How to Protect Edibles and Ornamentals from Garden Pests

Whether your dream garden overflows with easy-to-grow fruits and vegetables or vibrant flowers for fresh-cut bouquets, unwelcome pests can quickly put a damper on your plans. When your gardens include both edibles and ornamentals — especially if they're woven together in your landscape — pest control can be tricky without the right product on hand.

Fortunately, Sevin^® brand has you covered, whatever you choose to grow. With Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules, you can treat edible plants and ornamentals with two-way protection that kills pests and prevents them, too.

• Two-Way Protection for All Your Gardens

• Killing and Preventing Garden Pests

• Treating Edible and Ornamental Gardens

From hydrangeas to veggies, garden pests aren't picky.

Two-Way Protection for All Your Gardens

When insect pests find their way to your gardens, they generally don't care whether those tender stems, leaves and blooms belong to an edible plant or an ornamental one. That's especially true with highly destructive pests like aphids, which multiply rapidly, and Japanese beetles, which damage everything from trees to grass.

When fighting these undiscriminating pests, you need a product that can handle the problem, whether the plant is destined for your family's table or not. Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules make the process simple for all your gardens, whether edibles or ornamentals grow there.

With one easy-to-use product, you can protect your fruits and vegetables and your ornamental plants from unwelcome garden pests. With a convenient shaker can that makes application fast and easy, this highly effective granular product kills more than 100 listed insects and protects more than 175 fruits and vegetables. Plus, it protects your ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and ground covers, too.

But one of the best benefits of Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules is the two-way protection it provides. Simple-to-choose and simple-to-use, this product works two ways: It kills and prevents — without harming any plants or blooms.

Kale stays protected with Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules.

Killing and Preventing Garden Pests

With two-way protection from Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules, both your edible and ornamental gardens can have long-lasting protection to help keep your fruits, vegetables and flowers free from insect damage and looking — and tasting — their best.

If you see signs of insect pests in your garden, on your prized tomatoes or rose buds and blooms, you can trust Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules to take care of the problem. This highly effective garden insecticide kills listed insects by contact to stop their damage and help prevent future generations of pests, too.

With existing pests under control, Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules don't stop there. They keep working for up to 3 months to kill new pests that arrive at your house and prevent more damage to your garden plants. Properly applied, the granules work to kill and prevent pests above and below the surface. That means even damaging soil-dwelling pests like white grubs won't escape your reach.

Before you treat your gardens, always make sure no people or pets are nearby. Then after your application is finished, water the area thoroughly to help release the active ingredients above ground and below. Once the dust settles and the watered area is dry, people and pets can come into the area again.

Two-way pest control keeps edibles and ornamentals protected against pests.

Treating Edible and Ornamental Gardens

With easy-to-use Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules, treating your plants is never complicated. Just follow the instructions on the product label for the plants and pests involved. Then use the shaker can and apply the recommended rate around your fruits, vegetables or ornamentals.

For edible gardens, you can work granules into the soil before you plant seeds directly in your garden, or you can wait until new plants emerge. With ornamentals, you can spot-treat plants or treat garden areas and create protective perimeters around your gardens and plants.

For any kind of edible plant, always pay close attention to the Pre-Harvest Interval (PHI) on the product's label. This holds true for any type of pest control. The PHI tells you the minimum number of days you must allow between the day you treat your plants for pests and the day you pick your fruits and vegetables.

With Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules, the PHI is just three short days for zucchini and other summer squash. But your cabbage needs seven days between the day you treat and the day your sauerkraut recipe gets underway. Every product is different, and so is every plant. So always check product labels before you treat or eat.

Gardeners have been trusting Sevin brand to protect their gardens — and their garden dreams — for generations. With Sevin Garden Perimeter Insect Killer Granules two-way pest protection for your edibles and ornamentals, you can put your trust in Sevin, too. Have a question or a comment about garden pests or gardening? Talk to us. We're here for you.

Always read product labels thoroughly and follow instructions, including guidelines for listed plants and pests, application frequency, and pre-harvest intervals (PHI) for edible crops.

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