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So I have always tried to be as environmentally friendly as possible and prefer to eat veg I know has no chemicals used in the growing process.
But what actually counts as organic?
I have done 2 things this year....
1. Used nematodes ( but have been using this for 4 years )
2. Companion planting ( new this year)
3. Did have some aphids on the plants in greenhouse and decided to try ladybird larvae. This was a new thing 1 week ago.... took me 2 hours to put them on the plants and I was curious as to whether it would actually work..... but after 4 days I am 80% aphid free and they are growing into adults.... I look each day and can see them moving onto the other leaves and they have covered a wide area.
I do feed the plants with tomatorite which I’m not sure if is counted as organic?
Anyway... looking to see what the standard is and to get ideas for next year.
Thank you
But what actually counts as organic?
I have done 2 things this year....
1. Used nematodes ( but have been using this for 4 years )
2. Companion planting ( new this year)
3. Did have some aphids on the plants in greenhouse and decided to try ladybird larvae. This was a new thing 1 week ago.... took me 2 hours to put them on the plants and I was curious as to whether it would actually work..... but after 4 days I am 80% aphid free and they are growing into adults.... I look each day and can see them moving onto the other leaves and they have covered a wide area.
I do feed the plants with tomatorite which I’m not sure if is counted as organic?
Anyway... looking to see what the standard is and to get ideas for next year.
Thank you
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