Natural Alternatives in the Garden
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Grow Your Own Herbs in Pots or in the Garden
Herbs have many household uses other than cooking and can help reduce our consumption of chemical pest controls.
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Grow Your Own Vegetables if Possible
Growing your own vegetables is a therapeutic and cost saving hobby.
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Home Composting
There are a number of good modestly priced bins available at hardware shops and nurseries, or you can make your own using bricks, bales of hay or wood.
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Recipes for a Healthy Garden
Spray recipes for a healthy garden.
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Use Companion Planting to Control Insects
Many plants will repel insects from attacking those that seem to be more vulnerable to attack.
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Use Natural Fertilisers
Organic fertilisers include animal manure and liquid plant manure.
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We Love to Garden
New Zealanders are a nation of gardeners.
