Shannon
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 9:48 am Post subject: Bugs in my garden |
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| This is my second year to grow a garden and it's bigger this time around but would like to know what is the best way to contol pests. I had horn worms in my tomatoes, flies in my beans, aphids on everything else. What can I do to help prevent or contol. I have those funny little flies in my beans now! I have planted garlic and marigolds around my garden since I was told it would help detour some pests but it didn't help much lst year. It did make it look pretty though. I live in Sugar Land. |
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CaptainCompostAL
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
Posts: 875
Location: Irondale,Alabama
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Companion planting and cover cropping is the number one pest control in a totally organic farming system.
Second, is using mild natural pesticides like garlic, hot pepper, canola oil, liquid soap teas on most pests. |
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