Way back , whenever some plague took over my vegetable garden , my father would say me I had two option : go pray in the toolshed or go get the Sevin . Reluctant to disperse the deadly pulverisation , I ’d seek blessing until the crop teetered on the edge of extinction . Then the insecticide follow out of hiding .

But the verity is , Gardner have achoicewhen it comes to   dealing with garden pestis . That ’s the message the authors ofCommon Sense Pest Controlwant to share with the earth . First printed by Taunton Press in 1991 , the book was a rotatory tome of solid ground - friendly options for deal with general garden pests . vulgar Sense Pest Controlhas been revamp and refreshed , and will be on sale starting March 5 , 2013 . As part of an greater celebration of the   reprinting , we ’ve ask round co - author and editor Steven Ash to take overFine Gardening‘s Facebook wallto answer your pest - related questions .

If you   have a job with a pest in the garden , postulate Steve about it by post a enquiry on onour Facebook wallbetween1:00 and 2:00 post-mortem examination ESTonSunday , February 17 . He ’ll be there , waitress to answer you as best he can .

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