What Do Organic Growers Do About Insecticides?
David Storey offers organic answers to insecticides. Many organic gardeners deal with pests by making up natural sprays themselves. Nettle spray for greenfly and wormwood tea for blackfly are two common examples. However there are some commercially available insecticides that are used by organic gardeners for extreme problems. While they are considered safer than many other chemicals they are not specific to pests and should only be applied in an emergency.
