subject: Discover The Top 10 Tips For Keeping Pests And Illnesses Away From Your Organic Vegetable Plants. [print this page] Everytime a new chemical is produced for commercial use a watered down version appears in the local garden
Centre which claims to do wonderful things for pest elimination. The reality is that by cultivating your own natural
Organic garden you will not face the same issues as those that opt to use synthetic products and you
Will have much more fit organic vegetable plants.
Below you may find the top ten actions you can take to maintain a healthy organic garden all year long
And keep pests and diseases off your organic vegetable plants.
1. Good cultivating practices
Always keep a robust organic approach when cultivating your organic vegetable plants. Don't forget to feed the soil
Not the plant.
2. Keep your garden clean and tidy
Never leave rubbish around put weeds on the compost pile straightaway. This is extra vital with thinned
Seeds, because insect pests are drawn to the hint of bruised stems.
3. Keep your compost pile healthy
remember to only put healthy plant waste on your heap. If any sign of disease, burn it! Always burn prunings from
Fruit tree's as they are likely to get infected with mildew. The ashes from these plants might be used as a fertilizer
For your organic vegetable plants.
four. Sterilise your pots and seed trays
remember to keep pots and seed trays very clean and if at all possible sterilise with boiling water. If you're growing
Your organic vegetable plants in a greenhouse keep this extra clean and always pick off a pest or any
Fungus you find on a leaf immediately.
five. Keep you daily care
To keep your organic vegetable plants upto scratch you will need to be double vigilant especially in the summer
Months. Get into the habit of walking round the garden at least once a day. Remove errant weeds and keep an eye
Open for the first signs of attack from pests and sicknesses.
six. Always buy healthy plants
In most countries the govt. cover some plants with a certificate of health to show they are free from illness.
It is so easy to buy plants that have viruses or sicknesses.
7. Don't just buy healthy plants, raise healthy plants too!
Safeguard plants you have raised yourself. It can be hard to eliminate the weaklings when you have grown them yourself.
Remember a young plant infected with an illness is a drawback to your organic vegetable plants from the start.
eight. Reduce Aphids
Hover flies are the most valuable pest predator in the garden. The female will lay her eggs on the colonies
Of aphids so that larvae have a freely available source of food. To draw in hover flies plant marigolds
( Tagetes and calendula ), poppies ( papaversp ) or nasturtiums ( Trapaeolum ).
9. Inspire other predators
It is tougher to attract more predators because they don't always eat flowers. Wasps, ladybirds and
Lacewings can be encouraged by planting carrots between rows of onions so that the hint of the carrots is camouflaged.
10. Control birds and animals
The single most deleterious pests in the garden are the bigger ones like birds, deer, rabbits, moles and mice.
The most effective control is to stop them reaching your crops. Physically cover seedlings with netting and protect
Crops by placing percentages in the ground with netting placed ott. Do not forget to put jam jars ott
