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Vinegar (Acetic Acid) as a Herbicide

Household vinegar and other concentrations of acetic acid are effective, inexpensive, organic weed killers, if used properly. Here are some tips for getting the best weed control.

Is Cornmeal a Fungicide

Researchers at Texs A&M have discovered that cornmeal has powerful fungicidal properties and is effective on all kinds of landscape fungus problems, from turf grass to black spot on roses. Here’s how to apply cornmeal to treat fungus problems in your garden.

Pest Control in the Vegetable Garden

Another organic control has been added to the vegetable gardener’s arsenal with new studies that show adding worm compost can cut down on damage by sucking and chewing insects like aphids, caterpillars and mealy bugs.

Bagworms - How to Get Rid of Them without Climbing

If you have bagworms in your landscape, you’ve probably been told there’s not much you can do but cut them out of the tree and destroy them. New studies show promise that planting members of the Aster family, like daisies and gazania, near and/or around the susceptible tree will attract a natural predator of bagworm.