they provide food for the ants, who nurture, protect and spread them around.If aphids and other suckers are around in small quantities spraying them with a soap solution will get rid of them, but for a heavy infestation only poison will do. Having done the murderous job I noticed a great flurry of ant ...  Read the complete review

About five years ago, my local council decided to go green. As a result, everyone in the area with a garden was offered a wormery at a knockdown price. Being one with an eye for a bargain, as well as an enthusiastic organic gardener, I could not resist the chance to create my own compost. The wormery arrived, with easy ...  Read the complete review

No, nothing to do with Alice Cooper. This is a serious one. Those of you who have had the misfortune, or simply the poor taste, to read some of my other opinions, will know that I have great difficulty in staying serious all the way through. It’s probably some deeply rooted personality defect, or it may be just because I think ...  Read the complete review

This is something so safe I would use it in the nursery. I like it because there is no icky cleaning out of splattered bugs. It looks like a trendy table top lamp, and indeed, you could use it as such. It consists of a bulb, which attracts your undesirable guests, surrounded by two sticky boards that do the trapping required. ...  Read the complete review

I cannot use traditional pest killers or any chemicals in my garden as I have a pond and cannot risk them running into it! However this year I have been plagued by bugs!!.My beans grew and then were demolished almost overnight thanks to the slugs, so what can you do? For the slugs or snails an easy trap is cut oranges in half, scoop the ...  Read the complete review

You can trap slugs in your garden without using chemicals which can be quite expensive and unsafe for children and pets. Just save a few foil dishes from takeaway meals and set these into the ground. The tops should be about level with the soil surface.Place them wherever you have seen slugs. Put a little bit of beer in the bottom of the ...  Read the complete review

The Pathclear gun clains to kill all weeds in two to three weeks and to prevent their regrowth for up to six months. I have found that small weeds die within a few days and large ones are usually dead within two weeks. In fact they don't just die - they turn brown and then completely disappear so you don't even need to remove the dead ...  Read the complete review

I am an animal lover, but I don't really like finding buried cat turds in my flower beds or even worse, my kids digging them up in their sand pit. There are LOADS of cat/dog repellants on the market but all the ones I have tried dont seem to work all that well. The cat repellants have even kept my dogs indoors because they cant stand the ...  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. ...  Read the complete review

I was having a problems with slugs and snails damaging my plants. I have 2 dogs and i live in the country, so i needed a slug killer that was harmless to pets and wildlife. I discovered Growing Success Slug Killer, it protects your plants for 4 days, and you just put another application down, if they return. By using this slug ...  Read the complete review

I have used Bio slug pellets for more years than I care to remember, but now find that they're of limited use. I have quite a large garden and have a correspondingly large problem with slugs and snails. For the last couple of years, I have lost entire sowings of seeds and new plants to slugs, even though the pellets have seen off quite a lot ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

Snail Ban is a 100% organic snail and slug deterrent from 'Earth to Earth'. Snail Ban contains the by-product of opal mining and is a highly-absorbent mineral - this is why it deters snails and slugs as it absorbs the mucus they produce. In action this claim is very true - they hate the stuff so in theory it's a wonderful product. It ...  Read the complete review