One trick to be successful in growing vegetables without a drop of pesticides entering the farm in 5 years: try every seed/cutting you can find, repeat what wants to grow, keep trying what failed another year since the food web keeps getting better and potentially has brought in predators for the pests that were previously unmitigated.
I dont see any more pest damage on my plants, veggies and fruits than nearby farms that drench their food and land in assorted poisons on schedule.
#gardening
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