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Keeping Bad Bugs Out Of Your Garden |
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Written by Tom Johnson
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
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What can ruin any gardeners good work is the damage that can be done by insect pests in as little as a couple of hours. It's disheartening to see all your time and dedication be undone by ravenous bugs.
by TomJohnson
What can ruin any gardeners good work is the damage that can be done by insect pests in as little as a couple of hours. It's disheartening to see all your time and dedication be undone by ravenous bugs.
If you try to avoid this problem by not allowing the bad bugs to take over your garden from the start, you create other ones. A large proportion of the chemicals used in the readily available pesticides are toxic to small 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.
The bugs that can be your best defense against the pests that want to damage your crops need to be allowed in, not killed off with the rest by indiscriminate spraying of chemicals. These gardeners friends, such as spiders and ladybugs, will help you by repelling or eating the bad guys.
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.
For example, if you want a good healthy crop of tomatoes, plant some borage or marigolds around them and the pests will leave your precious tomato plants alone. There are other plants that have a perfume the bad bugs don't like and keeps them away... that stops them from doing their damage.
Don't neglect your housework in your garden - keep it clean and tidy. The bad pests absolutely love dark damp places, so try to keep these to a minimum. Get rid of any rubbish such as dead leaves, grass clippings and weeds by doing a regular clean up, this will help to deter them from taking up residence.
There are also some home remedies that will repel these damaging pests such as a hot pepper wax spray. The harmful insects and even some native pests will be put off by the spicy oil residue this leaves on your plants.
As long as you give your harvest a good wash you can forget about any after taste. This will remove any traces of the spray before you eat your crops, so don't worry.
Every gardener wants to see their garden thrive after putting a lot of hours of hard work and dedication into it. No one wants to see that labor go down the drain by losing their plants to those annoying pests that seem to move into your garden as soon as you plant it out.
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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