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Garden Care Products


Here are some of our favorite safe and natural garden care products available for you to buy online at Amazon.com. Basically, we choose Amazon because their pricing is often unbeatable and shipping is free if you order at least $25 or more.

1. Sluggo

Snail and slug control - This is the best product on the market for killing snails and slugs in your garden without harming your household pets or neighboring wildlife. Many homeowners are concerned about maintaining a pet-friendly garden and Sluggo is a good solution. Sluggo can be used to effectively protect ornamental trees, shrubs, lawns and can be used around edibles like fruit trees, vegetable gardens and more. To appy, make sure garden soil is moist before scattering Sluggo granuals.
Product needs to be applied approximately every 2-weeks. Active ingredient-Iron Phosphate - 1%



2. Safer's Caterpillar Killer

Caterpillar and Leafroller Control - Safer's is a trusted garden care brand, the company makes a number of excellent environmentally friendly, safe products that focus exclusively on doing the job they were intented to do, not just killing everything in site. In the case of Safer's Caterpillar Killer, the active ingredient used is Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT). This ingredient works specifically to kill leaf chewing caterpillars and won't harm humans, pets or bees.

  • Here are some examples of Caterpillars that effect California Fruit Trees and Citrus: 1) Western Tussock Moth, 2) Fruit Tree Leafroller, 3) Tent and 4) Redhump Caterpillars.
  • Caterpillars that can effect Roses include: 1) Omnivorous Looper, 2) Forest Tent Caterpillar and 3) Orange Tortrix.

3. Mosquito Dunks

Mosquito control - Standing water is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitos, and mosquito dunks are a smart solutions. Dunks can be safely used in birdbaths, ponds, rain barrels, roof gutters or anywhere water collects. How do dunks work? For a 30-day period, mosquito dunks work to effectively kill mosquito larvae before maturing into biting adult pests. One dunk treats 100-square foot water surface area, so breaking the dunk into small pieces for smaller water features is the way to go. Are they safe? Yes. For children, pets and the environment. Product contains Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (B.t.i.): a biological control.