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Katina Williams

309 S 17th Street
Nashville TN 37206
615-292-2060
[email protected]

Services/Products/IPM Description

Range of Products and Services

I am an organic landscape gardener in Nashville since 1995, with excellent local references. Take advantage of my many years of experience as a full service gardener from maintaining healthy soil, stone paths and raised beds to passive composting (it's as easy as it sounds), edible landscapes, weed and pest control, and of course plant selections. Turn your outdoor living space, be it landscape, balcony, or rooftop, into a truly ecologically friendly environment without the use of toxic conventional chemicals. I am also available for garden coaching for those wishing to do it themselves but are in need of guidance.

Services/Products Categories

Residential
School
Landscape

Definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Using toxic substances as a last resort. I am strictly organic and have yet to be outsmarted.

How Pest Problems Are Identified

I personally identify pest problems. I am always monitoring my gardens, especially if there has been a problem.

Tools, Practices, and Materials Used/Sold

Practices Used to Prevent or Control Pests

First, a clean garden is a happy garden.

Biological Controls Used?

Yes, lacewing larvae, B.t., nematodes.

Borates Used?

No.

Synthetic Chemicals Used?

No.

Top Ten Pesticides Used/Sold/Recommended

Pyola (pyrethrin), Escargot (which is not actually a pesticide)

How Much Pesticide Used Per Year, and How Applied?

Less than 1 qt/year. I use pyola as a last resort, mainly on boxwoods for psillids.

Uses Physical or Mechanical Controls?

Japanese beetle traps, glass bowls/yellowjackets.

Lawn Care

Type of Fertilizers Used/Sold/Recommended

I mix my own: blood meal, kelp, bonemeal, rock phosphate, alfalfa meal (organic), cottonseed (organic).