The green way to keep pests at bay
You don't have to spend a fortune on pesticides to look after your garden.
A fine spray of left-over washing up water will ward off aphids, while slugs can be deterred with beer traps and decoy plants such as comfrey.
Encouraging wildlife can also help. Frogs and toads eat slugs, and bats love mosquitoes. Small birds and ladybirds eat aphids.
Try growing companion plants that deter each others' predators. Good combinations are mint and beans, garlic and roses or carrots and onions.
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