Organic Pest Control
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
by Ned Conwell
Anyone who has ever grown a vegetable garden will agree that pests can do horrible things. The plants we were hoping would produce beautiful fruit or flowers end up having big holes in the leaves, mold growing all over the plant or sometimes they simply disappear. All that hard work ruined can entice anyone to use pesticides. But there is no reason to use them in your family’s home garden. Rather, organic pest control can easily solve garden challenges.
Organic gardeners view plant protection in a holistic way. Pest problems are not isolated attacks but disruptions of a garden ecosystem. Working within the garden ecosystem is the key to organic pest control. First and foremost, organic practices focus on building and maintaining the fertility of the soil and growing healthy plants that are better able to withstand pests. Healthy soil equals healthy plants. (more…)