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Wildlife
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Wildlife
Gardening Tips
- Use
natural predator control. Insects and other small invertebrates can
be your best friends when it comes to controlling pests in your garden
and vegetable patch. Planting annuals such as marigolds among your
vegetables will attract a wealth of beneficial insects, such as ladybirds
and hoverflies, which will eat aphids.
- Try
to avoid the use of chemicals, such as pesticides and fertilisers.
Almost all chemicals will kill plants and animals beyond those targeted.
Work with nature rather than against it.
- Ask
for peat-free products when buying from your local garden centre.
Peat extraction is damaging a fragile wild habitat that cannot be
recreated so avoid using peat in the garden. Instead, make your own
compost from kitchen and garden waste.
- Incorporate
a pond. Water bodies - even very small ones - are wonderful for wildlife.
If you are short of space try placing a container, such as an old
enamel or china sink, in your garden. Remember to add a few stones
at one end, so that frogs and toads can get out easily.
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