"Growing Together"

Video excerpt from a seminar on pest and deer management by Jessica Walliser, co-host of “The Organic Gardeners” on KDKA-Radio in Pittsburgh, PA and hosted by the Mt. Lebanon Public Library.


Jessica makes the same recommendations as Sandy Baker a.k.a. The Deer Doctor, had made a year ago. Plant deer resistant plants, shrubs and trees. Invest in The Scarecrow motion-sensing watering system. Have a double row of fencing using plantings or building materials.

It isn't rocket science, Folks. I wish the deer haters would take this approach rather than waste tax dollars which could be used elsewhere in the community. Which reminds me. Tonight, the commission discussion session includes the topic, Tax Rates.

Jessica Walliser to speak at Mt. Lebanon Public Library

On Tuesday, September 27, 2016, from 7-8 PM, Jessica Walliser will be speaking at the Mt. Lebanon Library about Deer Proofing and Pest Proofing Your Yard Naturally - Simple Strategies that Work. Ms. Walliser writes for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and co-hosts “The Organic Gardeners” on KDKA-Radio.

I wanted to provide a little background about Jessica since her name is not spelled correctly on the Municipality's website.

• September 27, 7-8 p.m., Jessica Wallister, free-lance horticulturalist, Deer Proofing and Pest Proofing your Yard Naturally—Simple Strategies that Work.

About Jessica

Jessica Walliser co-hosts “The Organic Gardeners” on KDKA-Radio in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a former contributing editor for Organic Gardening magazine and a regular contributor to Fine Gardening, Urban Farm, and Hobby Farms magazines. Jessica also serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of The American Horticultural Society.
Her two weekly gardening columns for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review have been enjoyed by readers for over eight years. Her fourth book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control, was released by Timber Press in January of 2014 and was named one of the Top 12 Gardening Books by Martha Stewart Living magazine in March of 2015. It was also awarded the American Horticultural Society’s Book Award.
The former owner of a 25-acre organic market farm, Jessica received her degree in ornamental horticulture from The Pennsylvania State University. She’s taught a diverse array of gardening topics for over 20 years and is a former faculty member of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
She is author of the Amazon best-seller Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically and blogs weekly for both SavvyGardening.com and HobbyFarms.com.
Jessica lives and gardens northwest of Pittsburgh with her husband and son, seven chickens, two hermit crabs, and billions and billions of very good bugs.