We protect the environment at camp by gardening without pesticides. Because plants use their leaves to capture the sun's energy, the leaves need to be stretched out, green, and moist. Unfortunately, bugs like to eat plant leaves. That makes the leaves curl up, turn brown and dry out. So what can we do to keep the bugs off our plants so our leaves will stay healthy? Our first defense is water. A wilting plant is a dying plant and dying plants get bugs. We water this garden just a few minutes everyday -- to keep the bugs away! Water - 100% natural, most effective pest control! Leaves t hat touch the ground often get disease and bu gs. These plants lean on string t ied to T-frames, to keep their leaves off the ground. We use scissors to prune away any leaves that still touch the ground and the lower leaves as they naturally die. Those ar e the first lea v...