Organic Gardening Advice Organic Pest Control Ideas (Natural Insect Control Ideas)

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One of the biggest challenges oof organic gardening is in finding alternative natural ways to deal with pest and insect problems.

Conventional gardeners tend to resort to the use of popular chemical products (insecticides) for insect control. While, on the surface, this seems harmless enough, the effects (while often not instant, or obvious) are actually very dangerous and far reaching.

The harsh reality is: If you're using pesticides to control insects, the garden produce you and your family are eating contains a residue of that same toxic chemical that you used for killing the insects. (Yum! Would you like another serving?) Depending upon the type of chemical used, your body tissues can absorb and store the chemical.

As you're considering Organic gardening, and Organic Pest Control measures, a few things to think about...

Why use organic pest control?