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7. Pests and Diseases

How to prevent pests and diseases?

• Insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses preferentially attack weak plants. Therefore, to prevent, nothing better than to keep them strong and vigorous.

• Buy quality plants, well grown, lush and roots are not crowded.

• inspect it and if they bring disease, pest or wound.

• Native species are more resistant to pests and diseases than exotic species. Use them in your garden.

• If the plant is shade, not sun plants. Example, Hosta burn in full sun most of the day and would be weak. Read the rest of this entry »

2. Irrigation

• Never allow water wastage.

• Native plants living on rainwater, therefore, little or no watering required, except at the beginning to be watered so well rooted and surviving their first summer.

• With the drip irrigation system saves water and plants make better use of all that comes to be located.

• Water early morning or evening, never in the sun.

• The automatic irrigation controller to water at night can prevent the rapid evaporation of the day from the sun and wind. Read the rest of this entry »

The cultivation of plants causes bad effects. For example:
- The massive use of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, etc. impact on the environment and no risk to humans and animals.
- Excessive consumption of water in irrigation, especially for lawn and in regions where it is a scarce resource.
- The use of nitrates (they are highly soluble fertilizers) that infiltrate and contaminate groundwater or aquifers.
- The large amount of vegetable waste is incinerated or taken to landfills untapped. Read the rest of this entry »

• The grass is the main consumer of water in the garden.

• The grass requires high maintenance: watering, fertilizing, mowing, profiles, windy, scarification, reseeding, control pests and fungi.

• The grass is contraindicated in Organic Gardening.

• There are other alternatives to cover the ground:

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