Nicole Johnsey Burke names four things to skip in an organic garden: synthetic fertilizers like Miracle-Gro, broad-spectrum bug sprays that kill beneficial insects, chemical weed killers, and wood mulch because it ties up nitrogen. She shares what she uses instead.
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Here are four things I would never put in my garden. After nine years as a garden consultant, the last one's gonna surprise you. The first is synthetic fertilizers. You might know them as Miracle Gro. These mess up our water system, they stress your plants, and they harm the soil. Next is any kind of bug spray. Because these kill the good bugs as well as the bad. I'd rather just pull the plant than spray for bugs. The next is a weed killer. These harm pets and children, they've been linked to causing cancer, and no weed is worth that. The last one is wood mulch. This ties up nitrogen in your garden, slows down the growth of your plants, and it takes up valuable space that you should be filling with seeds. If you want to learn the four things that I do instead, check out the caption below.