A passionate gardener holds nature closer to heart. That is why while protecting his garden from various earthy and non earthy damages he ensures that the overall nature in the big picture does not get harmed. Opting for natural preventive measures within your garden and not using pest controllers for your garden's damage control will be the earth-friendly way.
Apart from being environmental friendly, natural pest control is cheaper and easier to use than expensive and hard to apply chemical pesticides. You can protect your garden through prevention, beneficial insects and homemade non toxic remedies.
The best way to save your garden from insects is to prevent them in the first place. Insect damage can be prevented by pulling out the weak plants that serve as an insect food and bait them inside your garden. Providing a solid naturally fertilized soil can work wonders for your garden and keep away insect damage. Using a clean mulch to maintain a clean and tidy garden will discourage weeds and breeding insects. Spraying seaweed fertilizer also strengthens your plants as it contains iron, calcium, sulfur and magnesium; a complete multivitamin for plants growth.
Another easy and natural way for garden defense is to attract beneficial insects to your garden like ladybugs, lacewings, praying mantis and Ichneumon wasps. The natural way to attract these insects to your garden is to grow flowers, fruits and vegetables they feed on. Some like praying mantis works as a carnivore and eat most of the garden pests.
Utilizing garlic and horsetail can work as a wonderful homemade non-toxic recipe for controlling harmful insects. These can be easily diluted in water and sprayed on plants regularly. A mixture of ivory soap and hot pepper sauce is a proven killer of mites and insects. Just make a mixture overnight and spray it in the morning. Constant stirring is required during spray. You can substitute canola oil with hot pepper sauce and use it with a few drops of ivory soap to treat aphids and mealy bugs. Home remedies for pest control are not only inexpensive but are easy to make.
By using non-toxic ways to protect and secure your garden from harmful insects, you can better serve Mother Nature and your love for gardening. Happy gardening!