Growing Outdoors directly in ground

Don't worry about bugs...........if you get a few and it is not an issue, predators will come and eat them within a week or two. Spray stuff and you get rid of the predators too, upsetting the natural balance, then when you do get bad bugs, they explode in numbers before predators arrive. I have been growing outdoors for 40 odd years and the amount of times I have had REAL issues with bugs, aphids mainly, can be counted on one hand. I do not classify a few bugs as an issue, I only am counting the times when bugs were in such numbers that they actually caused harm to the plants. Marigolds and other flowering annuals help attract predators and the predators keep the bad bugs under control if you don;'t start interfering by spraying crap everywhere. Rain on the other hand is an issue you can't control..........covering your plants with plastic sheets before it rains can help but is hard to do with big plants, so the best alternative is to plant strains that finish early or have a very short flowering cycle. Look at indica dominant strains, there flowering times can be as short as 6-7 weeks and hopefully they will be ready enough before the rains arrive.

Diatomaceous earth, sprinkle it on dry ground (once it’s wet it’s not effective) every so often, kills and repels bugs but is natural and safe!

Hi als ich starte jedes Jahr Outdoor Grows und kann dir folgende Tips geben. Als erstes mach eine durchsichtige planned über deine Pflanzen das verhindert das der Regen sie extrem trifft. Dann gegen blatläuse helfen Marienkäfer diese fressen die Larven und ausgewachsen blattläuse. Ausserdem kannst du auch eine brenneseljauche selber machen oder kaufen diese schreckt viele insekten ab und dient gleichzeitig als dünger. Mann kann auch Nutzpflanzen einsetzten wie Ringelblumen diese ziehen die insekten an sich und du kannst sie dann entfernen wenn sie voller insekten sind. Gegen Schnecken kannst du kupfer Streifen nutzen oder bierfallen diese locken die Schnecken an. Nach einpaar Tagen Falle leeren und neue aufstellen. Käufe raubmilben gegen Thripsen und spinnmilben und hänge die beutel an die Pflanzen. Das deckt die schlimmsten Sachen ab und der Rest kann mann oft von Hand kontrollieren wie die Raupen etc. Aber die Natur kümmert sich oft selbst um solchen Sachen. Wenn ein Gleichgewicht herrscht kommt es zu keiner plage. Hoffe das hilft. Viel erfolg

Neem is not great for humans and should not be used on any crop you plan on ingesting. The main issue with neem is its active ingredient. its almost never in common neem products as its controlled. and then all you have it stinky oil. You can treat the soil around the plant with nematodes or BTi, BTi can also be used as a spray when not in flower for butterflys and alike. The other option for helping keep pests away is by introducing beneficial predators via purchasing them or growing other plants they like. aka Companion planting. You can also try bait crops, these plants are favored by pests so they go to them first vs the weed. Companion planting crops include marigolds, many herbs like dill, cilantro, lavender and catnip/mint. Some bait crops are mustards and kale. leafy greens. outdoors I mostly have issues with trips and aphids. aphids can be dealt with via soapy water and almost the same for thrips. I get predator bugs from my grow shop.

neem is hardly effective and DE once wet is not effective either. you'd have to re-apple DE to ground any time it got wet. inorganic / organic .. your plant has inorganic parats and needs so it's not good vs evil. As long as it breaks down quickly (half-life) and is not systemic (like eagle20, meaning once it absorbs into the plant it stays there in the same form,) then it'll be a good option to use regardless of the mostly irrelevant classification. More than a few people over the decades have been made sick or increased cancer rates just because some ignorant grower used eagle20, lol. Regardless of organic/inorganic, almost nothing is safe to spray on a flowering plant. What is safe for edibles is not necessarily safe for inhaling or extracts etc. if you have a heavy rainy season, i'd s uggest growing autoflowers (puked in my mouth a bit) and time them to avoid the wet season.