Organic Gardening Tips 1. Lovely Ladybugs - Let loose a jar of ladybugs into the garden.
Ladybugs help control aphids and are always a favorite of everyone's.
Color Coding - Plant brightly colored nasturtiums in between vegetables to distract insects. Mulch matters - Prevent weeds and control pests with newspaper, biodegradable paper mulch and black plastic mulch. Deter birds with colored balloons or kites with colorful patterns that mimic the eyes or silhouettes of predators, or color your own. You've heard of batting cages. How about netting cages , to protect your fruit from hungry birds.