Introduction

If you’re a gardener, chances are that bugs have been, or will be, a problem for you. Insects are everywhere and they tend to be attracted to the smell of the plants you work so hard to grow. You may also have other critters like raccoons who want to pillage your garden in search of food. To prevent these things from happening, here are ten easy ways that I’ve found to keep bugs out of my soil:

Ten easy ways to keep the bugs from your soil

• Cover your soil with a layer of mulch.
• Use insecticide to kill bugs that are already in the soil, if you have a problem with them there.
• For this reason, you might want to consider skipping the insecticide and simply covering your soil with a layer of mulch instead (mulch is also good for keeping water in).
• Mulch can be made from many different materials: straw, composted leaves or grass clippings, pine needles—even shredded paper or cardboard boxes!

Using ladybugs to get rid of aphids.

Ladybugs are a vital part of your garden. These little insects have been used for thousands of years to get rid of aphids, which can be very damaging to your plants. There are many ways that ladybugs can help you, including:

• eating the aphids
• laying eggs on the leaves
• hiding under leaves when it gets too hot outside (they don’t like heat)

Placing diatomaceous earth on your plants.

Another method of using diatomaceous earth as a natural pest control is to spread it around in your garden, as well as on the soil around your plants. The fine powder that forms diatomaceous earth is made from fossilized diatoms. These fossils are remains of single-celled algae that have been crushed into a white substance called silica. The interesting thing about this material is that it sticks to insects like glue, which kills them by drying out their soft bodies. Diatomaceous earth can also be used safely around pets and children because it does not contain any toxic chemicals!

Neem oil to kill insects.

Neem oil is a natural insecticide derived from the seeds of the neem tree. It can be used as a spray or as a soil drench. Neem oil will kill insects on contact and is not harmful to humans or animals.

Neem oil contains azadirachtin, which is a safe, nontoxic compound that kills insects by interfering with their growth hormones. This prevents them from maturing into adults and laying eggs in soil that could damage plants later on.

Diatamaceous earth mixed with garlic and water, then placed in a solution that mosquitoes hate.

Diatomaceous earth is made from the fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of single-celled algae. The diatoms are ground into fine powder, which has been used as an abrasive for decades.

Garlic is a perennial bulb with an onion-like flavor. It’s also known to help ward off vampires and other supernatural beings!

Water is the most common liquid on Earth’s surface—and it can be used in many different ways (to cool down your food and drink, or even to make steam). But don’t try drinking it: not only would that be gross, but water will also kill you if you drink too much at once!

A solution is any mixture containing two or more substances that are combined together in such a way as to produce one homogeneous product; this means there can be no visible separation between any of its components after mixing them together properly.”

Cleaning your garden of debris, so there are no hiding spots for pests.

You can keep pests away from your garden by cleaning it up. The best way to do this is to regularly pull weeds and debris out of the garden bed, because small pieces of debris can become a hiding spot for bugs and critters. By removing them before they breed, you’ll avoid having to deal with the problem later on.

Use a Tanglefoot solution to stick bugs on, so they don’t reach the plants they want to eat.

While it may seem like a good idea to squash bugs and critters, this is not the best approach. If you kill them, they will be unable to digest their food, which means that their bodies may go rotten and smelly in your soil. This can attract even more harmful insects such as cockroaches and maggots, so it’s important that you do not kill those pesky bugs!

Instead of killing them, try using a tanglefoot solution! This sticky substance will trap insects in place so they cannot harm your plants or flowers. The best part is that there are many types of these solutions on the market today!

Plant marigolds, nasturtiums, and radishes near tomatoes to help keep bugs away.

Planting marigolds, nasturtiums, and radishes near your tomatoes will help keep bugs away. Marigolds are known to attract bugs that eat other bugs. Radishes repel aphids, beetles and mites from plants in their vicinity. Nasturtiums repel many types of insects such as whiteflies, spider mites and Japanese beetles.

Keep mites away by spraying plants with insecticidal soap.

For example, you can use insecticidal soap to get rid of mites. Insecticidal soap is a mixture of soap and oil that kills bugs by coating their bodies and suffocating them. Spray the plants with insecticidal soap once every three weeks to keep mites away.

Get a sevin dust product 5% carbaryl and dust it on plants that cats tend to pee on.

One of the best ways to keep cats off your plants is with a sevin dust product 5% carbaryl. Cats are attracted to the smell of sevin dust, so if you apply it around areas that get peed on, it will deter them from using them as a bathroom. This can be done by sprinkling a light layer of the dust onto the base of any shrub or plant and watering it in lightly with water after application. Another great way to keep cats away from your soil is by planting catnip and marigolds around it! Catnip has an odor that cats can’t stand, while marigolds have a strong smell that they don’t like either!

You can also try planting yarrow near your soil as well: not only does this plant smell bad for cats (and other animals), but its leaves look similar enough to urine that any cat who tries peeing there will find themselves confused—which might just make them go somewhere else instead of going on top

Plant dill, fennel, yarrow, and catnip near your tomato plants to keep cabbage worms out of your garden.

Plant dill, fennel, yarrow, and catnip near your tomato plants to keep cabbage worms out of your garden. These plants will attract beneficial insects that will eat cabbage worms. The insects will also help pollinate your tomato plants.

Learn ten easy ways to keep the bugs from your soil

• Diatamaceous Earth (DE): DE is a naturally occurring sedimentary rock that’s been around since the dinosaur era. It contains tiny little fossilized shells, called diatoms, which are sharp enough to cut through the waxy exoskeleton of insects like ants and cockroaches. You can sprinkle DE on your plants or in your soil to keep pests away without harming them.
• Neem Oil: Neem oil is extracted from an Indian tree called neem, which has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. Its insecticidal properties make it great at repelling both bugs and disease-carrying pathogens like mites and fungi without harming beneficial insects like bees or ladybugs (which eat aphids).
• Garlic Water: This natural spray repels mosquitoes by masking their scent with garlic cloves soaked in water for two days before use—which also makes your garden smell amazing!

Conclusion

In conclusion, there are several ways to prevent insect pests from infesting your garden. Hopefully this article has given you some ideas of what you can do and how to do it.