how can we grow vegetables without using pesticide or insecticide to have it safe and healthy to consume?

Question

how can we grow vegetables without using pesticide or insecticide to have it safe and healthy to consume?

Answer 1

Since I've only been vegetable gardening for a few years, I've learned that soil testing is important and getting good soil (I love 2 cu.ft bags of Supersoil!) from reputable sources is key. Once you've gotten that down, plan out your garden and look for combinations (plant tomatoes and cabbage/broccoli since tomatoes ward off most bugs that attack cabbage/broccoli).



Go to your nursery and buy plants already grown. If you try to grow from seed, you've got a really large learning curve and now is not the time to start since the growing season is winding down (I live in California so I'm planning on using seeds for my autumn/fall crops). Also, with the plant having a head start, most of the big issues are solved and your plant will just thrive as long as you have a foundation of good soil, drainage, and a watering schedule. Lastly, there are plenty of non-chemical solutions out there for most common vegetable issues so if you use nursery bought plants I'm thinking you're most of the way there.



Don't forget to involve your family, it makes the daily chores so much more easier to handle especially when it comes to harvest time!



Welcome to gardening, enjoy and good luck!



P.S.: with a 20' x 18' lot, we harvested last year: 20+ lbs of green beans, 10 heads of cabbage, 10+ lbs of broccoli, 50+ lbs of tomatoes, 5+ lbs of carrots, 20+ lbs of onions, 12 ears of corn with lots of lemons, limes, jalapenos, and radishes. Welcome to gardening, enjoy and good luck!

Answer 2

Organic farming is incredible and it works for you in many ways. The results are worth all the trouble to learn the techniques. The insecticides used on food has it's beginnings from World War I when they discovered that the NERVE GAS being used to kill soldiers also killed bugs. When gardening became a profit structure instead of a health quest, insecticides like DDT became the holy grail. We are now living with the results of that great experiment. Weight gain is one of the results and is the major contributor to obesity along with the vegetable oils and bad saturated fats are also big players in this issue.



Only about 4% of the entire food supply in America is organic. Organic must also be accompanied by food grown on fertile soil as opposed to the depleted, over cultivated, worn out soils being used to produce food that is 50% less nutrients than we had just 25 years ago. The good news is that people are now consuming more organic food than farmers can produce and the demand is growing. I believe Americans are beginning to see the real picture of what many large corporations have done to our food supply.



I saw an incredible example of what organic farming technique can do. I was a member of a group of a small city farm coop that was formed to grow our own food. There were the organic people and the chemical people separated so as not to contaminate each other's crops. Of course, the organic people were always at odds with the chemical people as to who was growing the best crops. The organic side grew these wonderful tasting foods and the chemical people grew food that was not as good, but they both had good appearances. The example was one small organic farm had been abandoned and weeds were about 4 feet high all over the area. All the rows of lettuce, tomatoes, etc. were eaten by aphids and bugs I've never heard of, except for one lonely, large, cabbage plant that was absolutely beautiful and covered with weeds. There was not a bug on it and it was huge. When we uncovered the plant and cleared the weeds, no one could believe it. So how did this happen? Right next to this perfect cabbage plant were two very large onion plants. Bugs hate onions.



No we do not need insecticides. We need dedicated farmers interested in health and welfare of this Nation, unlike corporations like MONSANTO that is contributing technology that is destroying the very fiber of quality, healthy foods and replacing them with genetically engineered garbage, seeds that contain insecticide genes that create corn plants with insecticides built into the corn, and terminator genes so farmers have to buy the seeds from them instead of using decades of environmentally, biodiversified, adapted seeds they have used for generations, and forcing their corporate will on farmers by suing huge numbers of them for patent infringement on seeds where they have patented life. Amazing.



Any word with "......cide" at the end of the word is designed to kill, not be nutritious. Everyone of us needs to take back the health of our food by refusing to buy the garbage and demanding quality.



good luck to you ---

Answer 3

I don't know if you are speaking about commercial growing or individual growers. I have a large vegetable garden. I grow about 50 times more than I can consume from the garden. My dirt is full of earthworms and a few grubs as well. I only use natural fertilizers and compost(homemade) for nutrients and homemade remedies for insect control. I do not use any commercial pesticides or fertilizers. Most Americans are used to buying the "perfect" looking fruits and veggies from the store. My home grown stuff sometimes has to be trimmed to remove a bad spot or a hole where a bug got a bite. I really only lose about 10% of my crop to insects and disease. I feel that it is better to have some loss to nature and still have plenty to eat than to poison the environment, period.

Answer 4

While many bugs carry disease they also help to pollinate your garden, so having some bugs and insects in your garden is a plus. Praying mantis and ladybugs (even their larvae) are good to keep aphid populations under control.

Tend to your garden frequently, keep dead, dying, or rotting fruits, stems, leaves, etc out of the garden.

If you decide you need to take control of the population you can use a dish soap and water mixture sprayed on the leaves. This will not kill the bugs, it only keeps them away.

Answer 5

My wife and I have been composting yard waste and household organic debris for 20 years. We have a small garden with 24 various tomato plants and 12 bell pepper plants as well as extensive flower beds. We use only composted material for fertilizer and we search the plants each day for damaging insects and remove them by flicking them into a can and disposing of them away from the garden. Our Tomato's are coming in nicely and the peppers are doing well. We also have growing nearby some Asian Ameranthis plants that tend to discourage Tomato worms and Pepper blight. I'm not sure how, but it works. I like a good sweet Tomato with no aftertaste from bug spray. It's taken us 12 years to find the right plants to put near the Tomato's. Ameranthis is native to India and grows well in New England. Gotta be careful though, it spreads and will take hold of a neighborhood in 3-4 years. You pull out the plants you don't want when they are 5" tall. Full size can be 5 to 9 feet with beautiful foliage and flowers for most of the late summer. Study. Learn.

Answer 6

That's how I grow mine.



First, start with a pile of compost. You may even consider vermicomposting, in a container. That will really give you nice soil in the future. If is virtually free because you use newspapers, kitchen scraps, dead houseplants, grass clippings, etc.



Then, when you do need to feed your plants, use fish emulsion, epsom salt, bone meal and blood meal instead of chemicals like Miracle-Gro, etc. They are kinder to the environment, and you know you are putting organics on the table.



Your produce may not grow as ridiculously large as it would with the Miracle-Gro, but it will be tastier and much more natural.

Answer 7

mix some chilli powder (or pepper) with water and sprinkle over your plants. For some reasons the insects are afraid of the smell of it.!

Answer 8

Someone once told me you can put in a water bottle add dish soap and water and spray your vegetables then make sure you wash them correctly.

Answer 9

The way I do it is with large pots. I find it is easier for me to keep things properly pinched back so I get more veggies than leaves and it is much easier to control the insects (because with daily pinching there are not nearly so many places and leaves to hide under). There have even been years when I loaded them in the kid's wagon and parked them in the screen gazebo until a particular infestation passed .... like beetles, ugh! You can also easily throw a piece of netting over potted and staked plants to ward off bugs. I grow the huge Beefeater Tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, assorted peppers and snow peas this way. I use a raised bed for cucumber hills, green beans (bush kind) and lettuce. Strawberries are on their own, lol, but we still get plenty even sharing with the birds and chipmunks. Before I began tub gardening for veggies I tried various things in the ground. The two most successful were layers and layers of newspapers around the plants and grass clippings 4 inches thick on top of them, leaving about a 6 inch circle clear around your plant base. Lots of bugs won't cross the decaying grass clippings (they DO stink pretty bad for a couple weeks, although turning them daily with a garden fork helps get the process over quicker) and the newspaper makes a decent barrier against the creepy crawlies in the ground. If you keep the weeds down brutally and water the bases, not the leafy parts, you will find that insects and rot are a lot less of a problem. Also, leave plenty of space around each for air circulation (real easy with pots). Like I said, pots are easiest if you aren't trying to grow a ton.

Answer 10

Some vegetables are impossible to grow without bugs or worms. I learned to plant enough for me and the bugs. I quit planting things that were bug covered or worm eaten from the onset. as in broccoli, brussel sprouts and turnips, cabbage was also a pain. I grew tomatoes, potatoes, cukes, zucchini, bell peppers, kohlrabi, green beans,

herbs, onions, radishes, lettuce, peas, and beets. I canned hundreds of jars of goodies every year. No chemicals and no threats. I also had fruit trees and concord grapes for juice and jelly. Some things are just too much of a pain to grow--I used to go and pay a farmer for corn and pick 12 dozen ears a year to freeze. I also had a strawberry patch and mature rhubarb plants.

I put wood ash, and leaves and old mulch from a saw mill on my garden and tilled it in.I also had a non ending supply of horse manure which was great.

If in the early spring it looked like a weed patch I sprayed it with roundup prior to planting.

Answer 11

There are many websites about organic gardening.

Check out this one:

http://www.gardenersnet.com/organic.htm

Answer 12

You are making the assumption that pesticides (which includes the categories herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides) are not healthy or safe. This is false. When pesticides are used as directed and your produce is cleaned properly before consumption, they are both healthy and safe. What you need to do is this: Know which pests are likely, watch diligently for them and if a certain pest is present, treat accordingly but then, only if needed. There is no one recommendation that will alleviate all pests. For instance, if you have an insect doing minor damage to potato leaves, you may not need to do anything. However, if you have insects that damage the potato tuber, you will need to take action, possibly with pesticides. Another example: Let's say you have tomato hornworm chewing on your tomato leaves. These worms can completely skeletonize a tomato plant. You do not need to use pesticides for this -- simply pluck the worms off the plants before they can do major damage -- no pesticides needed. Another example: Let's say you have squash bugs on your squash. If you know what to look for, you can destroy the egg masses before they hatch if you are really diligent and have nothing better to do with your time. However, squash bugs often transmit a serious disease to squash plants, so you can't just let them feed on the plants. So, it may be better to apply insecticides to the portions of the plant that harbor the squash bugs and kill them before they transmit disease. This way you will still obtain a useable harvest of squash and chances are the squash themselves will not even contact the insecticide that was strategically placed. My thought is to be reasonable and judicious, use pesticides only when necessary, and please do not be unreasonable scared of pesticides. Be wise, prudent, and read and follow the label directions.

Answer 13

It is just like the older days when I was growing up.



make good on the soil by composting to make natural neutrients for the plants.

plant and keep watered.

you can use ammonia mixed with water and some dish detergent to help deter the pest and feed the plants at the same time. The ammonia acts like a nitrogen t feed the plants. The soap acts like a carrier of the ammonia making it stick to the leaves and stems thus drying on the plant as a slow release food.



Many natural remedies out there to revert to the pesticides, if you are farming, mix the ingredients in a larger tank of equal parts and use a sprayer off of the tank to spray.

Answer 14

I would grow it indoors with windows or some way for natural sunlight to come through or somewhere insulated and sterile and not use rainwater. Most plant growing mixtures have some kind of chemical that is not considered good for you. Even if you use manure, you have to be very careful that the animals you got it from are healthy and are in a clean environment. In other words, it's a very controlled hygenic atmostphere and place that you need to grow things so you can avoid pesticide and insecticide. There are plants that are natural pest avoiders, and that would involve some reading, and sometimes you exchange one pest problem for another.

Answer 15

Hydroponics can be a good way to grow a garden without using pesticides or insecticides and from having talked to others who have tried it it is safe to consume.

Answer 16

Be consciencous and persistant with care.



I have never used pesticides and get great results by planting certain (lavender, mints, sages) herbs around plants that are more prone to pests & disease. Constant care so you may see if a pest arrives is a must.



When I have no other choice I will spray a plants underleaves (usually eggs are hidden there) with a soap & water mix.



Check out a 'companion plant' book or go to davesgarden.com for ideas. Also check out biodynamics at http://www.biodynamics.com/ I think you will enjoy the info!



Happy Gardening to you :) So glad you are looking into this approach...if only the mass marketers would!

Answer 17

There are natural pesticides, that can be searched online or made at home ( Ivory Soap and water) in a spray bottle works well for me on the majority of pests. Kills some and deters others I don't think they like the taste. There are alot of plants that can be planted with your garden that that will deter pests as well. I know marigolds repel aphids. This may take away from the space for veggies but it's worth a try.

Answer 18

Let's grow them in the backyard... so that way we all can do it their own backyard. Let's live like cowboy people again to stay way from cars that runs on gas, need for pesticide and other insecticide for farming. Make the rich oil company suffers again. Otherwise let get electric cars back on the road. This answers part of the question and need to express my other thoughts. We need to make this a voting issue, I mean the real vote. To be more healthy is to clean the air, make food more pure.

Answer 19

My husband and I are growing a wonderful vegetable garden this year, after years of living in southern climates(Florida, Maryland)for 30+ years. We are now back where we started.

Cortland NY. It is different but not impossible. We are growing tomatoes, potatoes, corn, squash, cucumbers, onions, peas, garlic and more. We have a compost bin that we built. We don't use chemicals. We don't seem to have a problem with bugs, but we did put a fence around it to keep the ground hogs and the deer out. We have used marigolds before though and that helps keep the bugs away. If you start your plants in peat pots and wait until the ground is warm, you should be ok. I waited until the plants were 6 inches or so before planting them.

Answer 20

Chemical companies make a helluva lotta dough from the production of environmentally unfriendly agricultural products, things such as insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides. BUT there is an alternative, a better way, if you will. Grow your own! That way, you will know what's on your veggies. While you're at it, throw a few lady beetles into your garden. They are voracious eaters of other insects.

Answer 21

I never use pesticides or insecticides to grow my vegetables. When I prepare the beds for my vegetables, I till the soil nicely and incorporate leaves, grass, and dead vegetable stems from previous years. These turn into manure which is very good for the plants and makes the vegetables safe for human consumption. Right now my garden is filled with very healthy tomato, pepper, okra, lettuce, and spinach.

Answer 22

With over a hundred answers to this featured question, you could probably print out the answers and staple them together to make a nice pamplet, maybe even edit the answers together into a little monograph on how to grow organic veggies.



I scanned a page of the replies. One tip that I would like to add that I didn't see, was interspersing rows or plants of marigolds with the tomatoes. The marigold produces some fragrant chemical which some tomato pests don't like. Anyone know what is the active ingredient there?



Another non-invasive or non pervasive trick is to place dishes of beer among the vegetables. Slugs and pests will go into the beer and drown their selves, thus saving you much damage they might have caused. For you Wiccans out there, it's said the beer lends immortality to the soul of those who die by drowning in it!

Answer 23

Hello, in my country they grow up mostly the vegetables and fruits natural organic.To have good result you have to feed the vegetables and fruits with organic hay from cows, sheeps, goads could also but this must be older more than 1 year.You can put richly hay and then to put water every day to the plants.Of course, mostly of the plants needs to be on open sun then they grow up very well and fast.

I think you will have very good results.Please, no pesticides and no other chemicals.

Then you will have very healthy food.

Answer 24

The solution depends which pests or insects you are trying to keep away. Ladybugs and soap solutions work well to get rid of aphids. I've heard that a bowl of beer may kill slugs, but a sharp stick wherever you see them works quicker. Marigolds are also known to repel some insects.

Also, don't expect perfect results - a blemish or 2 on the outside does not necessarily mean the produce is not safe and healthy to consume. For example, my family had apple trees, and when the pests infested our trees, we would cut out all the bug eaten spots, and make the rest into applesauce.

Answer 25

With my little garden, I used a lot of compost. And I did a lot of companion planting, so the normal pests that prey on tomatoes for instance left mine strictly alone. And I left a few weeds in the garden which the bugs were content to munch on while ignoring the food plants. I used crushed egg shells and coffee grounds to enrich the soil, and to keep the slugs out: Apparently the slugs don't like the sharp egg-shell edges.



Sometimes I even dilute leftover coffee and give that to my plants.



I've not used any weed-killers or pesticides.

Answer 26

Try useing a mulch arounf your plants to preserve water moisture and to keep plants cool in hot weather. This keeps them healthy and helps them grow stronger, better fruit (veggies). Also, before you plant the seeds or the plant itself, mix compost into the soil to give it a healthy headstart. Compost builds the soils ability to feed the plants the nutriants they need to grow into strong healthy fruits and veggies that taste much better then ones grown on major farms. There is more work involved, like removing the pests by hand (or use a spray made of water and cheyanne pepper power) and weeding the garden unstead of useing herbicides to get rid of unwanted growth. The mulch mentioned above will also help surpress the weed growth.

Answer 27

Grow african merigolds amongs your vegies it adds colour but best of all it puts out natural pytherium ( sorry probably spelt wrong), also a little garlic between things keeps pests at bay.

A mixture of 50/50 milk and water, or disinfectant and natural soap in water, sprayed on your citrus will keep the aphids down and lead to better germination by eliminating the aphids that eat blossoms...

Hope these are helpful.... snails also dont like crawling across cheap kitty litter and the kitty litter holds moisture for dry or sandy areas.

Also to distract birds from your produce leave a bowl of water in your garden, they are often just after the moisture, and old CD's hanging in trees will scare birds as they move in the wind scaring them... that is if you want to scare them.

Answer 28

Dante ,

I find your question rather naive, but then again, I am a historian. People have been successfully farming all kinds of crops for hundreds, no, make that thousands of years, without the use of any man-made chemicals whatsoever.

Only since the 1930s have chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides been made and sold. Our fathers and grandfathers use them extensively, but generations before them, ie: their grandfathers; relied on natural plant foods such as manures, compost and dead fish.

A plant is a plant, it will grow and survive if left alone.

Answer 29

Very useful query. While I was in Muscat on a job my colleague used to grow vegetables on the open terrace of the Building. Initially he got the guidance from a qualified Gardener. Within a few months his garden gave almost all the vegetables for use. I wish you do the same thing.

Answer 30

you can grow vegetable without using pesticide or insecticide by mixing the soil with ashes to kill anything pest. and after planting you give two weeks then you pour the ashes on there heads to protect them from insect.Watering is also good for the health of vegetable cause when there strong they can fight insect . weeding is also part of avoiding insect .

Answer 31

This works for me. For each gallon of water I mix in a little dish washing detergent (not even 1 tsp) a little vegetable oil (to make the solution stick better) and spray on my plants.



Some that I have that seem resilient to this, I use hot pepper spray I make my own and also add veggie oil for better sticking.



You will probably have to repeat spraying at least a couple times especially if you get a lot of rain. I have a smaller garden so it's not so bad to spray it all again.

Answer 32

Believe it or not, the best way to grow produce without any pesticides or such is to border your garden all the way around with marigolds. As long as you keep that border of marigolds watered, and manicured, you should have no major problems with bugs, and your produce should stay safe and healthy. A lot of folks forget about using mother nature. give it a try!

Answer 33

The Amish secret: Hydrogen Peroxide is the best natural non-toxic pesticide and growth enhancer there is.

Read up on it and try it out.



"The last growing season I planted potatoes, corn, squash and cucumbers. I soaked all those seeds for three hours. I used no other pesticides other than the peroxide as mist occasionally.



The potato plants have a few bugs that a eat holes in the leaves but they were not detrimental to the plants. The potato flowers gave off seeds as big as sour cherries. That is the first time I ever realized that potatoes have seeds as well as buds.



"The garden grew well but I planted it too late in the season to give it full-growth. The corn had no worms in the ears so there were no bugs to destroy the corn and no birds to get to the worms. I planted six acorn squash seeds, and harvested about 42 squash. Most of them were bigger than normal. I gave them to several people who commented on how good they tasted."

URL

http://www.proliberty.com/observer/20010326.htm





Hydrogen peroxide can also be used in very small amounts: sixteen drops of 35 percent food-grade hydrogen peroxide in one quart of water for plants.



Hydrogen peroxide plant sprays have been getting enthusiastic endorsements from farmers and gardeners who have tried them.



The Amish have apparently been using hydrogen peroxide for years.

URL

http://www.worldwise.com/soilferandfe.html

Answer 34

I know someone that doesnt use any pesticides at all!! I ask her how can you do this? And she says that she plants enough vegetables for everyone, including the bugs!! So she discards the ones she can't use and is happy and satisfied with what she reaps in. (I figure she must have a pretty large garden).

Answer 35

Diatomaceous Earth. Made from diatoms in the ocean (as is toothpaste), used in swimming pools. Available at pool supply stores at a reasonable price (although, do shop around). It is an abrasive (hence, being in toothpaste). Dust it on the leaves (liberally, in my opinion), top and bottom. The insect eats the dusted leaf and ingests the DE. which then cuts up its insides, and dies. Sounds horrible, but I have had great success with keeping plants from being eaten alive (except for squash bugs) by grasshoppers and worms. It must be reapplied after rain or watering.

Answer 36

don't use pesticides. People say some feilds are too big to use other ways of keeping insects off of plants or using natural irons and stuff to grow plants with. All they have to do though is hire more people to do parts of the feild. It would cost more, but I think it's worth it to have a healthier world.

Answer 37

Whoa, there is so much to gardening and many ways to achieve the "organic" garden....just know that anything with carbon in it is considered organic....so read your labels. I found some disturbing things in the past two years that I would like to share about this organic matter.



1,) Motor oil is considered organic and lots of things that able to call themselves natural aren't.....maybe they have one or two ingredients but check out the WHOLE PACKAGE!!



2.) FDA isn't as strict as you may think....one very simple and fast example Johnson & Johnson's Baby Wash (and most of personal care items) have quaternium-15 (or a variation of such) and that is a formaldehyde releaser.





We have a backyard garden and we water it, used to give them the commercial fertilizer, but have decided to go green and skip the fertilizer, no problems with bugs sooooo far....but I usually just wash everything really well (water and lemon juice - think the citric acid cuts all the dirt and any other remnents of being outside.)



I am considering what other posters said about using large pots, mineralized soil and marigolds sounds like my project for next year! YAY!



Thanks for posting this question.

Hope some of this helps you too!

Answer 38

If you take a spray bottle fill with water, and put 1/4 CAP not cup of the bleach in it, and 2 or 3 drops of dish soap in the bottle and spray your plants, that'll get rid of the pests eating your garden, and won't harm the plants either. If you try using only bleach, or only dish detergent, it won't work. You have to have the combo.



After the pests are gone, you can wash off your garden by watering and allowing the water to go all over the plants.

Answer 39

Go to a farm and buy cow manure spread this on top of your garden in early fall with a layer of leaves on top of that.



Then in the spring till all of this into the soil and you should produce an awesome garden.



During the growing season you can also use fish.



This after all is totally organic.

Answer 40

Made from diatoms in the ocean (as is toothpaste), used in swimming pools. Available at pool supply stores at a reasonable price (although, do shop around). It is an abrasive (hence, being in toothpaste). Dust it on the leaves (liberally, in my opinion), top and bottom. The insect eats the dusted leaf and ingests the DE. which then cuts up its insides, and dies. Sounds horrible, but I have had great success with keeping plants from being eaten alive (except for squash bugs) by grasshoppers and worms. It must be reapplied after rain or watering.

Source(s):

Answer 41

Well this may sound gross but fertilizer like cow pies,banana peels stuff like that really works and if you are doing a garden say every year then rotate your vegetables don't plant in the same thing in the same spot as last year example:



The spot where the potatoes were planted put something else there plant corn there or something else. keep rotating the vegetables every year. this does help. as far as the fertilizer goes I know from experience I used to live on a farm.

Answer 42

Hi, I think that depends on what vegetables you're trying to grow, 'cause some are more resistant than others to insects.



I know a technique used to grow apples, the main enemy of the apples is a worn, and you can kill it by putting in the tree some bees, that bees eat that worns and you dont need to use insecticide



Regards from Mexico

Answer 43

Instead of spraying pesticide on the plants and vegetables why not pluck the bugs or slugs off of the plants with gloved hands.

I have a thin layer of wood ash from our winter fireplace spread throughout my garden. That keeps slugs and snails off of the plants.

For other insects and creepy things you might try insect papers that hang on thin wires or lay down between rows of plants.

Answer 44

Go to different websites about organic plants or just don't use pesticide and insecticide in planting.

Answer 45

We ca n grow vegetables with the use of natural manure and spraying neem oil as both, by using this the vegetable will be healthy to consume.

Answer 46

You have been given much good information. I don't normally use pesticides. If I find something, I will try to pick it off. Crop rotation is good, as well as predators, such as mantis. I compost and work it into the soil. I water in the evening, and pick in the afternoon, when it is dry.

Answer 47

Maybe you could build a screen enclosure or a greenhouse and apply the pesticcides on the outer perimeter of the enclosure and also put some sturdy kennel fence around the enclosure if you need to keep animal pest from your crop.

Answer 48

My dad runs a company called the Green Spot, Ltd. (you can throw that into google and find the website & phone #) he sells good bugs and other alternatives to pesticides, any issue you have, he can help you with it :-) Just give him a call

Answer 49

There are products made from vegetable bases that are used to spray veggies for insects and infestation, the most prevalent being severin. there are many ways to grow organic without using pesticides and i have been growing veggies fo ryears using them. my worst enemies are gophers and squirrels in the area. they burrow underground and come up in the garden, having eaten the roots to all of my roses, veggies, fruit trees. and then the rabbits and squirrels take care of the foliage and veggies on top

Answer 50

use "Garden Safe" Fruit and Vegetable spray.Or you can crush some garlic and add some warm water to bring out the benefits of the garlic.

1.strain it.

2.add cold water.

3.put in sprayer.

4.and spray on plants.

Answer 51

Hydroponics....and green houses.



Of course one tomato will cost $10....but it's worth it saving the planet from biodegradable pesticides they're using right now....



Of course YOU can do your part by growing your own in your back yard, and keeping demand down.

Answer 52

you just put pepper around the vegetables cuz the insects don't like the pepper taste (be careful some bears like chilly pepper so if you live in a place where there is know to be bears don't use it.) any kind of pepper but the ones that you see in a pizza and they are not hot (green peppers) do not work

maybe

i remember there was a pepper that was really hot in papa john's pizza and i use that one and the insects never come (i think it's called bell pepper it comes in orange green and red)

Answer 53

i used to have garden and used water and hand removal mostly..

spray the bugs off

some dish soap in water hand wiping leaves.

toss away from compost anything was severe bitten ..

i was next to other gardens used pesticide so could never completely eradicate.



also natural predators ladybugs leave them bits of water and put them in at dusk. and give them shade

praying mantis

find whatever is the predator of the pests..



good luck..

Answer 54

If you can find a copy of "Old Wives' Lore for Gardeners" by Maureen and Bridget Boland, I recommend it. It suggests many ways to get rid of pests and insects without the use of poisons.



Check Amazon online to see if a copy is available.

Answer 55

Use the French double-dug method, featuring raised beds.



Also needed:



Strong plants (pull out bad ones instead of spraying them)



Compost and natural soil amendments



Local farming is best on small plots instead of mass produced, worthless food.

Answer 56

vegetables can be grown safely with the use of organic farming. as fertilizer, we can use animal dung or composted materials from biodegradable products such as tree leaves, fruit peels and the like.

as pest control, there are the natural enemies of the insects that destroy our crops, such as spiders, and frogs. for the birds, the old reliable scarecrow and noisemakers such as the bamboo bazooka can be used. intemittent use of firecrackers to shoo birds away can also be done.

Answer 57

It isn't easy at all to grow organic vegetables, an the appearance of imperfection is the biggest obstacle... but it is a challenge we'll have to face

Answer 58

the only way i know is to use manure, chicken is the best

horse is really good is you can get the straw ,out of it , goat manure is wonder full, Ive build a bastard, trench,

really just a trench that you dig out say 12ft long x 2 wide. fill it up ,with manure, let it sit for 6ths, then dig it back up, you will find the manure has broken down, to a black type of soil

you can use this soil to ,help grow your veg's in .

Answer 59

Go to the nursery and ask for lady bugs. Place them in your garden at night not during the day. Ask your nursery for praying mantis. Place them in your garden at night. Both will eat other bugs that may destroy your plants. You can also plant marigolds between rows. Marigolds have a pungent smell and will keep bugs away.

Answer 60

same way we've done it for centuries



COW POOP



it has all the nutrients and none of the bad stuff



oh but wait the vegetarians say cows are evil creations of man.



ok they can have pesticides on their veggies then

Answer 61

All this and I plant onions around almost everything. They seem to be a natural bug deterrent. I plant borage to attract bees. I also have spearmint planted outside my garden for the bees. Don't let it get into your garden because it's very invasive.

Answer 62

I think you can keep used tea leaves & neem leavs in a big pot with water for few days then sprey it on plans it will help a lot to protect ur plans from insecticides (bugs).

One thing more you can also sprey dry ash on plants it also protects from bugs.

use organic composit you should perpare it yourself

use good tested soil

you should also sprey water daily

Answer 63

For generations people grew their own product and were healthy. I grew up with a backyard garden and we did not use pesticides or insectidies. You washed the veggies off in the tap if you did not want to eat any dirt and looked for places the "bugs" could have entered. That included fruit from the apple tree.

Answer 64

Buy a couple dozen Praying Mantis' and let them loose in your garden. They are absolutely lethal to other bugs but completely harmless to humans. They will kill just about any bug that may reside in your garden. Also, lady bugs are good as well.

Answer 65

It's called hydrophonic's. It is cheaper than planting in dirt. They have a book on it, but it's not veggies. It's something I am doing for just me. They can raise all the cigarette taxes they want. I found my own answer.

Answer 66

Simple, just buy a green house to work on. If you think it costly, try using one room in your house, put a hole in the roof and plant the vegetables!

Answer 67

I have heard of planting marigolds near your vegetables, they ward off bugs.....and one teaspoon of dish soap per gallon of water as an insecticide.......

Answer 68

If you want to grow your vegetables safe and healthy, you have to fallow the soil after every harvest.

Answer 69

kay homes first u gotta eat alot of food imean a lot like burritos from tbell then u take a **** in the dirt then u mix it wit some whip creamthen u piss on the stem and then u stick ur finger in ur mouthand make urself throw up on the plant. This may seem twisted but we use this in mexico and brazil.Hope this helps homes.

Answer 70

The best way would be to introduce natural predators to any pests found in the gardens and fields.



For example, if aphids are found, the best way to remove them would be to introduce ladybugs to the site.

Answer 71

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Answer 72

My mom makes a mixture of tobasco sauce, water, and dish detergent. Safe for people, washes off with water, wards off deer and other pests.

Answer 73

You can use organic gardening techniques, I refer you to www.organicgardening.com and www.arbico-organics.com.

Then simply wash vegetables and prepare to taste- I grow organically, andv the veggies are terrifficcc!!!

Answer 74

Sprinkle leaves and ground around plants with cayenne pepper....it keeps everything away but is perfectly safe....and it just washes off

Answer 75

add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder per gallon of water. Spray twice per week after dark.

Answer 76

OK I'm 16 but I've seen my dad grow vegetables in a pot and he hangs it about 5 ft. high on the fence. It's a good idea and i haven't seen any bugs on it since he put it on the fence. Almost our whole fence is full of vegetables like tomatoes and jalapenos He's trying to grow watermelons on there. Hope this helped.

Answer 77

u can put some dried cow dung and some decayed mud and dried leaves under the plant that can grow faster and gives a very good result for the plant

Answer 78

my dad grows veg in his back garden at home and the best way 2 do it is use oraganic stuff like minure (cows poo) its yuck and smelly but thats what organic is the outcome matters ask at ur local farm for more info!!!

Answer 79

We burn dry leaves or dried coconut husks to keep the insects off our plants, this also helps the plants to flower more abundantly.

Answer 80

My wife plants Mums on each side of her pants. We have tomatos every year that are not eaten by bugs. I seems to work.

Answer 81

I would check home gardening through the method of hydroponics, or the use of nutrient filled water. No soil. Maybe no bugs. :-)

Answer 82

Pesticides and insectisides are a leading cause of health problems for farmers. Tend to your garden every day. It's hard to do this with a field of hay which may be fed to cows for example and we eat cows and get the toxins in us.

Answer 83

Use a soap and water spray to deter insects

Answer 84

Research into some plants that grow in your area that give of scents that will deter insects away.

Answer 85

Infest your agricultural lands with predatory fauna such as spiders, ladybugs, and rove beetles.

Answer 86

to kill aphids mix red pepper and dish soap in water then spray on the tops and bottoms of all leaves and blooms

Answer 87

Hey! my parents own an organic lawn and garden care buisness. they use diatomacious earth. you can get it and other atuff on their website at child's play organic lawns. good luck!

Answer 88

Buy black tarp it keeps the weeds from growing and put a bug catcher out side!!!

Answer 89

Use bio-dynamic farming. Visit biodynamics.com.

Answer 90

hi

i have a garden at home and i know how you feel. people think the only way to keep insects away is to use harmful chemicals and pesticides. farmers grow organic vegitables and fruits without using harsh chemcials and pesticides and when you shop, try buying organic vegitables they are chemical free. i hope this helps.

Answer 91

look up organic gardening online in any search engine... there's too much info to write here!

Answer 92

maybe you can try , it has been a success story with most of the farmers in the california. but there are people who have burnt their fingers aswell

Answer 93

TWO ways of many...1st...USING GENETIC ENGiNEERED SEEDS

2nd..using good soil for fertelization of well choised seeds brought from trusted farms.

Answer 94

I use organics and raised beds works for me. Bumpercrops every year.

Answer 95

the best way to grow ur plants without using pesticides.......\

there is a best way to overcome this problems..........

u should have the good mineralised soil,clay in ur farms .so, it gives lot if energy and food to plants...\

this is possible only by u having the good mineralised land only...........

u r doing good job............



all the best for ur work.........

finally congratulation for ur natural thought............

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Answer 96

I am a canabis patient and when i was growing at home i used home remedies. you can go to your nearest hydro store and they can assist

Answer 97

use this mixture we came up with, hot pepper water , cayenne and mix in ground and spray on plants

Answer 98

I suggest that you subscribe to the magazine, Organic Gardening.

Answer 99

use natural agents that deter insects and pests like extract of neem leaves and diluted cows urine.

Answer 100

plant and water seeds in the dirt

Answer 101

you could use a net to cover them. or you can plant them in a green house

Answer 102

you could use peet rock and cow manure and other natural ferteilzers so your plants grow better.

Answer 103

horse manure sprinkled at the base of your plants will serve you well

Answer 104

Surround your vegetables with marigolds. If you have lettuce, possible keep that in pots on a deck and surrounded with marigolds.

Answer 105

when i grow my garden i use only water and natural rabbit waste

Answer 106

as simple as pipal used to do when there were no fertilizers,pesticides etc d best way our ancesstors used 2 do n dats wat we have forgotten

Answer 107

try bio fertilizers like wormi-compost .

Answer 108

i would promote ironite made of elements of th e earth or limestone.

Answer 109

Get rid of the insects. There is a species of ant in South America that eats everything near it's colony's nest except for the tree it lives inside. If we put a colony of these ants everywhere they would eat all the other insects and the things the other insects eat. Then we burn the trees and there would be no more insects around except for our honeybees, and there would be no insects eating our veggies so we wouldn't need insecticide.

This has gotta work better than that nonsense the other people have talked about.

Answer 110

green house,

Answer 111

i spray "tea tree oil" and "soap" on my garden vegetable and it works well.



i tried pepper but the rabbits thought i was spicing it up for them.

Answer 112

we can just water them and put them in a place where insect and bugs can enter or just make your own fertile soil

Answer 113

I don't think you can grow vegetables without using pesticides!I don't know of any other way !!!!!

Answer 114

http://www.ciks.org/

has lot of info.

Answer 115

Try dirt and water moron.

Answer 116

maybe you should consider indoor hydroponics..

Answer 117

you stick the seeds in the dirt and pour some water on top. duh.

Answer 118

u cant

Answer 119

yo get the wii