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Today, the upcoming trend is natural pest control
using good insects to fight bad insects. For example,
Ichneumonidae is a family of parasitic wasps that lay their
eggs on or inside a host insect or the hosts’ eggs. They
prey on several insects including caterpillars, beetles,
and flies, and their larva make short work of the bad bugs.
Other beneficial bugs include lacewings, ladybugs, hover-
flies, tachinid flies, minute pirate bugs, and damsel bugs.
Growing certain plants helps attract these good bugs and
repel a few harmful ones. A few examples include parsley,
mint, some types of marigolds, lemon balm, dill, caraway,
coriander, masterwort, Queen Anne’s lace, crimson thyme,
Peter Pan goldenrod, lavender globe lily, and fennel.
Crop rotation is also coming back in vogue. For years,
it was common for gardeners to plant the same crop in
the same plot year after year. However, this eventually
depletes the soil of all its nutrients. With crop rotation,
however, different
crops are planted
“The advantages of indoor
in a plot each year.
The advantages of
hydroponic gardening are
this old trend made
self-evident: increased
new again include
the promotion of
yields without the digging,
healthy soil, better
inclement weather, and dirt.”
annual yields, and
reduced erosion.
Garden fads and
trends continually
come and go, and
there isn’t enough
time to try them
all. So, find a few
proven methods
that benefit your
garden and fit your
lifestyle and you’ll
always be trending
in the right direction.