Prevent and manage pests and diseases naturally — using healthy soil, beneficial insects, barriers and botanical sprays, without harmful chemicals.
Healthy gardens rarely need pesticides. This course teaches you to prevent pest and disease problems through good design and healthy soil, and to manage them — when they do appear — with beneficial insects, physical barriers, botanical sprays and smart cultural practices, all without harmful chemicals.
Across five modules you will learn the ecology of pests and diseases, how to identify common problems, how to attract and protect natural enemies, how to use barriers and botanical sprays safely, and how to combine everything into an integrated pest management (IPM) plan. Every lesson is practical and suited to African gardens, schools and small farms.
5 modules · 15 lessons
Why problems occur and how to see them as part of the garden ecosystem.
Work with nature's own pest controllers — beneficial insects and other allies.
Physical and plant-based controls that target pests without harming allies.
Prevent and treat fungal, bacterial and viral diseases naturally.
Bring it all together into a monitoring-based plan that protects your garden.
