Now, lets face up to the truth most small space gardeners believe that toxic pesticides and herbicides harm the environment, plant and animal life and disturbs natures food chains. Chemical pesticides have an indiscriminate (often non-specific) killing powder, which kill both the good and the bad insects. Pesticides are largely systematic they are absorbed by the plant tissue to poison it. The insects that feed on these crops are impacted and can also be detrimental to human health over prolonged periods. Most chemical pesticides and fungicides have a withholding period- a certain number of days needs to pass before the crop can be fit for human consumption.
On the contrary organic gardeners like to share their gardens with birds, bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects without the worry of eating foods that are polluted by chemicals. Organic gardeners often use benign, non-toxic methods of pest and disease control by following natures ways of eliminating unwanted pests
Organic pesticides are said to be less effective to commercial chemicals. This is true that most benign plant-derivative sprays (except neem seed oil) are non-systematic, they must spray on each plant individually, on regular intervals and especially after rain. The use of sprays can be minimized by regularly inspecting your crops. In the initial stages going organic takes courage, a few sleepless nights when your garden seems to be infested with
Organic management comes through applying techniques into your everyday gardening.
Use control remedies that have been made from natural products such as garlic, chilli, pyrethrum concentrates and neem seed oil.
Even with natural remedies you must use sparingly to much of anything is bad for you, same applies with the plants.
Grow certified resistance plants varieties to minimise for spraying
Grow plants suited for your climate and soil
Practice companion planting
Learn to accept a tolerable amount of pests that are controlled by natural methods.
REMEMBER GARDENERS NUMBER ONE DEFENSE: SOIL
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