How to garden organically


Can anyone recommend how to grow organic vegetables? Does NEEM oil work as a pesticide?

Posted on 2008 under growing organic vegetables | 1 Comment

16 Sep

I have a 35 square meter field in Tokyo next to farms that use pesticides and fertilizers. This is only my second year and my yield for various plants is small. I lose entire crops to various insects (not birds or animals). All the farmers around me insist I must use fertilizer and pesticide. Can anyone recommend natural pesticides and fertilizers that might be available in Japan? I heard Neem oil is effective as a pesticide for some plants. I grow: daikon radish, radishes, broccoli, various beans, onions, scallions, carrots, leafy vegetables, and several others seasonally. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Neem oil works great. I also use regular dish soap (about 5 ml soap per 750 ml water)-great for aphids and leaf borers. I recently started growing vegetables using hydroponics. Less work, fewer bugs, greater control and higher yields.

True organic pest control=insects that will control or eliminate your pests and leave your crops alone. No chemicals at all. There are several hydroponic companies that do business on the internet-not only do they sell fertilizers and pesticides, but they also sell beneficial insects. Here in the US, we have a federal agency that regulates agricultural products and imports. I don't know about Tokyo, but would imagine that you have something similar.

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  1. by Tuff, on October 16 2007 @ 10:24 pm

     

    Neem oil works great. I also use regular dish soap (about 5 ml soap per 750 ml water)-great for aphids and leaf borers. I recently started growing vegetables using hydroponics. Less work, fewer bugs, greater control and higher yields.

    True organic pest control=insects that will control or eliminate your pests and leave your crops alone. No chemicals at all. There are several hydroponic companies that do business on the internet-not only do they sell fertilizers and pesticides, but they also sell beneficial insects. Here in the US, we have a federal agency that regulates agricultural products and imports. I don't know about Tokyo, but would imagine that you have something similar.
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I've been an avid gardener most of my life and I've always had an interest in organic gardening. My parents always had gardens when I was a child and while I can't say that no chemicals were used, most products and methods used to maintain the garden were natural. Now that I have a garden of my own (past 7 years) I've gone strictly organic. This blog is my attempt to share Organic Gardening Tips with you.

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