Pests cause a lot of damage to your garden and can destroy entire beauty of a garden. It is essential to get rid of pests to save loveliness and freshness of garden for better surroundings. There are several methods of pest control like organic and chemical treatment that can be employed to protect a garden. The use of pesticides is dangerous as it may be harmful to you. The healthy way to get rid of unwanted insects is to use organic method. Hence organic pest control strategies are beneficial for you and your plants. Here are some tips on organic pest control.
The use of organic soil for plants is an effective way to control pests. Organic soil helps in proper growth of the plants and does not allow pests to spoil the plants also. You can prepare such soil for plants by using compost that can be produced at home.
You can use organic plant sprays to control unwanted pests. Mixture of water and petroleum can control pests. Another way of making natural pest control is to mix 2 table spoons of liquid soap and one cup of edible oil, dilute the mixture in a bucket half of water. Spray this mixture in garden; which will kill insects.
‘Hand Picking’ way can be applied to control pests. Pick off visible insects by hand and spray some pesticide on it, so that it can not harm plants again. Also pick off infected leaves of plants by hand to avoid pest attack on whole plant.
Barrier can prevent your garden from flies and birds. It does not allow them to enter the garden. Cover your garden with a light net which will work as a barrier and prevent garden from flying insects.
Ants that remove soil from the roots can also be harmful to your garden plants. To stop ants, pour boiling water into the nests of ants.
Birds are natural enemies of pests. So entice birds to come to the garden by placing bird baths and bird houses in the garden. But it’s wise to make barriers for prevention of edible crops as birds can ruin vegetable and fruit crops. You can cover plants with light net to save them.
You can choose plants that repel insects. Basil is such a plant that does not draw flies and mosquitoes towards it. You can also plant rosemary in garden to get rid of flies.
Still there are chances of pest attack in garden after you have applied all methods. Now what to do? Simply, remove infected plants from garden and add natural compost into the soil. If chemical spray is necessary, use less toxic chemicals. Thus you can control pests and save your plants and beauty of the garden.
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