Pest Control in Organic Gardens
There are several myths relating to the pest control techniques. Most people think that chemical pesticides are the only way towards keeping your crop free from pests. This is not true at all, in fact there are quite a few ways to keep a check on pests and unwanted plants through organic ways which keeps your garden and hence the environment healthy. Some of the bugs can be even advantageous to your garden.
• Garlic. Garlic is best known for its strong smell which is said to drive vampires away. It has many uses in the form of spices but very few people know that it can be really beneficial for the garden and could drive away unwanted entries like aphids from your there. A small live garlic plant can add to the effect for most bugs, they run away.
• Alliums are another useful species that can help to keep your garden free from pests. Cloves, onions, turmeric and ginger can be planted in the garden spread all over to make their effect felt. Pests are not welcome in the environment where these are planted.
• Fennel is an herb that can be planted to attract ladybugs that have the capability to eat away the spiders, termites and aphids. Fennel is beautiful and once they attract ladybugs they do a two way service. One, they add to the beauty of the surroundings. Two, the lady bugs take care of the pests and at the same time do not hurt or harm any of the herbs. Ladybugs do not even bother children who may play in the garden.
• Some of the other herbs that can be helpful in the same respect are cilantro, dill, angelica, and parsley. These herbs attract ladybugs and other insects which can be useful for maintaining a healthy and organic atmosphere in your garden.
• Organic sprays. For some people breeding insects in their garden or doing with foul smells is not that enterprising an idea. They look for something else; if you are in the same category, do not be disappointed. There is something that can come to your rescue; these are organic sprays that are really helpful in pest control. Neem is something that can help you really quickly; it efficiently keeps check on the pests.
Some of the age old techniques of composting etc can help you in organic farming but care should be taken that such compost pits do not become the breeding grounds for pests by keeping the depth and material level under standard conditions.
There are a lot of varieties that pest come in but the answer to all of them is not the chemical pesticides. You can opt for organic ways and one of the best has been -breeding good insects to take care of bad ones. One can use organic sprays, use sticky solution to catch insects and check the pests through planting special plants as discussed. One should try these in order to make the environment healthy and doing pest control at the same time.
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