I Must Garden and I Must Have it Too
Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 7:52PM
Deer, gopher, squirrel, or swarms of gnats, whichever one takes the starring role in your gardening nightmare will soon have to search for another REM cycle to crash this season. Gardens are starting even earlier this year which means more opportunities for these natural nuisances to make a smorgasbord of your garden. And don't get me started on the insect population that waltzed its way into 2012.
So, short of building a 10 foot fence or loading a pistol, what is the distressed gardener to do? One needn't look further than our trusty state of North Carolina. Just up the road in Durham proper, is a small company called I Must Garden that makes a variety of animal and insect repellents for use on your lawn and garden that are guaranteed to stifle the pursuits of these enterprising creatures.
I Must Garden is a company that was started by a home-gardener who was dissatisfied with the animal repellent products available on the market. She wanted a product that didn't come up short on results and didn't have a laundry list of harmful chemicals she wouldn't risk putting on her edibles or exposing her family to. So, like any clever gardener, she cooked up her own. Her alternative was I Must Garden. Products that are made with common organic ingredients and natural ingredients you could easily find in your kitchen or grocery store. Not that you'd want to mist your children with it before they brave the wild, but it is completely harmless.
Their environmentally-friendly ingredients include quite a lyrical list of botanical oils like rosemary, citronella, cinnamon, lemongrass, and mint. Their ingredients reflect what animals and pests would ordinarily avoid in nature. Wouldn't you want to be able to put your backyard on that list of things pests avoid in nature? It may sound impossible, but you could soon find yourself singing the Hallelujah chorus strutting past your tomatoes.
Considering what a great investment backyard garden can be, to have a guarantee that it won't be terrorized and you won't lose sleep over it this summer is priceless... Well actually more like $13 depending on the size of the container.
I Must Garden prefers to limit their supply to independent Lawn and Garden stores like Renfrow's Hardware and Blackhawk Hardware here in Charlotte. That way they know their customers will be getting the individual attention and personal service they deserve. Another reason I Must Garden is just plain awesome, in case you weren't quite convinced.
We couldn't help ourselves either. I Must Garden is the brand we choose to keep pests out with no fuss, no splinters, and no firearms.
Reader Comments (1)
Why is it your answers always involve buying something? High input, high carbon footprint, expensive products are the exact reason people don't do more home gardening...especially those of us concerned with what goes into the land around us. Please remember, it's not just that it's organic, but what it takes to produce it and get it to the customer. Love that you are promoting a regional, home biz in this post, but your methods are obviously high input and costly.