mhpgardener | Organic Peppers & Insects - Whiteflies Don't Like Them @mhpgardener | Uploaded August 2012 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
In late April, I prepared the soil in my raised beds for planting peppers. At that time, I added cottonseed meal, bone meal, wood ash, Azomite, composted horse manure, oak leaves, and I topped it all off with aged wood chips.This was my first attempt at organic growing. Since that time, the peppers have done great, both sweet and hot.
For some reason or other, whiteflies and other insects don't seem to like the peppers. It doesn't matter if it's sweet or hot, the insects just don't mess with them very long. I can't figure out why. The only thing I can think of is there must be something in the soil combination that strengthens the plants or makes them taste unfavorable to insects. If you have any idea what could explain this, I'd really like to hear it. But for the time being, I'm gonna try to use the same combination again when I plant tomatoes in a couple weeks. Like the old saying goes.....if it ain't broke, don't fix it ! Keep doing what you're doing. :-)
Also, we'll take a quick look around at what else is going on. The hydroponics are still on hold, waiting for cooler weather. The tomato suckers are rooting, so they'll be ready to go in the buckets shortly. I'm hauling goat manure for the gardens, harvesting grass clippings, and my tomato transplants are just about ready to go in the ground.
In late April, I prepared the soil in my raised beds for planting peppers. At that time, I added cottonseed meal, bone meal, wood ash, Azomite, composted horse manure, oak leaves, and I topped it all off with aged wood chips.This was my first attempt at organic growing. Since that time, the peppers have done great, both sweet and hot.
For some reason or other, whiteflies and other insects don't seem to like the peppers. It doesn't matter if it's sweet or hot, the insects just don't mess with them very long. I can't figure out why. The only thing I can think of is there must be something in the soil combination that strengthens the plants or makes them taste unfavorable to insects. If you have any idea what could explain this, I'd really like to hear it. But for the time being, I'm gonna try to use the same combination again when I plant tomatoes in a couple weeks. Like the old saying goes.....if it ain't broke, don't fix it ! Keep doing what you're doing. :-)
Also, we'll take a quick look around at what else is going on. The hydroponics are still on hold, waiting for cooler weather. The tomato suckers are rooting, so they'll be ready to go in the buckets shortly. I'm hauling goat manure for the gardens, harvesting grass clippings, and my tomato transplants are just about ready to go in the ground.
