1001 All-natural secrets to a pest-free property

1001 All-natural secrets to a pest-free property is the name of a book, written by Dr. Myles H. Bader, about one of my favorite subjects, the death and otherwise non-presence of pests without the use of chemical pesticides.  Plant-based solutions tend to be more effective in many cases.  Growing your own is a great way to test and develop new products and to test for effectiveness of your solutions.

Research for one of these projects usually takes a year or so.  Overlapping projects is a great way to compound the learning from each.  For instance, learning new calculus or differential math terms is a great way to increase your ability to retain and utilize linguistic concepts.

low water requirement plants that are also insect repelling

fringed sagebrush

• wormwood
• sagebrush
• creosote bush
• santolina
• silver wormwood
• any artemesia

lumber trees

• paulownia
• balsa
• ash
• birch
• poplar

 Other insect repelling plants

• marigold
• cedar
• pyrethrum daisies
• oregano
• garlic