buzz on organics

19 years ago

Hello fellow ganny farmers. Ganny is my coined term for organics, by the way. Whats the buzz about organic farming being so hard and quarelsome to do??? Remember people that in the begining of time man has had to grow his food, it was also man who got lazy and spoiled and screwed the atmosphere up and made deadly chemicals. Therefore, we have to still grow our food, you can still do it without poisons and trust me it is just as hard. Bugs are nature and nature does find a way to stay a step ahead. A garden is for food and enjoyment through some hard work and sweat, let not forget that the rewards of pulling a fruit of your labor is wonderful, know the feeling??? Whether if it is one nice yellow squash or a whole bushel of peas, the joy is wonderful. Bugs and critters have to eat too, we should do what we can , safely , to deter them, but must also live on the same ground. We all have to eat. There are soooo many ways to do this, common sense is really all you need, farming is inherit in all of us mostly, tap into it and most things will be evident. By the way, Aphids are a hard little bugger for me to deal with, any good suggestions on ridding them?? lady bugs?? Thanks for reading this friends, just my opinion, Ive been farming for 15 years and still learning.

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pablo_nh
19 years ago
Also remember that rattlesnake poison, uranium, and falling off a mountain are all-natural

It's not all good :)
hamiltongardener
19 years ago
pablo, you crack me up. :D

Hi run2rush,

I've asked about ladybugs too. I might try them this year if I get aphids. I've used soapy water in the past with good results though.
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Kimmsr
19 years ago
Once you have established a soil that is good and healthy and are growing plants that are strong and healthy that resist insect pests and plant diseases you can relax much more than a more "conventional" gardener. A good, healthy ecosytem does more to help control problems in your garden than anything. People that have not gotten there yet are skeptical about this though.
run2rush2112
Original Author
19 years ago
Hey my gardening friends, wow, this posting is new for me. Thanks for responding, I am sure I will find some good advice and more skills here among you. Hopefully I can share some experience also that may help someone. I love this site already and thanks again for responding guys. I hope my first entry did not sound to ''direct or mean'', I love gardening and the joy of seeing a seed grow that you have sown is absolutely wonderful. One of my best friends is a botanist, and she said the soap and water trick is a guarantee, to be honest, I was quite hesitant to use this at first, fear of clogging pores and soapy tasting veggies. I have applied it to half of my garden and it seems to be working fairly well. The other half I spayed an organic triple acting secticide, mildicide, and fungicide....it really is working well, I dont think as farmers we will ever actually walk into our gardens and not see a ''pest'', lol, but we can keep them down some. I hate seeing aphids on my tomatoes....both above mentioned treatments seems to have little effect on them. ?????? aphids evolving??? I have 33 tom plants left and do not want them to die....3 have wilted and are dying already...I have read horror stories on these little creatures....HELP!!
hamiltongardener
19 years ago
I used soapy water one time on my green beans once the pods had already started to develop. When I harvested them, they did have a bit of a "soap" taste to them. This was IN the bean, not just on the outside, and I washed them carefully. It only happened with the beans though, no other veggie. Since them I have been careful not to spray within the last couple weeks before harvesting. Spraying young plants has never given me a problem.
stevemy
19 years ago
On the aphid issue, last year I bought 2 bags of ladys bugs and this season I've been giving a weekly spray of neem oil. So far, very little aphid activity.

I still see a tremendous amount of lady bugs so I'm sure they're doing their part. I also use compost tea and I'm sure that helps as well.