Many gardeners strive to practice organic farming, pursuing the goal of obtaining a “clean” harvest.
It is not surprising that achieving this goal is full of difficulties, as it involves fighting a huge number of pests.
It is also necessary to cope with numerous diseases using modern drugs.
Expert of the online publication Belnovosti and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh offers more environmentally friendly ways to help the garden.
How to help your garden without "chemicals"
Here are 7 tips.
- Green manure. Productivity depends on soil fertility, and green manure helps enrich it.
- Crop rotation. Compliance with crop rotation rules will help reduce the impact of diseases and pests.
- Compost. Natural fertilizer is always better than a drug.
- Herbal infusion. A great way to create organic fertilizer for garden crops.
- Repellent crops. Some plants successfully repel pests - follow the planting rules.
- Use ash. It can prevent the development of some fungal diseases.
- Eggshells. Provides a lot of calcium and other microelements.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
