Brain-Dead here don't know how to grow shit but when I have to use a toxic spray of any kind for my flowers or plants, and knowing that it could cause harm to my dogs, I use alternatives. By the way, my dog is 19 and could still hike 10.6 miles on May 4, 2026.

Good website, thanks. Most home gardeners have plenty of line resources for how to go organic, this is additional info. My own experience with creating a garden. I was ignorant for a couple of years and sprayed some plants (not food) with pesticides. Then I learned about going natural. I planted tons of herbs, little flowers, native plants and flowers that attract beneficial insects all around my garden. I then purchased some beneficial nematodes which eat pest eggs in soil, I brought in some beneficial insects like green lacewings and occasional ladybugs. I used some horticultural oils or insecticidal soap on trees that needed it. I got rid of certain plants that tend to get sooty mold or attract snails in my area. Put in plants and shrubs and flowers that generally do well here. I had already removed my lawn areas replaced them with natural bark mulch. Within 2 years, I noticed that I no longer needed to do any spraying as the beneficial insects were taking care of all bad pests. As the garden trees grew bigger, within 4 years I stopped replacing the mulch and let the tree leaves stay on the ground and fertilize the ground. The soil became beautiful and loamy and fertile over time. Occasionally i would remember to add a bit of organic fertilizer. I had put in a drip irrigation system and now I mostly neglect my little backyard woodland & meadow. It’s already loaded with herbs I can use. I have done some raised container gardening as well, but my favorites are things that don’t need much work, like strawberries. I highly encourage anyone to do an organic home garden project, even if in a very small space.