Hello all, my family has had a successful outdoor grow spot in the US for a long time now. I can remember all the things my dad taught me and I have been seeing alot of people talking about pests on your plants. We have various spots with around 10-15 plants all really old so packing up the roots in soil is not an option anymore (some plants are older than I am!). A simple solution for pests is to get a Mulberry tree from wal-mart or wherever you would like and put your plants around it. Be sure that some leaves are pretty close to your plants (5 to 9 inches I would say) so that pests have an option. Ever since we have been doing this our plants have remained untouched and the leaves complete. We usually have about 1 mulberry tree per 10 plants. The mulberry tree will most likely be eaten alive in a few months/weeks depending on how many bugs are around but as long as that tree has some leaves on it most bugs will eat it instead. Another tip more for slugs is to put a ring of rocksalt around the base of your plant if its in a pot or if it is planted in the ground you should put it around the plant 3' from the base of the stem. Hope this helps and happy growing. If anyone has any other problems please feel free to message me and I will help the best I can.
I love the site and hope this helps.
I love the site and hope this helps.