Perhaps the first consideration in growing pest-free vegetables and fruits is to start with healthy soil. Plants grown in fertile, humus-rich soil will be stronger, more disease resistant and more productive. They will be less prone to insect damage than less vigorous plants. Manure and compost added to your soil regularly will stimulate the bacteria, fungi and other micro-organisms that convert minerals into a form plants can use.
Some gardeners arrange their gardens in mixed rows or beds.
Perhaps the best method to outsmart those bad bugs is with good bugs. The advantages of employing beneficial insects are numerous. They create no harmful residues or side effects. Pests don't develop resistance to them as they may do to chemicals. There are many beneficial insects ready and willing to come to our aid if we provide a suitable environment for them to live, eat and reproduce.