LynneC

Organic gardening tips

Posted on 06/18/08, 05:48 pm

Is there anybody else here that prefers to garden organically? If so, please post your favorite tips. One of my favorites is to use marigolds for pest control, particularly with vegetables.

• Reply #1 06/18/08  10:12pm
  
  freeinspirit
  I fertilize with the pulp from the juicer & have any frogs & lizards caught released into the garden.
• Reply #2 06/19/08  4:15am
  
  Catstiptoes
  Compost, compost!! Also, beer drowns snails and slugs- quite drunkenly! It's better than pellets.
• Reply #3 06/19/08  1:05pm
  
  LynneC
  I have chickens; believe me, there are NO scraps with them! But, the good thing is they produce fertilizer! And eat lots of bugs.
• Reply #4 06/21/08  7:05am
  
  BEWITCHED
  Zinnias are also excellent fot pest control in the vegetable garden! What a beautiful solution!
• Reply #5 06/21/08  11:39am
  
  kiska
  Compost and compost tea***
• Reply #6 07/02/08  6:48am
  
  BigBadger
  I have stopped using weedkiller and now in my veg beds I just pull them out. I leave weeds in the border and on the long grass for the bugs.
  I dont use slug pellets anymore but the blighters have muched my veg. I pull them off and stand on them before plopping them on the bird table.
  I make my own compost and re-use old spent compost by mixing in some plant food and chucking it all over the ground beneath my hedges, or I use it in my containers and also add water retaining gel powder.
  I really really want some chickens but my garden is way too small. My mate has a smallholding with tons of chucks. He lets the chicken poop rot down really well and adds it to his compost. His veggies are awesome. SWINE. Lol.
• Reply #7 07/16/08  12:29am
  
  donaP
  I plant marigolds in my garden - especially around tomatoes to keep most bugs away.

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