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Got pests? Try companion planting

Got pests? Try companion planting

Other plants can work just as well as pesticides, without the nasty chemicals

Aug 08, 2021
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Lavender repels slugs naturally. (Mario Mendez via Unsplash)

Many of you are writing in for suggestions to combat garden pests naturally. There are a lot of home remedies; some work, others don’t. But you can discourage insects from chomping on your pl…

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