Natural pests deterants
Posted on: Tue, 23/02/2010 - 13:44
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Natural pests deterants
Hello to everyone, I'm new on here & new to growing my own veg, I can't wait to get started.
I will be getting a new allotment plot of 128msq next month which I am very excited about so once I have tested the soil & checked all the drainage I should be ready to start planting early spring, hopefully!
I want to grow organically so I was wondering if anyone had any tried & tested advice on what I can plant to deter certain bugs & ract predators or any other methods of getting rid of pests, the more humane the better.
Are certain pests more numerous than others or cause more damage?
Can't wait to hear from you. :)
caterpiller can do alot of damage so I use scaffording net to cover my cabbbage, broccoli and sprouts it was a really help last year where as the year before I was over taken by caterpillers this also helps with the pigeons they love newly planted crops. slugs shouldn`t be a problem if you keep all your crops free from weeds, they love ground cover so the less around the better. hope I`ve been alittle help.