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There’s an unfortunate belief that anything natural must be good for you.  Being “good for you” is interpreted as being safe.  So, one problem with natural insecticide is that not enough precaution is taken around small children and pets.  Other insects that are helpful in the area can be harmed by the use of insecticides, whether they are natural or not.  Even if you only spray the pests, the residue or fumes can cause harm.  The consumption of the insects that were pests can be bad for the ones that aren’t.

People use more natural products with false security.  There are many natural products that can cause problems if they are used improperly, to excess, or when mixed with other things.

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When it comes to planting your garden the first thing you need to focus on is planning your garden. Once you have a line on the things you want to plant, where you want to plant them, and what the needs of your individual plants will be it is time to really dig in and get your hands dirty. Of course, for many gardeners this is the best thing about growing a summer garden (though some will argue that the results are the best thing). Either way, many gardeners relish the idea of getting their hands in the dirt in order to really get their garden underway.

Before the planting begins however you should take a calendar and mark the days that each part of your summer garden will be planted. Different flowers and vegetables have different growing seasons. Some prosper by earlier plantings while others prosper by later plantings. If you are planting a summer vegetable garden then it is quite possible that some of the plants will need a precise number of days between planting and harvesting. Both the plant and harvest days should be noted. This also however provides an excellent opportunity to plant more of the vegetable (and some flowers) every two weeks to provide a continuous rotation of the vegetable you love well into the gardening season.

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There is no hard and fast rule as to what a summer garden should be. This means that your personal vision for your summer garden is going to be quite achievable if you take the time to do the proper research and plan the planting for your summer gardening wisely and with great care. One thing is certain, planting wisely can produce a summer garden that is beautiful and maintains some degree of natural pest control. Your summer garden can produce fruit, vegetables, flowers, and even be designed in order to attract certain birds or butterflies. Of course, your summer garden may also be designed to accomplish more than one of these goals as well. That’s the beauty of the versatility of your average summer garden.

Here are a few things to consider. Versatility in a summer garden means that you aren’t committed to one prevailing purpose or theme. This means that it is not at all inappropriate to plant a few flowering plants or herbs as pest control along with your favorite summertime vegetable offerings. At the same time it is completely acceptable to add a few vegetables that you just can’t seem to live without in your flower garden or amid a the plants in a garden of green.

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Some gardeners or crop growers tend to use natural insecticide or other pesticides as a matter of course.  They don’t even consider trying to grow crops without them.  Others use any such product only after exhausting all other methods.  There are things you can try before you commit yourself to using a natural insecticide. 

First of all, you might just try growing your crops without any preparation.  One wine grower recently tried this.  He decided to try it, but to have natural insecticide on hand should he need it.  As he waited for his crop to come in he watched the crop. 

Surprisingly, the crops showed no more insect damage than usual.  He never needed to put on the natural insecticide, or any other for that matter.  What’s more, he noticed that the numbers of beneficial insects were increasing. 

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