I’ve been stepping up the biodiversity game. This is the first year I made the decision to abstain from organic pesticides or fungicides. As, I no longer grow in a commercial context, suffering loss is not critical. Most of the pest I normally encounter, went nearly as fast as they came with zero intervention on my part. It’s a beautiful thing. However, it wasn’t the answer for every pest. The squash bug, and cucumber beetle persisted. That being said, there is a measurable difference when you provide habitat for the beneficials. Love the video!
You're off to a good start, but there's a big difference between planting cover crops to attract beneficials and creating a polyculture to manage a diverse insect population. You can't accomplish the latter with five cultivars. In my experience, twenty is the minimum and more is better. You also need areas dedicated to protection/overwintering.
Good farming 😊
I’ve been stepping up the biodiversity game. This is the first year I made the decision to abstain from organic pesticides or fungicides. As, I no longer grow in a commercial context, suffering loss is not critical. Most of the pest I normally encounter, went nearly as fast as they came with zero intervention on my part. It’s a beautiful thing. However, it wasn’t the answer for every pest. The squash bug, and cucumber beetle persisted. That being said, there is a measurable difference when you provide habitat for the beneficials. Love the video!
I need people like this to take care of my Ohio farm.... Very cool
You're off to a good start, but there's a big difference between planting cover crops to attract beneficials and creating a polyculture to manage a diverse insect population. You can't accomplish the latter with five cultivars. In my experience, twenty is the minimum and more is better. You also need areas dedicated to protection/overwintering.
Two plants people tend to forget that are extremamente Important: brassicas and cilantro. The flowers are essencial for some species of predators
It would have to do