When you want to make a vegetable garden of your own, it is not that easy; it requires preplanning and you have to get the soil ready. So the best way to start planning is to sketch out what is needed. In any sort of organic gardening you will have to sketch out a plan before putting it into action.
Certain herbs and flowers bordering the crops and plants normally are natural insecticides and kill all the pests and insects that are a threat to your crops.
One of the flowers from the herb family namely Lavender is a very good insecticide that destroys all the insects that harm your crops. So, Lavender can be planted in the borders of your garden. You can plant the Lavender during spring or fall and its appearance is that of a flower with stems that are long as well as green leaves that are very narrow.
Although, Lavender gives a very pleasing smell for the human beings, the garden pests hate that smell. So, it becomes the perfect choice for an insecticide. Also, you can use the dried lavender in your cupboards or drawers to drive away all the moths and other insects that damage clothes and important papers.
The other natural insecticide is Basil. The scent of Basil as well as the oil that comes out of it irritates the flying insects, and people suggest having a pot of Basil in your kitchen as well.
The harvesting process of Basil leaves should be done when they are young. Certain traditional medicine are also said to be made up of Basil and it has a lot of other uses like antibacterial properties.
Sweet basil is a herb that can be used as an insecticide. You can plant the sweet basil in any area of your garden and it is said to have a very good appearance as well.
The sweet basil oil has got medicinal value and has antibacterial properties and it is used mainly to drive away flying insects. You can use the chive directly from your garden, or you can let it dry out and use it in your cooking. Nowadays, sweet basil is very popularly used in organic gardens.
The dish soap is another very good natural insecticide used in organic gardens today. If something drastic happens you always can use a natural remedy to rectify the issue.
Larger gardens should use containers that are appended to the garden hoses. A mixture of insecticides can be sprayed at least once a week in the garden. However, before doing anything the best thing to do is to thoroughly research what you are using.