I've planted a garden and i would appreciate hints on taking care and rid of pest(bugs,rabbits and squirrels

pest control suugestions,spacing,and general tips its my 1st gardenI've planted a garden and i would appreciate hints on taking care and rid of pest(bugs,rabbits and squirrels
plant a row of soy beans around the garden just for the rabbits %26amp; other pest. they love soy plants %26amp; they will leave your stuff alone.





I use fake owls %26amp; snakes to help with the pest. Put glass bottles with water in the garden, they will see their reflections %26amp; it scares them.I've planted a garden and i would appreciate hints on taking care and rid of pest(bugs,rabbits and squirrels
Well spacing depends on what kind of plants you have, like if you plant cucumbers make sure they have something to grow ';UP'; on. Meaning put long sticks or a treless in your garden for it other wise it will choke everything else in your garden. As far as the bugs try using a spray for bugs you can pick up at any home depot or walmart in the gardening dept, get the king for gardens it will kill all the different kinds that invade your garden but, use it sparingly cause if you over spray you'll damage your plants. For rabbits,and squirrels you can try using a wire mesh that you can wrap around the outer perimeter of your garden or use some ';chicken wire fence'; that should help keep them out. You can also get alot of helpful advice at your local gardening centers on fencing and chemicals to use to kill those bugs. Good luck with your green thumb.
Well, First of all, I would wait until you have a specific problem. Many plants are pest-free are disease free, at least relatively so. In fact, choosing plants that are compatible with your environment is the first step to success. For example, if you live in a hot dry place, choose plants that like it hot and dry. Otherwise, you fight an uphill battle trying to make plants happy in an environment that they are not compatible with. If they are weakened, then they are more suspectible to plants and diseases. Also, try companion planting. Companion planting involves putting two or more plants together that natrually repell the other plant's problem pests.


http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/complant.html#traditional


Also, make sure to fertilize your plants to keep them heathy, preferably with organic compost or other organic fertilziers such as fish oil. Try to stay away from harsh chemicals when you cam, they are bad for you to breath, not great for the environment, and can burn or damage your plants and beneficial insects too.





For pest and fungicide, I like garden safe products.


http://www.gardensafe.com/ProductCategories/


I have had good luck with the garden safe Neem product. It controls many common problems, such as pests like aphids AND diseases/problems like mold/virues/fungus.


For birds, you can use a some type of scare tactics. They do not like shiny objects, so you can tie tin foil or cut-up tin pie plates to a pole, like a bamboo piece stuck in the ground, or to a fence to scare them off. You can also use evil eyes such as these


http://www.mastergardening.com/dee-2082.html


For squirrels and other pests, you can also make hot pepper spray


http://www.pallensmith.com/index.php?option=com_simplefaq%26amp;task=answer%26amp;catid=109%26amp;aid=887


For birds and deer, you can also use netting


http://www.gemplers.com/pestmgmt/wildlifecontrol/fencing%26amp;src=24YAPMB


Although, I have never needed to use the nets myself.


Good luck!