Are you totaly organic
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Two years ago, my GH tomatoes were covered in whitefly, it was like walking into a snowstorm..............and there were tagetes/French marigolds growing in there.
This year, no sign of whitefly in the GHs. I blame the weather!

I've learned to live with "pests" - everything has a place and a job to do  - whether its whitefly, slugs, snails etc. I don't grow in beds and rows to the exclusion of other plants but prefer to mix them up in happy confusion. Polyculture. If I constantly have a problem with growing a certain thing, and I can't live with the damage, I stop growing it and grow something else.

I don't spray and the only feed I use is chicken manure pellets in the planting hole (when I remember) and some liquid seaweed fertiliser/maybe some Tomorite for the tomatoes.
I water the GHs with fish pond water, where possible, if not with rainwater.

I buy bags of compost for the GH plants but they're whatever is cheap locally, not necessarily "organic".

TBH, I think the word "organic" is being slapped on too many things and I'm dubious about some manufacturers' claims.
The Moneyless Chicken says:- 
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Messages In This Thread
Are you totaly organic - by Spec - 15-12-2020, 05:56 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Veggie - 15-12-2020, 06:14 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Small chilli - 15-12-2020, 06:36 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Spec - 15-12-2020, 06:59 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Spec - 15-12-2020, 07:22 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by toomanytommytoes - 15-12-2020, 07:30 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Can the Man - 15-12-2020, 07:51 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Veggie - 15-12-2020, 08:01 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Roitelet - 15-12-2020, 10:03 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Spec - 15-12-2020, 10:27 PM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Can the Man - 16-12-2020, 01:24 AM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Spec - 16-12-2020, 01:51 AM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by JJB - 16-12-2020, 10:37 AM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Bren - 16-12-2020, 10:40 AM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Vinny - 16-12-2020, 10:50 AM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Veggie - 16-12-2020, 11:51 AM
RE: Are you totaly organic - by Spec - 16-12-2020, 12:34 PM



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