How to Grow Your Own Food In Spite of the Bugs

If you are going to be a long term food supply gardener, you will need to know how to grow your own food in spite of the bugs.  This time of year, bug infestations are common. But what do you do if you don’t want to use harsh pesticides?

There are options on how to grow your own food with natural pesticides.  In many cases, bugs are attracted to your lovely food supply garden by the smell of the plants.  A natural tactic, then, is to change the smell of your plants, by using items that naturally repel the bugs.

I personally use a spray that is made up of mostly water, but contains a teaspoon of all the following natural pesticides.  My spray bottle can hold 3 cups of water:

• Vinegar (use a white vinegar, not the other types)
• Minced onion
• Diced garlic
• Tabasco sauce
• Minced hot pepper (like a habanera pepper)

Be careful getting this nasty spray on your hands, because it will really burn your eyes.  Set the spray bottle just to sprits your plants.  Concentrate on leaves, as this is usually the food of the bugs. The stems are too tough and indigestible for most plants.

The natural pesticides in your food supply gardening spray will attack the mucus membrane of the bugs, and drive them away.  You can also use this as often as needed.  The natural smells of the spray will also get into the air around your garden, and help to repel the bugs that want their share of your bi product of knowing how to grow your own food.

Knowing how to grow your own food in spite of the bugs might just very well save your late summer food supply garden. If you know of other recipes, please feel free to share here in the comments section.