Keep The Bad Bugs Out Of Your Garden
April 8, 2008 – 8:09 amIt can take as little as 2 hours for insects to destroy your plants and all your hard work. You don’t need any annoying pests wreaking havoc on your plants after you’ve spent hours of your time and toil planting out your garden.
Naturally the best thing to do is not allow these unwanted insects into your garden in the first place. The problem is, if we turn to the many pesticides available we run the very real risk of harming the health of our children and pets.
Small children and pets can have their future health jeopardized by the use of some pesticides. Also these chemicals don’t discriminate, they will get rid of all your garden pests - even the ones that are beneficial to your plants and you would want to keep.
Insects like ladybugs and spiders are to be encouraged if you want to control the pests, so you certainly don’t want to kill them before they can do their job. These friends of the gardener will assist you in keeping the bad bugs at bay by eating or discouraging them.
By planting the good pests favorite plants so that they make their home in your garden, you’ll keep the bad pests out. The best place to find out what plants you need is at your local garden center.
There are some plants that give off a scent that repels the bad bugs and keeps them away from your precious produce. Such plants - like marigolds and the borage herb plant - are very effective at keeping those pests away from your tomato plants. Plant them nearby and watch your tomato plants grow to be healthy and robust.
Another thing to keep in mind is to keep your garden neat and tidy. The harmful pests are often attracted to piles of leaves, debris, grass cuttings and dense spots of weeds. Many of the bad pests can thrive in those areas, so weed your garden regularly and clean up any leaves and grass cuttings that find their way into your garden.
Using organic methods has the advantage of controlling the insect pests by simple means like using a hot pepper spray on your crops. This will repel most native animal pests as well as insects with it’s hot spicy aroma.
The wax solution is safe for your plants and doesn’t affect the produce at all, so don’t worry about “spicing” up your vegetables. As long as you properly clean them before consuming them, you won’t notice any residue.
By being proactive you remove the risk of all your hard work being undone. Many gardeners are discouraged by the apparent wasted effort when their crop is ruined by these pests - don’t let that happen to you.
Do a little homework first around your local area and find out what are the best companion plants to keep the good guys around and what will annoy the bad pests, this will pay dividends.
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