Guide

To remove concrete from a garden, break it into small sections, control dust with water, then recycle or reuse the rubble responsibly.

To strip chlorine from garden water, use an activated carbon filter, vitamin C, or let sun and aeration drive off chlorine before watering.

To clear large weeds, pull the roots cleanly, mulch 2–3 inches, and use cut-stump on woody pests so regrowth stops.

To move chipmunks out of a garden, combine exclusion, food control, and targeted trapping with legal, humane practice.

To keep cats out of gardens, combine barriers, motion-sprinklers, prickly mulch, and scent cues—skip risky tricks like mothballs.

To clear caterpillars from gardens, hand-pick, shield plants with covers, and use Bt or spinosad on young larvae for fast, targeted control.

Lift the mess with a bag, seal it, trash it, then treat the spot and block repeat visits to keep your garden safe.

To clean bird droppings from garden furniture, dampen, lift, wash with mild soap, rinse, and dry to prevent stains and etching.

Cut new vines weekly, dig out white roots deeply, smother or solarize beds, and spot-treat regrowth to clear bindweed from gardens.

A garden bee nest is best handled by identification and pro relocation; keep distance, avoid sprays, and seal sites only after bees leave.