Dealing with pests is the biggest problem organic gardeners face. An infestation of aphids or cutworms can absolutely devastate a garden! An entire row of plants can be wiped out in days or maybe even hours.
Rather than just treating them once they occur, it's more important to try to prevent infestations. There are solutions that deter common garden pests and you can spray your plants with it.
Even though there are many organic solutions available, you can make your own by using recipes found in organic gardening books. Most of them are similar to tea and made of garlic and hot pepper.
When you can, you should try to plant species that are native to the area in which you live. Natural immunity to common diseases in the area is what these plants will have. There are also plants that are pest-resistant, and won't have as many problems with pests as other varieties.
If you plant early enough, you may be able to avoid the worst part of the bug season. Insects have just a short period of each year in which they will be active and eating your plants. If you plant early, you may be able to harvest before those insects terrorize your plants.
Try to encourage natural insect predators like birds, ladybugs, praying mantis, and ground beetles. There are beneficial bugs that can help you keep other insects under control and they're attracted to some types of plants like mint and rosemary.
You should keep a close eye on your plants to spot potential problems before they get out of control. If there are hornworms on your tomato plants, drown them in soapy water after you've plucked them off. By watching your plants daily, you have a chance to stop these problems before they become too difficult to handle.
If you're having trouble with a particular pest, you can take pictures and then try to identify the pest. If you want to search for it, you can go online. If you can't identify it, you can take your pictures to your local county extension office or library and ask for help identifying it.
Once you've identified the pest, you can ask your extension office for advice with regards to controlling it. Just be sure to tell them you're an organic gardener, and ask them if they have any ideas for you.
You may be able to prevent some pests by installing netting over your plants. If you have bad season of beetles or other such bugs, this may help save your plants from utter devastation even if it should be a last resort.
Because netting prevents beneficial insects from reaching your plants, it may be harder to detect pests that make it through and for predator insects to control them.
In organic gardening, a difficult part is pest control.
You may be tempted to abandon organic gardening and use chemical spray if you lose a crop to insects. A lot of organic gardeners experience this! It's no reason to feel bad. Dealing with pests can be very frustrating especially when you worked hard taking care of your plants.
But since organic gardening has so many benefits, it's worth it to go through all of the extra work. In the end, you're family will have plenty of healthy food to it.
Rather than just treating them once they occur, it's more important to try to prevent infestations. There are solutions that deter common garden pests and you can spray your plants with it.
Even though there are many organic solutions available, you can make your own by using recipes found in organic gardening books. Most of them are similar to tea and made of garlic and hot pepper.
When you can, you should try to plant species that are native to the area in which you live. Natural immunity to common diseases in the area is what these plants will have. There are also plants that are pest-resistant, and won't have as many problems with pests as other varieties.
If you plant early enough, you may be able to avoid the worst part of the bug season. Insects have just a short period of each year in which they will be active and eating your plants. If you plant early, you may be able to harvest before those insects terrorize your plants.
Try to encourage natural insect predators like birds, ladybugs, praying mantis, and ground beetles. There are beneficial bugs that can help you keep other insects under control and they're attracted to some types of plants like mint and rosemary.
You should keep a close eye on your plants to spot potential problems before they get out of control. If there are hornworms on your tomato plants, drown them in soapy water after you've plucked them off. By watching your plants daily, you have a chance to stop these problems before they become too difficult to handle.
If you're having trouble with a particular pest, you can take pictures and then try to identify the pest. If you want to search for it, you can go online. If you can't identify it, you can take your pictures to your local county extension office or library and ask for help identifying it.
Once you've identified the pest, you can ask your extension office for advice with regards to controlling it. Just be sure to tell them you're an organic gardener, and ask them if they have any ideas for you.
You may be able to prevent some pests by installing netting over your plants. If you have bad season of beetles or other such bugs, this may help save your plants from utter devastation even if it should be a last resort.
Because netting prevents beneficial insects from reaching your plants, it may be harder to detect pests that make it through and for predator insects to control them.
In organic gardening, a difficult part is pest control.
You may be tempted to abandon organic gardening and use chemical spray if you lose a crop to insects. A lot of organic gardeners experience this! It's no reason to feel bad. Dealing with pests can be very frustrating especially when you worked hard taking care of your plants.
But since organic gardening has so many benefits, it's worth it to go through all of the extra work. In the end, you're family will have plenty of healthy food to it.
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