Organic allotment problem.

[supersprout]

Personally I only use chemicals as a curative measure, meaning some years I don't use them at all.
Basically the case with me is if the plant is likely to die then I will try to do something about it but I won't use sprays/powders just for the sake of it.

Neatly put TeeGee, as always :)

[supersprout]

[saddad]

I am Au Naturelle in the Garden! When I was younger I did the chemical bit but when my boys came along how do you tell a toddler not to "graze" on something for the next fortnight? There were some pretty strong pesticides around then.
Now I haven't sprayed for years but I'm not against the odd handful of Growmore and don't buy "organic seeds"....
I agree that Borage, Calendula and Poached egg plants are great attractants and Phacalia in flower is a wonderful thing. One year we had a plot virtually covered in Nigella... I think we have got it down now to about two square yards!
::)

[moonbells]

argh - nigella...

Bane of my life for the first couple of years. My plot, when I first got it, was riddled. Wouldn't have been so bad if had been a decent one, but I can best describe the colour of the flowers as pale grey.  I spent hours pulling it out! and still it comes up...

moonbells