Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!

Bugs, bugs, bugs. For those of you, who like myself, love gardening those words just made you cringe! Bugs can be a real pain to us gardeners can't they?
I will never forget how excited I was the first time I planted honeydew seeds: I saw them begin to sprout. I saw the flowers bud & bloom. I anxiously watched as cute little melons formed and began to grow! However my excitement ended quickly when something occurred that I was not prepared for; squash bugs! They quickly appeared, multiplied, and completely wiped out all my honeydew plants before I even knew what those ugly things were! Uggh!

So what can we do to prevent garden pests or be rid of them once they have arrived? Most people just go to the local gardening store and pick up the most popular or best priced bug spray. But, if you care enough to grow your own food shouldn't you also care about what you are spraying on that food?
I am an organic gardener. If I ever need to spray anything on my garden plants I will only use an organic pest control. To me spraying dangerous chemicals on something that you are going to eat just doesn't make any amount of sense.

A new product that seems to get high reviews is Safer® Brand Bug Patrol. It is a ready to spray concentrate that is an OMRI listed® organic product. This new organic bug patrol kills over 40 insects in the garden including both hard bodied and soft bodied insects.

If you are getting ready for a new gardening season you might want to try out this new, organic product!



Posted 3/26/09