The Bellingen area has its fair share of vegetable pests anxious to enjoy the fruits of our labours. Fruit bats, birds, bandicoots, rabbits, wallabies, kangaroos and insects such as fruit fly and cabbage moth can all make vegetable growing problematic.
We are not alone in this. This is the vegetable garden at Great Dixter in England;
...and this is a caged area at Great Dixter.
We fence, cage and net but sometimes the cost can make the growing activity uneconomical. Then we need to look at the other benefits of growing our own food:
• no food miles
• no poisonous sprays
• fresh food with more vitamins and minerals
• the pleasure and achievement of growing our own food.
What pests attack your garden?
We are not alone in this. This is the vegetable garden at Great Dixter in England;
...and this is a caged area at Great Dixter.
We fence, cage and net but sometimes the cost can make the growing activity uneconomical. Then we need to look at the other benefits of growing our own food:
• no food miles
• no poisonous sprays
• fresh food with more vitamins and minerals
• the pleasure and achievement of growing our own food.
What pests attack your garden?
