<h1>Protecting Vegetable Gardens</h1> <p>This is Yard Rescuers and we&rsquo;re going to teach these neighbours how to get the lawns and gardens they&rsquo;ve always wanted, so join us to see how we can bring these yards back to life in just a few easy steps with help from the latest Scotts and Miracle-Gro products.</p> <p>On this episode, we&rsquo;re going to Joe and Brenda&rsquo;s house to check out their vegetable garden and help them protect it from insects, slugs, and weeds. So this is a beautiful vegetable garden. &nbsp;What are you growing? Garlic, tomatoes, peppers, things that we enjoy eating.</p> <p>So how much would you normally harvest from this garden? Oh, quite a bit. &nbsp;Enough for our family, for our neighbours, for our friends. Wow, sounds like it&rsquo;s good to be friends with Joe and Brenda.</p> <p>Well, the work is paying off because this garden is looking amazing. But I hate to say this, Joe: I&rsquo;ve noticed a few things. Let&rsquo;s take a closer look. It looks like a few other things have been snacking on your vegetables, too. &nbsp;See the holes in these leaves? Well, we have a lot of bugs and slugs around here. Unfortunately, that&rsquo;s the nature of outdoor gardening. &nbsp;You&rsquo;re going to attract some bugs and even weeds, but it&rsquo;s when they get out of hand that they can cause some serious damage to your crop. &nbsp;Let&rsquo;s go take a look at some great products that will get these bugs out of here on no time.</p> <p>When you see bugs on your plants, you can kill them on contact with Scotts EcoSense Bug B Gon Insecticidal Soap. &nbsp;This will control insects like aphids, earwigs, mealybugs, and spider mites. &nbsp;Now, slugs and snails usually attack hostas, but they can be a problem around vegetable gardens, too. &nbsp;To get rid of them, I recommend we use Scotts EcoSense Slug B Gon. &nbsp;This specially formulated bait will give you immediate protection but it won&rsquo;t harm pets or other wildlife and it will naturally break down in your soil. That&rsquo;s good to know because we have two cats.</p> <p>To control weeds before they start, you can also lay down Scotts Nature Scapes Mulch. &nbsp;This will prevent weeds from popping up and it will naturally retain the moisture in your garden so that you won&rsquo;t have to water as often. Mulch also breaks down slowly to add organic matter back into your soil and it looks great, too.&nbsp;</p> <p>Alright, guys, I think it&rsquo;s time we go protect your garden. Wonderful job, you two. &nbsp;So what do you think? I think it&rsquo;s going to make a big difference.&nbsp;</p> <p>I agree, Joe. &nbsp;So if you see any bugs coming back, feel free to give your plants another treatment. &nbsp;You can use Bug B Gon Insecticidal Soap and Slug B Gon right up until the day of harvest. Well, that&rsquo;s it for this episode of Yard Rescuers. &nbsp;For more great lawn and garden tips, visit Scotts.ca.</p> <div><br /></div>