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title: "We recently purchased a house and the previous owner left things very…"
description: "We recently purchased a house and the previous owner left things very overgrown (years worth). We have things cut back, but now I'm ready to garden! The dead…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/9ZzvsDWA0HBsc5NxJnM0uY"
community: "Gardening and Outdoor"
author: "406Garden"
published: "2025-05-21T20:41:16.081727Z"
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# We recently purchased a house and the previous owner left things very…

_Posted by 406Garden on 2025-05-21_

We recently purchased a house and the previous owner left things very overgrown (years worth). We have things cut back, but now I'm ready to garden! The dead foliage created quite the habitat for pests, but also an amazing soil. How do I treat for things I don't want without killing everything all together? I'm hoping to plant a garden for eating, so organic is ideal.

## 2 comments

### Jay commented on 2025-05-21

What kinds of pests?

#### 406Garden replied on 2025-05-22

Lots of pill bugs, different small "worms" (I thought they were silk worms but maybe cabbage worms), earwigs, beatles, slugs, and some mites.

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