Ways to Protect Your Beloved Garden

People with a green thumb are likely to create their own garden at their home’s premises, regardless if the space they have is small or limited, “Gardening is a very therapeutic activity. People who live in the city can even plant flowers or vegetables despite not having a big backyard. You can always buy pots and arrange your plants in a decent greenhouse up to the rooftop of your building. We call this new urban innovation green city living now. Gardening is especially beneficial for those who live outside of the city and have big outdoor spaces. However, the real challenge  is protecting your plants from pests and insects, and this is a real problem wether you live in an urban, suburban, or a rural place,” said architect Leni Camuz who also writes about urban landscape and design column in a local magazine.

“One thing you can always count on in your vegetable garden is uninvited guests. Animal pests such as moles, gophers, birds, rabbits and deer can discourage gardeners who walk out to their gardens one day and find them ravaged. There is no surefire, quick fix to any serious animal pest invasion. In most cases you have two choices: you can either trap the pest or set up a barrier to keep the pests out,” observed  diynetwork.com in its article  Tips on Protecting the Garden From Pests.

Veteran farmer and retired civil engineer Nolan Co does not believe in pesticides and insecticides as he advocates organic farming, “I don’t want my harvests to bring harm to my vegetable buyers. I started this business of supplying green vegetables at a nearby wet market and grocery long ago, and I have been known to supply good crops. That is because I never used anything that can mess up my crops. A lot of people get sick because farmers and gardeners are careless with their crops.” Engr. Co also emphasized that there are alternative ways to protect crops like using an effective and efficient mesh netting system to safeguard the vegetables.

“I also don’t believe in spraying anything chemical on my orchids,” shared Mara Rivas who plants orchids as a hobby. “At best, I just keep my backyard clean all the time. When our village was infested with mosquitoes during rainy seasons, I would use this really large outdoor umbrella to protect my orchids. I attach the umbrellas to the columns of the house so the plants get the defense they need against the sun and other annoyng insects.”

Other living things that can harm your garden are birds who always seek food on other people’s crops, “To help keep birds out of your vegetables use bird screening. To cover most any young vegetables you need to place stakes about 3 feet apart around the perimeter of your plants. Then stretch string from corner to corner and around the perimeter attaching the string to the stakes. Place the netting over the string and pull the netting tight, and secure it to the ground. A good way to secure the netting is with sod staples. With the bird screen in place it will protect your plants,” further shared diynetwork.com.