I have a little experience gardening but have always used chemical pesticides like sevin dust.
This year we are trying to aviod using the chemical pesticides and fertilizers. We have started a compost bin for next year and I am planning to sow marigold seeds around the perimeter of our garden after it is all planted. I still have a few concerns about pests. First of all I have noticed that someone has been nibbling on our lettuce, possibly a caterpillar. Second, my mom has told me that if I don't use sevin dust on our broccoli that I could bite into it and find a worm
According to my lovely mother there would be no way for me to know that there is a worm in the broccoli until that bite
I'm also a little concerned about the cabbage...when I have grown it in the past I have always used the sevin dust to keep worms out of it. I have heard a little talk here about using DE, but I don't really know if it will work for these issues.
I really don't know anything about it at all. Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer