Comments on: What are your best tips to keep pests and diseases out of an organic garden? http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden How to garden organically Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jntt_bnks http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden/comment-page-1#comment-186 jntt_bnks Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:13:53 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden#comment-186 Companion planting, which is the marigolds, garlic, borage etc, and also at our kindergarten, we grow lettuce, spinach , tomatoes etc without using any sprays. We water with garlic water. Soak garlic cloves in a bin of water and just use the water from there. You can top up the water and garlic when it gets low. We have had NO trouble with pests etc. which is necessary as the children are helping to work in the garden.<br><b>References : </b><br> Companion planting, which is the marigolds, garlic, borage etc, and also at our kindergarten, we grow lettuce, spinach , tomatoes etc without using any sprays. We water with garlic water. Soak garlic cloves in a bin of water and just use the water from there. You can top up the water and garlic when it gets low. We have had NO trouble with pests etc. which is necessary as the children are helping to work in the garden.
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]]> By: pushin up daisys http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden/comment-page-1#comment-185 pushin up daisys Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:05:40 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden#comment-185 Make sure there is good air flow between your plants. This keeps them dry and disease free generally. Check them regularly for bugs and keep a squirt bottle nearby with some detergent and water mix. Try not to get the leaves wet when you water. I sprinkle 'Dipel' powder on the stem and leaves during the growing season. You can sprinkle it on up to one day of harvest.<br><b>References : </b><br> Make sure there is good air flow between your plants. This keeps them dry and disease free generally. Check them regularly for bugs and keep a squirt bottle nearby with some detergent and water mix. Try not to get the leaves wet when you water. I sprinkle 'Dipel' powder on the stem and leaves during the growing season. You can sprinkle it on up to one day of harvest.
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]]> By: wild_one_81188 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden/comment-page-1#comment-184 wild_one_81188 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:56:43 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden#comment-184 open up a green house and put candles with a leaf on the side of the candle and lay this candle in a puddle of water the pest will jump in the water because they are attracted to the green light but make sure you don't put the leaf on top of the candle<br><b>References : </b><br>history open up a green house and put candles with a leaf on the side of the candle and lay this candle in a puddle of water the pest will jump in the water because they are attracted to the green light but make sure you don't put the leaf on top of the candle
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]]> By: Deborah S http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden/comment-page-1#comment-182 Deborah S Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:34:22 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden#comment-182 LAdy bugs will eat small insects. and there are a lot of good organic cures for diseases. Check out Mother Earth News. They have most of their old magazines and articles on their web site.<br><b>References : </b><br> LAdy bugs will eat small insects. and there are a lot of good organic cures for diseases. Check out Mother Earth News. They have most of their old magazines and articles on their web site.
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]]> By: Starshyne59 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden/comment-page-1#comment-181 Starshyne59 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:18:45 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden#comment-181 While I can't be considered an organic gardener (I'm just cheap and don't want to spend money on products that may or may not be good for my garden, my plants, or my family), I think there are a couple of things that you can do that will help. The previous tips to plant marigolds and such around the garden are good. I've also heard that garlic and onions should be planted on the outer edge of the garden as well to keep pests away. Water your plants frequently - this not only keeps the plants healthy, but also sometimes knocks those little pests off. Use mulch to keep moisture in the ground, and to keep the weeds down. Check your plants frequently to see what critters and bugs are around. I personally don't get too upset when a few leaves have holes in them, but if you start losing plants its time to bring out the big guns... lol. When you see something eating away at a plant, just pick it off and take it away. I would recommend the book, "Square Foot Gardening" by Mel Bartholomew. He has many great tips, but here are two of my favorites: 1) companion planting - plant 2 plants together that repell the other plant's most notorious pests 2) can't remember his term for it, but you plant a small planting away from the garden that draws your problem pests to this special planting area (if they can find a source of food somewhere else they leave your garden alone) These are just some ideas, I'm sure there are many more. Good luck, and happy growing!<br><b>References : </b><br> While I can't be considered an organic gardener (I'm just cheap and don't want to spend money on products that may or may not be good for my garden, my plants, or my family), I think there are a couple of things that you can do that will help.

The previous tips to plant marigolds and such around the garden are good. I've also heard that garlic and onions should be planted on the outer edge of the garden as well to keep pests away.

Water your plants frequently – this not only keeps the plants healthy, but also sometimes knocks those little pests off. Use mulch to keep moisture in the ground, and to keep the weeds down.

Check your plants frequently to see what critters and bugs are around. I personally don't get too upset when a few leaves have holes in them, but if you start losing plants its time to bring out the big guns… lol. When you see something eating away at a plant, just pick it off and take it away.

I would recommend the book, "Square Foot Gardening" by Mel Bartholomew. He has many great tips, but here are two of my favorites:

1) companion planting – plant 2 plants together that repell the other plant's most notorious pests

2) can't remember his term for it, but you plant a small planting away from the garden that draws your problem pests to this special planting area (if they can find a source of food somewhere else they leave your garden alone)

These are just some ideas, I'm sure there are many more. Good luck, and happy growing!
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]]> By: Hui Meng C http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden/comment-page-1#comment-180 Hui Meng C Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:40:01 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden#comment-180 That every planter dream ,keep on dream.<br><b>References : </b><br> That every planter dream ,keep on dream.
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]]> By: debdominguez@sbcglobal.net http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden/comment-page-1#comment-179 debdominguez@sbcglobal.net Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:28:00 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden#comment-179 Mulch with cypress mulch all around the garden bugs hate the smell,but it's not harmful for gardens.<br><b>References : </b><br> Mulch with cypress mulch all around the garden bugs hate the smell,but it's not harmful for gardens.
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]]> By: Karlchen http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden/comment-page-1#comment-178 Karlchen Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:10:22 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden#comment-178 There aren't any special tips there, pests always are in the garden. With suitable biological splashing means, stinging nettle liquid manure or also mixed cultivations. -<br><b>References : </b><br> There aren't any special tips there, pests always are in the garden.

With suitable biological splashing means, stinging nettle liquid manure or also mixed cultivations.
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]]> By: joel v http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden/comment-page-1#comment-177 joel v Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:39:29 +0000 http://www.organic.homeandgardendiva.com/organic-gardening-tips/what-are-your-best-tips-to-keep-pests-and-diseases-out-of-an-organic-garden#comment-177 i normaly would say go and ask home depot but u should just get like 1 of those flame lamps that atract and kill mosquitos and stuff.also there are those ant repelants that keep away ants roches and worms away from ur yard.<br><b>References : </b><br> i normaly would say go and ask home depot but u should just get like 1 of those flame lamps that atract and kill mosquitos and stuff.also there are those ant repelants that keep away ants roches and worms away from ur yard.
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