"Natural" Pesticides ...

Thank you for that…now if I had a way to shoo the neighborhood cats away without harmin’ them I’d be in good shape. They seem to think that my cutting and seedling beds are some sort of communal litter box.

-- A little dirt never killed anyone.

Wonder if it will keep slugs off?

Mickey, I don’t know if you have barberry bushes around, but cuttings from them sprinkled throughout a bed will keep animals away – it’s the thorns. I bought a bunch of cheap ones at Walmart and I grow them in the compost pile just to have thorny cuttings to use. It might help! I have feral cats here, too.

-- ~ Cindy, Virginia Appalachians, UDSA Hardiness Zone 6 ~

Do You have any organic herbicides? We have a nasty infestation of burning nettle and I am pretty sensitive to it (i think its revenge for my immunity to poison ivy)

boiling water?

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I’ll try it and let you know. Its worth a shot.
-off to boil up a pot of water…

you boil the water and I’ll cross the fingers!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)