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The San Pedro cactus will do well living outdoors in mild or warm climates, or it can be grown in an indoor container in colder climates. Allow plenty of drainage when growing the San Pedro cactus with helpful advice from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

Before attempting to get rid of ants, determine whether the ants are nesting outside or inside a home, locate the nest and use a proper spray or granular product. Find out how to use a hand-held fertilizer spreader to apply a granular product withhelp from a certified pest control operator in this free video on getting rid of ants. Expert: Mark Govan Contact: www.ABC-pestcontrol.com Bio: Mark Govan has over 20 years of central Florida pest control experience. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Salt will kill fleas if it is evenly applied throughout a carpet, left for several days, and then vacuumed up after about a week. Rake highly refined salt into a home carpet to kill fleas with instructions from a certified exterminator and arborist in this free video on pest control.

Cut St. Augustine grass on a weekly schedule, using a mowing height of 3 to 3.5 inches, and changing directions each time the grass is mowed. Keep the lawn mower blade sharp when cutting St. Augustine grass with advice from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawn care.

To prune tomato plants, use clean, sharp cutters, and make clean cuts against the main stem of the mother plant. Prune out sucker growth, mildew or fungus from a tomato plant with instructions from a horticulturist in this free video on growing tomatoes.

Before killing ants, it’s best to determine what kind of ants are being dealt with, because different ants have different methods of survival. Find out how to kill ants with different types of bait with help from a pest control technician in this free video on bugs and pest extermination.

Japanese hornets are large wasps, and they can be killed with a can of foam shooting spray or a bio-pesticide dust. Get rid of a colony of Japanese hornets with one or two treatments with help from a pest control technician in this free video on bugs and pest extermination.

Make homemade mosquito repellent from any type of oil, such as olive oil, vegetable oil or eucalyptus oil. Strong-smelling herbs, such as spearmint, thyme and oregano, will also repel mosquitoes. Find out more tips for natural mosquito repellent with information from a sustainable gardener in this free video on bug repellent.

Grow tomatoes organically by using black cow manure, organic peat moss and fish emulsion to improve the health of the soil. Use organic material, such as grass clippings, potato peels and coffee grounds, in the soil to grow tomatoes with tips from a horticulturist in this free video on growing tomatoes.

Learn how to plant a tree in this ehow Gardening video