Vegetables – Courrier Laval news https://courrierlavalnews.com Courrier Laval informs readers about current events. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:27:19 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://courrierlavalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-Logotype-CLnews-32x32.jpg Vegetables – Courrier Laval news https://courrierlavalnews.com 32 32 Does the cost of food have you thinking about growing your own vegetables? https://courrierlavalnews.com/does-the-cost-of-food-have-you-thinking-about-growing-your-own-vegetables/ https://courrierlavalnews.com/does-the-cost-of-food-have-you-thinking-about-growing-your-own-vegetables/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:27:19 +0000 https://courrierlavalnews.com/?p=87559 If the rising cost of food has you thinking about growing some of your own vegetables this year, you are not alone. And a backyard vegetable garden comes with a number of benefits:   Eating fruits and vegetables is one of the most important things you can do to stay healthy. Growing some vegetables at home [...]

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]]> If the rising cost of food has you thinking about growing some of your own vegetables this year, you are not alone.

And a backyard vegetable garden comes with a number of benefits:  

  • Eating fruits and vegetables is one of the most important things you can do to stay healthy.
  • Growing some vegetables at home can help make eating healthy easier.
  • Gardening boosts physical activity.
  • Gardening is a natural stress reliever.

Home gardeners, like farmers, sometimes have to manage threats from insects, weeds and diseases. Here are a few tips for warding off unwanted pests in your vegetable garden.

Tips to keep the pests away: 

  • Plant companion flowers like marigolds and sunflowers that naturally discourage bugs from invading your garden.
  • Plant in straight rows to make cultivating, harvesting and insect control easier.
  • Monitor regularly for pests – catching the problem early is key! (Tip: remove the bottom third of leaves on tomato plants to help prevent mould and rot.)
  • Remove weeds and insect-ravaged plants.
  • Encourage beneficial insects (consider bordering your garden with plants that provide food sources like flowers that are rich in pollen and/or nectar).
  • When necessary, apply a pesticide to control your specific pest problem. Consider whether you can target a specific problem by spot spraying rather than spraying the entire garden. (Note: all pesticides available in stores in Canada have been reviewed and approved by Health Canada. Just follow the label directions.)

(Source : News Canada)

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