Natural Pest Control For a Happy Garden

Natural Pest Control For a Happy Garden If you are an avid gardener who loves the fresh vegetables your garden produces, there is nothing as discouraging as finding that your tomatoes have all been eaten by pests, or infested before you even figure it out. At this point it is only natural to get upset enough to take the easy way out and spray your garden with pesticides that will definitely kill the bugs, but can be incredibly harmful to the environment and incredibly expensive. Most amateur farmers are turning to all natural products these days, because going green is getting more popular and important, and also because it is cheaper and ultimately more effective.

The majority of those with gardens think that utilizing all natural pest control methods at once is the best way to have a healthy garden. The term for this is IPM, or integrated pest management. It is defined as a combination of making sure plants get enough water, light and food, using physical barriers, attracting animals that eat pests, and planting vegetation that attracts the pest’s natural predators. In the end it means that your garden will no longer rely on chemicals but will have …