Insect Free Garden

Every year gardeners around the world stress over the fact that a new season will bring in more insects or diseases into their garden. There are steps you can take to prevent or stop them from invading or killing your garden plants. Here are some tips on keep you garden Insect Free without using harmful chemicals or pesticides.

Insects that eat bad Insects

Not all insects are harmful matter of fact many are beneficial to our environment. Lady Bugs will consume aphids, and other types of foliage eating insects.

Many folks think the praying mantis is a beneficial insect but they will eat almost any type of bug including other beneficial type of bugs. Before purchasing Praying Mantis be sure you don’t already have Lady Bugs.

Dusty wings are another flying insect that will eat aphids, spider mites and scale type insects. Problem is they are very uncommon and many folks will spray immediatley with an insecticide thinking they are the problem.

Common ground beetles can consume large numbers of caterpillars, armyworms, cutworms, grubs, snails and slugs. Most folks do their best to kill ground beetles but they are very beneficial to your garden.

Organic methods of pest and disease control mean a healthier garden for you, your plants and the insects, birds and animals around you. Think before you take out your pesticide spray bottle.

Your vegetable or flowering garden is an eco-system and you should do your best to “become organic” when it comes to pest and disease control.

Make sure you give all your plants plenty of room. Over crowding plants promotes fungus, wilt, rust and a good place for insects to hide.

Over-watering is also a big issue. Too much water can cause powdery mildew and other water loving insects such as snails and slugs. Too little water and dry conditions are ideal places for spider mites to thrive in.

Plants are a lot like people…hardy, healthy plants will have a better chance of surviving an attack of disease or insects. Be sure to follow a good water and fertilizing schedule.

Make your garden organic

Most Nurseries and Greenhouses have organic soils and fertilizers and all you need to do is ask for them. Doing a search for anything organic will also give you a list of sites that have tons of good information regarding “How to grow and start an organic garden”.

Sometimes you have no choice but to use pesticides that may be harmful to the environment. Be sure you fully understand what each product is and what it does. Reading the instructions and asking questions from a qualified Nursery expert is your best course of action.

Paul Guzman is the author of the article read more about gardening by visiting his free gardening information website at: Guzman’s Greenhouse