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In Your Garden
General Garden Practices:
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Grow various flowering plants to provide nutrients for
beneficial natural pest predators, such as birds, ladybugs,
lacewings, toads and garter snakes.
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Remove ivy, standing water, pet waste, and rotting fruit,
and manually remove eggs, larvae and cocoons to reduce the
amount of pest occurrence.
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Naturally eliminate snails by collecting them in an over-turned,
propped up clay pot, or in shallow pans of stale beer. Prime
times for this collection are in the Spring and late Fall.
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Water the lawn early or late in the day and use water efficient
devices. Even during the hot summer months, there is no need to
water everyday. Water only as needed. Check sprinklers for proper operation to eliminate
runoff into streets and storm drains.
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Make natural fertilizer by composting garden trimmings.
Chemical Use in Gardens:
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READ THE LABELS and FOLLOW DIRECTIONS carefully
when using insecticides, herbicides and fertilizers. Look for
less-toxic products such as biological pesticides, oil sprays
and insecticidal soaps. And remember, more is not always
better!
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Use chemicals sparingly and never use them around water, drains,
bare ground, or if rain is predicted within the next 24 hours.
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Avoid spills and don't rinse them away if they do occur. Absorb
them with sawdust or kitty litter and dispose of the absorbent
from larger spills to the Permanent
Household Hazardous Waste Facility.
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Avoid using copper sulfate root killing products.
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Further prevent erosion by cutting the grass frequently and
leaving at least two inches of the blade; this encourages deeper
root growth which holds the soil in place.
For more information on hazardous waste disposal, call San
Joaquin County Solid Waste at 468-3066.
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Prevention Main Page.
REMEMBER
Only Rain Down the Drain!
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