Blog List Category: Pesticides

Vinegar is Now the Active Ingredient in Roundup

Roundup is a household name in gardening and farming communities. Initially known for its glyphosate-based formula, it has…

Vinegar Weed Killer Myth

Commercial weed killers have been banned in a number of Countries including Ontario, Canada and people are now looking for…

Best Way to Wash Fruits and Vegetables

We all wash fruits and vegetables and so it is surprising that many food blogs are giving out the wrong information about how…

Are the Chemicals in Coffee Safe?

Did you know that coffee contains thousands of chemicals and some are carcinogens. Is coffee safe to drink? In my previous…

Herbicide Contaminated Compost, Straw and Organic Fertilizer

Over the last 20 years there have been a number of news reports about herbicide contaminated manure, compost, straw and…

Natural Weed Killers – Do Organic Herbicides Work?

Weeds, weeds everywhere! Gardeners are looking for the best natural weed killer to get rid of them. Roundup certainly works…

Should Hydrogen Peroxide Be Used in the Garden?

If you spend any time on social media or reading popular gardening blogs you already know that hydrogen peroxide does all…

The Truth About Btk – Bacillus thuringiensis var. kustaki

Everybody is talking about Btk because of the gypsy moth outbreak this year. This microbial pesticide kills caterpillars but…

The Truth About Roundup and Glyphosate – That Every Gardener Should Know

Several years ago I was going to write a post about Roundup and glyphosate, its active ingredient, but decided against it…
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