How To Protect Your Garden From Pests

Step 1: Routine Inspection

Routinely inspect your plants, checking for signs of insect damage. Early detection is best, and lets your plants know that you care.

Step 2: Pick Them Off

With your hands, remove unwanted bugs. Maybe wear some gloves in case they bite.

Step 3: Keep Your Plants Clean

Keep your plants clean. There is nothing more attractive to pests than the smell of rotting plants. Remove any dead or dying leaves.

Step 4: Barricade

To minimize the intrusion of rodents, use a wire or mesh barricade to keep them out. Make sure the barricade is large enough for the plant to continue to grow within it.

Step 5: Poison Them

If nothing else is working, pesticides are poisonous to bugs, but can be just as poisonous to you and your plants, so be careful. Be sure to research which pesticides and applications are best for your plants. Proceed with caution!