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Showing posts with label Pests-Diseases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pests-Diseases. Show all posts

August 22, 2024

Uses of Aloe Vera in Gardening | Benefits of Aloe Vera in Garden

Know how to use aloe vera in your garden to take full advantage of its magical benefits on plants. You can use aloe vera in your garden to make a natural fertilizer at home, as pest repellent and rooting hormone for plant propagation.

Aloe vera is a powerhouse of nutrients. It is rich in antioxidants, nutrients and enzymes, that offer numerous benefits to not only the human body but also to your plants and garden. Aloe vera can benefit your plants and your garden in many ways. Aloe vera can enhance plant health and contribute to a flourishing garden.

March 1, 2024

Black Spots on Mangoes? Causes, Fix & Are They Safe to Eat?

Your mangoes look perfect,until black spots suddenly appear.

Is it fungus, bacteria, or just harmless blemishes? Before you throw them away, read below to find exactly what causes black spots, how to prevent them, and which ones are safe to eat

Before you throw them away, read below.

Learn what causes black spots on mangoes and leaves, their symptoms, prevention and treatment. My mango tree in Sydney, Australia gets these black spots. Can you eat mangoes with black spots? The black spots on mango tree are usually due to a fungal infection or a bacterial infection.

February 10, 2023

Magnolia Tree Diseases: Little Gem Magnolia Common Problems and Solutions

Read below Magnolia Tree diseases and problems, their prevention and their treatment. Magnolia trees are generally susceptible to only a few diseases like scales, fungal disease, and black, brown or white spots on leaves. Most of the insects and diseases that a magnolia tree experiences are quite mild. But sometimes the problems on a magnolia tree can cause serious damage.

December 2, 2022

October 4, 2021

Horticultural Oil Sprays for Pest Control | Homemade Pest Oil Spray

Details on how to make homemade pest oil sprays to manage aphids, leaf miners, mites, etc. on lemon, lime, orange trees and all citrus and other trees. You will know how to make white oil for plants, find a homemade pest oil recipe below.

Oil sprays, known as horticultural oil or pest oil or white oil, are used to manage pest like scales, aphids,  caterpillars, leaf miners, leafhoppers, mites on fruit, vegetable plants, flower plants and ornamental plants. 

June 14, 2015

Companion Plants for Garlic

Know the companion plants for garlic to effectively repel the harmful insects or pests while retaining beneficial ones, thus keeping the soil healthy. Garlic is an excellent non-toxic pesticide and fungicide for the garden that work effectively to protect your plants from pests and diseases.

July 6, 2014

How To Control Black Spots on Roses

Know how to prevent, treat and control black spots on roses easily using the given home remedy. I am treating black spot on roses in Australia using rose black spot spray made at home as given below.

The black spots on rose leaves is a common and damaging fungal disease. The black spot disease usually occur during wet summers on roses.

April 17, 2014

How to Control Weeds In Lawns

Learn how to eliminate common weeds in garden and lawns. Some of the common weeds that grow in lawns and gardens are broad leaf weeds such as clover and ground ivy (creeping Charlie), dandelions, crab grass, sorrel, nettles, dock, cheapskate, sowthistles, sonchus oleraceus and S. asper (Asteraceae), etc. Not all lawns have the same type of weeds. 

December 20, 2013

How To Get Rid of Stink Bugs Off Citrus Trees | Organic Pest Oil for Bronze Orange Bugs

Learn how to get rid of brown orange stink bugs in garden using the home made natural bronze orange bug spray recipe given below which i am using in Australia to getting rid off bronze orange stink bugs on my lemon, lime and orange trees. This spray is also good for other citrus problems such as aphids, scales, sooty mold, leaf curling and also for roses to prevent aphids.

December 13, 2013

Citrus Bronze Orange Bugs

Details on bronze orange bugs and insects seen on citrus trees such as limes, lemon, oranges and mandarins are discussed. On a routine round of my garden, I noticed several dark brown coloured bugs sitting on young shoots of my lime tree sucking sap from young shoots of the plants. I noticed that many of the young leaves have wilted.