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I do a no pesticide garden and insects are a part of it. It took me 4-5 years of not giving up to reach a state of equilibrium. The first two years, the losses
by darth_avocado 3y ago
I do a no pesticide garden and insects are a part of it. It took me 4-5 years of not giving up to reach a state of equilibrium. The first two years, the losses were devastating. Plants were regularly eaten by unwanted insects like aphids and cabbage white caterpillars. And I had to keep adding more plants. Now I have 70+ plant species in my small backyard and the beneficial insect moved in. Spiders, ladybugs and wasps now take care of any infestation before it becomes big. And the ones that stay small are now just an acceptable part of the garden’s lifecycle.
- septic-liqueur 3y agoSounds great, would love to hear more about your method. What about weed btw ?
- rad_gruchalski 3y agoDon’t grow weed in your garden unless you are certain it is legal to do so.
- Loggias 3y ago[dead]
- darth_avocado 3y agoIt is a manual process, but I’ve become reasonably good at identifying them when they’re just saplings. 5 mins a day of just me pulling on stuff keeps the yard mostly weed free. I do let some “weeds” stay that are pollinator friendly. Also what has helped are native grasses and pollinator friendly ground covers like thyme that usually reduce the ability of weeds to take over.