🪲🪰🦗How to Keep Your Garden Pest-Free Naturally?
✅Keeping your garden pest-free naturally requires a combination of preventive methods, companion planting, and biological controls. Here are some effective ways to manage pests without chemicals:
1. Companion Planting:
Grow pest-repelling plants like marigolds, basil, and garlic near susceptible crops to deter insects.
2. Introduce Beneficial Insects:
Encourage ladybugs, lacewings, and parasitic wasps that prey on common garden pests.
3. Neem Oil & Homemade Sprays:
Use natural insecticides like neem oil or sprays made with garlic, soap, and water to keep pests at bay.
4. Handpicking & Traps:
For larger pests like caterpillars and slugs, manual removal or using traps is effective. Beer traps work well for slugs and snails.
5. Mulching & Crop Rotation:
Organic mulch reduces pest hiding spots while rotating crops prevents pest build-up.
6. Healthy Soil & Proper Watering:
Strong plants are more resistant to pests. Enrich the soil with compost and avoid overwatering, which attracts pests like fungus gnats.
7. Physical Barriers:
Use row covers, mesh, or garden netting to block insects from laying eggs on plants.
✅These methods allow you to enjoy a lush, productive garden without harming your environment or health.
