Rats are a nuisance in the garden. They damage plants, leave droppings, and carry diseases. But there are many simple, inexpensive DIY strategies to help you learn how to keep rats out of the garden.

It’s gut-wrenching when the almost-ready-to-harvest lush lettuce and tender tomatoes that you’ve spent months painstakingly tending are ravaged by rodents or butchered by bugs. Some garden pests are ...

Fallen fruit and bird seed can attract rats, so households are being urged to pick it up off the ground in their garden to deter them ...

The pest that we all dread in the garden is the rat. They are drawn to the garden by a food source, a supply of food that keeps them coming back. Rats will build a home close by. So what can we do ...

You might not always catch sight of rats in your garden, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t there. In your garden, there may be some subtle signs hinting at their presence. Fortunately, tackling the ...

FIFTH WARD – Neighbors in a Fifth Ward neighborhood said they want the rodent and fly infestation coming from a community garden to go. “Look at all the flies,” said Rodney Thomas. “They’re all over ...

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