Here are 3 proven natural ways, thanks to which no pest will touch your plants, and you will avoid the need to spray hazardous chemicals!Information on natural methods of fighting plant pests for the Readers My Beautiful Garden has been prepared by Rafał Okułowicz , a promoter of natural methods of growing and protecting plants in gardens.
1. Plant pest-repellent plants
When we notice the effects of pests feeding in the garden, we usually wonder what to use for spraying. Meanwhile,instead of spot spraying, it is better to prevent the appearance of pests in a completely natural way We can do this by planting plants in the garden that pests do not like.
Plants that repel pestsmost often give off strong odors that are unpleasant for pests or make it difficult for them to find the host plant they are looking for. Planting pest-repellent plants is nothing new. Already tens (if not hundreds) of years agothey were used by traditional gardeners in the cultivation of vegetables, using the so-called Cultivation coordinatesFor example, it is worth planting carrots and onions alternately in rows, which scare each other away from pests. The smell of the onion scares off the carrot shrub, and the smell of the carrot confuses the onion cream flies pouring onto the onion.
In a similar waygarlic is often used, the smell of which many pests simply hate . Many aromatic herbs, planted among vegetables, also help to avoid pest attacks.
Ale examples of pest-repelling plants can also be found among beautiful ornamental plants For example, lavender, appreciated for its beautiful flowers and wonderful lavender scent, is a plant that repels many harmful and nuisance insects, including flies, mosquitoes, ticks, ants and aphids. Lavender planted in the garden will also reduce the frequency of visits of cats and moles.
2. Prepare sprays based on herbs and weeds
Based on plants that repel pests, we can alsoprepare preparations for spraying plants against pestsWe can use here not only herbs but also plants commonly considered as weeds, which we would rather not plant in the garden They wanted. However, if such weeds do appear, it is worth using them to our advantage.
Preparations that we can make on our own are liquid manure, extracts and decoctions . While the slurry and extract must be used immediately after preparation, the stock is suitable for short-term storage.
The most popular macerates of this type includeonion and garlic extracts and decoctions as well as dandelion extract , which repel spider mites and aphids.
When deciding to use them, remember that in order to be effective, such spraying must be performed regularly (e.g. every week) and better preventively, and not only after the appearance of the pest.
3. Use ready-made natural preparations for pests
However, if we do not have time to independently prepare plant macerates for spraying against pests or we simply cannot find material for the preparation of a given maceration anywhere in the area (e.g. suitable weeds), we can reach forready-made natural preparations against pests , available in garden stores.
Fortunately, the producers of anti-plant pesticides have noticed a growing need to protect plants with natural methods andthe choice of natural and safe anti-pesticides is getting bigger and biggerThe most popular and tested by many people These types of preparations, available in garden stores, are presented in the table at the link below.
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