7 tips for hobby gardeners: This helps against pests and diseases

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Plants are like humans: the stronger they are, the more resistant they are to anything that makes them sick. If they are stressed because they are in an unfavorable place, have too little or too much food or water, they are more easily attacked by pests and diseases. Even healthy plants can become victims of pathogens or parasites. Biological methods in the home garden are becoming more and more standardized. Biological preparations decompose in a few days and do not pollute the plant or other living things in the environment. We show the most common diseases and pests in the garden and the best-proven biological defense methods in practice:

Problem 1: Snails & Co. likes to eat vegetables

To go forward: The most common pests in the vegetable garden are best sprayed mechanically. Snail fences or snail collars to protect seedlings. Plant protection nets to prevent leek moths and cabbage whites from entering the plant in the first place. When purchasing a net, make sure that the size of the net is less than one millimeter.

Problem 2: Late blight in tomatoes causes the plant to rot

To go forward: Never expose tomatoes to rain or spray leaves with a watering can. Remove the affected plant parts and spray the remaining leaves with a mixture of 50% milk and 50% water.

Problem 3: Apple moth and cherry fly whose maggots enter fruit

To go forward: The biological insecticide “Madex2”, which is very often used in fruit growing, is extremely effective against apple worms. It is important to inject at the right time. Glue traps hung on the tree from mid-May to mid-July help against cherry flies.

Number 4: Cane diseases and raspberry beetles in summer raspberries

To go forward: It is best to switch to fall raspberries, which are much more robust and easier to care for. If you still want to stay with your summer raspberries, you can hang raspberry beetle traps next to the raspberries from mid-April.

5. Problem: The vineworm larvae feed on many ornamental and vegetable plants.

To go forward: If the infestation is severe, the plants may die. From the beginning of April to the beginning of June, shed water-soluble nematodes that seek out and destroy vineworm larvae in the soil.

6. Problem: The caterpillars of the boxwood moth that eat the box plant in a short time

To go forward: The biological preparation “Delfin” fights caterpillars, but protects other insects, such as bees and bumblebees. It is important that the agent is injected only at a temperature of at least 12 degrees, and the treatment is repeated regularly.

7. Problem: The most common disease in the rose garden: black soot

To go forward: This is a fungus that causes leaves to darken and die. When buying roses, be sure to choose resistant varieties as there are no biological control agents yet.

Source : Blick