Category: pests & weeds

A common difficulty that orchard-keepers run into is rabbits and hares eating bark from their fruit trees, especially during the winter. This can kill a fruit garden, undoing years of work and care. Common solutions are imperfect: if rabbits are hungry enough, they can get through a fence, or through tree protectors. And in the…

Usually, when you have a problem, you look for a specific, effective solution. But in horticulture and farming, it is difficult to find permanent, comprehensive solutions. If aphids appear on your strawberries, you ask: “how do I get rid of aphids on my strawberries?”. If comfrey grows in your potato field, the question arises: “how…