Urban
Garden Pest Control Tips
Living in the city usually means you’re a lot
closer to your neighbors. That means whatever you do in your
garden has a greater chance of affecting those around you. Furthermore,
if you grow plants indoors, the fertilizers, pesticides, and
herbicides you use have a greater chance of building up residuals
in the poorly-ventilated space and affecting your health. For
these reasons, we recommend the most natural pest control methods
possible for your urban garden.
One
important fact that we mentioned earlier is that if you do a
lot of container gardening at home, it will be easier to isolate
and treat your sick plants. This will avoid having your entire
garden fall to pests or disease. Also, using compost and having
healthy soil will typically reduce the problems you’ll
have with pests and diseases. In addition, always giving your
plants the correct amount of water and sun will make them resistant
to pests and disease.
Other
important tips for keeping your plants healthy and avoiding
pests and diseases include:
- Know
your plants and the pests and diseases that may attack them.
This way, you can identify them and treat your plants quickly.
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Choose plants that are hardy and resistant to pests. Plants
native to your area are typically better choices.
-
Change out the soil where diseased plants were located.
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Keep on the lookout for beneficial insects such as ladybugs.
Maintain populations of these beneficial bugs and avoid treating
plants where these insects are found.
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Try out companion planting. Some plants grown together help
keep common pests away. For example, garlic repels pests that
frequently attack roses. See this site for more info: http://www.gardengal.net/page18.html.
If
your problem with pests just won’t go away, there are
a number of environmentally friendly products available. Some
of the best products to deal with pests are citrus-based. This
orange
organic insect killer is suitable for indoor and outdoor
use and is not a danger to humans or pets.
Furthermore,
in the city squirrels, rodents and other animals can be a problem
for your plants and vegetables. If you’re struggling with
this issue, try this natural animal repellent such as hot
pepper wax, which will work great for flower, herb, and
vegetable gardens.
This
site has other tips for dealing with pests organically: http://www.organicgardenpests.com.
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