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Do It Naturally – Control Pest and Garden Insects Organically

By Kent Higgins

If there are flowers and vegetables in your garden, you can be
sure that there are pests as well. Especially if you will be
eating vegetables from the garden, you won’t want to use
chemicals to kill the pests. Luckily, for every pest, you can
use a natural means of repellent. Natural pest control is not
only healthier for you, your family, your plants, and the
environment – it is cheaper too.

Approximately 136 million pounds of pesticides are used every year in the home lawn and gardens of North Americans. This is just for individuals, not even for farmers (who actually use 1/3 of the amount as the homeowners). Most contamination and poisonings that occur originate from single family homes. It is very important to use methods of pest control that are healthy to surrounding life and the environment in general. Read more

Pests Commonly Encountered in Hydroponics Supplies and Systems

By Michael Straumietis

A common misconception of hydroponic gardening is that you never have to worry about dealing with pests and bugs. Many growers wish this was true because the fact of the matter is that even in a soil less garden you have to deal with some of the same kinds of critters that can damage traditional gardens. Read more

Hydroponic Gardening – Managing Pests & Diseases

By Michael Page

As with soil-based gardens, hydroponic plants require good pest and disease maintenance controls. Failure to do so creates the same results as with ‘ordinary’ gardens i.e. spindly or dead plants. Since the majority of hydroponic plants are fruits and vegetables, that means the plants are not worth eating.

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