Pests are a serious problem for gardeners.
How to eliminate garden pests
To effectively eliminate pests from your garden, you can employ several mechanical methods.
Start by pruning leaves and shoots that are infested, trimming branches, and protecting newly planted seedlings with special covers.
Carefully remove and burn insect nests along with the pruned foliage.
Additionally, consider using sprays and watering techniques.
Planting aromatic herbs and flowers, such as basil, lavender, mint, tansy, wormwood, marigolds, nasturtium, and coriander, can help repel many insects and pests due to their strong scents.
You can also treat your plants with a mixture of water, soap, and ash, or with decoctions made from tobacco, celandine, yarrow, tansy, hot pepper, and wormwood.
These treatments are effective against pests like the Colorado potato beetle and aphids.
Dust plant leaves with ash, tobacco dust, or cinnamon to ward off pests. Additionally, an infusion made from onion peels can be effective against both insects and fungi.
