There is nothing that tastes like fresh from the garden, nothing, not even produce purchased at a garden stand. I picked two huge collanders of pole beans yesterday, and the butternut squashes are tremendous. I tried something this year with the winter squash, and it may sound crazy, but there is an insect called the squash vine borer, its a beetle. I have, as a prepper, a case of those survival "blankets", when the plants were young, I put those down under the vines and leaves, it reflects light, so the plant is getting "extra sun", it also confuses insects, makes them think there is nowhere to land. It worked, not a bug to be found on the plants, the pollinators still visited the flowers and did their thing. Onions and garlic are a staple in all of my cooking.Unfortunately I have some rogue hens that got to several gorgeous beefsteak tomatos this season, but I still have a dining room table full of them.
You don't need pesticides for healthy, sustainably-grown plants.
If insects ate healthy plants, there would be no life on this planet. They are designed by God to only kill and eat plants that do not have proper nutrition and need to be recycled into the ground.
This is why for example a mealy, wrinkled apple with a boron deficiency is likely to have insect activity, and why boron in its crystalline state- like the sodium salt borax or boric acid are such excellent insecticides despite being wonderful nutritional supplements for humans. Boron is essential for building rigid cell walls in plants, and why mealy apples are not enjoyable to eat. Look at your contact solution, it has borax (sodium borate) and boric acid in there. Every animal study looking at the effects of boron supplementation uses borax because it's cheap, half as toxic as table salt, and it works very well for quickly reversing boron deficiency.
Fertilizer does not necessarily mean the soil is healthy! A thriving bacterial and fungal microbiome is essential, as is normal insect activity. If insects are eating your plants, you should not be eating them yet. If animals are eating them, they are probably good to eat.
Food plants need more than just NPK 13/13/13 fertilizer. Boron is one element, and there are many more that contribute to vitalizing particular foods!
There is nothing that tastes like fresh from the garden, nothing, not even produce purchased at a garden stand. I picked two huge collanders of pole beans yesterday, and the butternut squashes are tremendous. I tried something this year with the winter squash, and it may sound crazy, but there is an insect called the squash vine borer, its a beetle. I have, as a prepper, a case of those survival "blankets", when the plants were young, I put those down under the vines and leaves, it reflects light, so the plant is getting "extra sun", it also confuses insects, makes them think there is nowhere to land. It worked, not a bug to be found on the plants, the pollinators still visited the flowers and did their thing. Onions and garlic are a staple in all of my cooking.Unfortunately I have some rogue hens that got to several gorgeous beefsteak tomatos this season, but I still have a dining room table full of them.
That’s so true. My potato’s carrots and onions are so crisp and fresh compared to any bought ones.
You don't need pesticides for healthy, sustainably-grown plants.
If insects ate healthy plants, there would be no life on this planet. They are designed by God to only kill and eat plants that do not have proper nutrition and need to be recycled into the ground.
This is why for example a mealy, wrinkled apple with a boron deficiency is likely to have insect activity, and why boron in its crystalline state- like the sodium salt borax or boric acid are such excellent insecticides despite being wonderful nutritional supplements for humans. Boron is essential for building rigid cell walls in plants, and why mealy apples are not enjoyable to eat. Look at your contact solution, it has borax (sodium borate) and boric acid in there. Every animal study looking at the effects of boron supplementation uses borax because it's cheap, half as toxic as table salt, and it works very well for quickly reversing boron deficiency.
Slugs ruined all my plants, they were very well taken care of and fertilized
Fertilizer does not necessarily mean the soil is healthy! A thriving bacterial and fungal microbiome is essential, as is normal insect activity. If insects are eating your plants, you should not be eating them yet. If animals are eating them, they are probably good to eat.
Food plants need more than just NPK 13/13/13 fertilizer. Boron is one element, and there are many more that contribute to vitalizing particular foods!
https://agriculture.borax.com/products
That would make ONE HELL OF A VEGETABLE STEW....WOWZA!!!!!!!