PEST CONTROL

Organic PEST Control:

Gardening organically is one of the most important things to do if you want to make sure that you are living sustainably and doing the right thing in your outside spaces. Organic gardening means avoiding the use of harmful synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides; however, in an organic garden, avoidance of these harmful elements is just the beginning.

The goal in any organic garden is not to eliminate pests entirely, but rather to protect certain plants, while keeping the ecosystem in balance and making sure that no one species gets out of control. In order to keep pests under control, we need to aim for as much biodiversity as possible—welcoming a varied range of wildlife including predatory species that keep pest numbers down.

We do not garden alone. This understanding is crucial in an organic garden. Every living organism within the system has a role to play. Pest control can become much simpler if, instead of waging war, we collaborate—making use of our knowledge of the natural world to combine plants in certain ways and bring beneficial wildlife to our space.