Curious to know what everyone around here does to organically control garden pests.
This year, we had squash vine borers and squash bugs destroy all of our zucchini, butternut squash, and pumpkins. We had some ladybug look-alike eat our radish greens. Caterpillars destroyed kale and cabbages before we got any. Last year, something ate our pepper plants. We want to control these going forward, but do NOT want to spray pesticides. We tried getting guineas, but they got attacked and killed off, and the survivors are MIA. We'll have a better guinea plan and start sooner next year, but I realize we'll need more.
So how do guys manage it without spraying? Thanks!
This year, we had squash vine borers and squash bugs destroy all of our zucchini, butternut squash, and pumpkins. We had some ladybug look-alike eat our radish greens. Caterpillars destroyed kale and cabbages before we got any. Last year, something ate our pepper plants. We want to control these going forward, but do NOT want to spray pesticides. We tried getting guineas, but they got attacked and killed off, and the survivors are MIA. We'll have a better guinea plan and start sooner next year, but I realize we'll need more.
So how do guys manage it without spraying? Thanks!