But maintaining a garden means you also need to know natural and effective ways to protect your plants from garden pests. (h/t to BeansBulletsBandagesAndYou.com)

Why chemical pesticides are bad for your garden

Pesticides are used to eliminate organisms that can invade or damage crops.

There are different kinds of pesticides, such as:

Fungicides, which are used to protect harvested crops and seeds from fungal rot.

Herbicides, also called weed killers, which are used to boost crop yields.

Insecticides, which are used to eliminate insects and their eggs.

Ideally, pesticides should destroy its target pest without causing negative side effects to humans, other plants, animals and the environment.