Anyone know of any low cost, generally non-toxic ways to protect fruit from bugs & worms? I had previously seen people encouraging wasps to nest near their vegetables to protect them from aphids, but others are saying that wasps have a tendency to go after fruit as it ripens & they have to work to keep them away from their trees.
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Netting or Bagging
Neem Oil
Sticky Traps
Beneficial Insects like ladybugs or lacewing
All good. But also try yo develop a healthy living soil to promote the good to over come the bad
Dr bronners soap and cayenne pepper with water helps keep tomato worms and hornets/wasps out of my stuff
DDT baby!!!!
Right, kidding
Bees ๐ work best and the fruit taste so much sweeter when bees are around
All of the below suggestions plus a regular spraying of very very fine bentonite clay or similar. The idea is that a coating builds up that bugs wont like when they take a bite ๐๐ป
I have heard of people using kaolin clay spray and neem oil as a non-toxic pest repellant. I personally havent done it yet.
