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what are the examples of organic insecticides?…?

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pls help me in our research…

Organic growers today must adhere to a list of approved organic pesticides. That list is maintained by OMRI. Here are some insecticides from that list:

Agree WG – Bt
Ant Out
Antipest – Botanical pesticides
AZA-Direct – Neem extract
Azatrol – Neem extract
Bactospeine DF – Bt
Biobit HP – Bt
Bioshampoo Plaguisin – Botanical pesticides
Bloomtime Biological – Botamical pesticides
Britz Bt Dust – Bt
CheckMate CM – Pheremones
Concern Pesticidal Spray Oil – Oil (nonsynthetic source)
Conserve Fire Ant Bait – Spinosad
Dragonfire-CPP – Nematicide (nonsynthetic)

Examples of active ingredients of organic insecticides would be:
soaps (insecticidal soaps)
Pyrethryn
Neem
Spinosad
Horticultural Oils (nonsynthetic)
Pheremones (synthetic & nonsynthetic)
Bacteria (Bt)
Biological (benefitial insects i.e. ladybugs)







Any advice on starting a small organic veg. business?

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My husband and I and our 3 young children (3,6,&8)bought our second home last year.It sits on 3 acres in west. PA.-about a 1/2 acre is wooded.I have always been a gardening enthusiast,although I still have quite a lot to learn-especially in the area of organic gardening.I am,however,constantly reading up to learn as much as possible.My hope is to start a small scale organic veg. buisness over the next 2 years.There are quite a few farmers markets in the area where I could at least get my start.I'm also interested in selling to restaraunts in the area.Finally,most of the responsibilities of the buisness would fall on me as my husband works full time outside the home.I am currently a stay at home mom and believe that this would be a great way for me to do what I love and believe in while I continue to stay home with my children.Any advice,experiences or resources anyone can share would be very much appreciated.

What a great way to get your kids' hands in the dirt. They are at ages where they will love to help. My suggestion would be to start small, maybe sign up for one farmers market booth one day per week. Your loyal following will grow depending upon the quality and variety of your veggies. Here in Madison WI you can go to a farmers market almost any day of the week. Lots of these farmers also offer CSA shares. Some vendors stick to a few veggies – tomatoes, peppers, onions, potatoes – while others have a large variety to choose from. I suggest you start with those you are good at and add veggies once you feel comfortable. I don't have to tell you how back-breaking the work can be so my biggest word of advice would be to start small and let it grow. Don't try to take on too much.

Check out this website for our area. Good luck and good growing!

http://www.macsac.org/

How can I clear out my new community garden plot organically?

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I just got a community garden plot. I have until next spring to get it all cleaned up for planting. The problem is, it was abandoned all year and is completely covered in weeds. It's pretty much a big patch of tall grass. (the plot is 20'x20') What's the best way to get rid of it all, including the roots, so that it won't grow back later? I'm not allowed to use any chemicals so it needs to be an organic solution.

Any other tips on having a successful vegetable garden would be appreciated too!

cut all weeds as low as possable and rake debris up and remove from plot. till area good and rake grass and roots up and remove. repeat process until soil is clean and then till in some amendments like peat moss or chichen or turkey manure or black cow manure from the store. have a soil test done and they will tell you how much lime and fertilizer to apply and till this in good too and rake again. till and rake again in the spring.

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