Organic Gardening | Loving Nature's Garden

How can I keep down mosquitoes in my garden?

Dragonfly by Dawn Huczek

This question comes from reader Marci Payne in Missouri.

“What about getting rid of mosquitoes? Is that possible…”

Understanding mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are a tricky problem in hot areas of the world. Not only do mosquitoes bite, and cause allergies, many mosquitoes also carry diseases.

Even if your own garden has nowhere for mosquitoes to breed [...]

New mulch by spablab

Spring had sprung and the weeds with it; little bitty seedlings appeared everywhere.

But I was new to Kansas and didn’t even know what a Kansas weed was. There was nothing for it but to let the seedlings grow.

Why to mulch

I wish I’d known then what I know now – most garden [...]

The small waterfall by Hamed Saber

“Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.” – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1798.

What could be more important than fresh, clean water?

Water facts

Only 1% of Earth’s water is usable by humans. Water Science for Schools

About 70% of the adult body is water and [...]

Fall'n Leaves by MSVG

“Leaves are everyday miracle factories, perfectly designed to capture sunlight and trap CO2.” Alison Kerr, 2010

When fall comes around you might be scratching your head and wondering what to do with all those leaves your nature garden has produced for you.

And the challenge of what to do with fall leaves seems [...]

New gardeners, or those who want to try gardening but haven’t yet, tell me that they are scared of failure.

“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. ” Henry Ford, Quote Garden.

Of course the secret to vegetable gardening success is to try in the first place. Then again, you can always learn from [...]