Hello everyone welcome back to the epic gardening podcast today we are going to talk about something that I've been wondering about because I just went through an entire revamp of my front yard garden. So I put in, let's see, five extra beds and I have an

in-ground bed as well now. And so now I'm starting to think, okay, well, there's a lot

going on in the front yard now versus what what there was

going on in 2017 and so the question I have is well my gardening method is

primarily based on doing as little work as possible to get the most out.

So it's kind of like I'm trying to do the least work for the most output, basically

a pareto principle type of approach.

And so that lead me to the question of, hey, how do I get pollinators?

How do I get bugs to do the work for me, whether that be to pollinate the plants

that I grow that need pollination,

or whether that be to get insects in

that actually attack the insects that I want out.

So as we all know, something like a ladybug will come in and

will munch on aphids. Something like a lacwing is very, very similar in its effect except

for lacwings actually are ravenous and they'll eat much more than just

aphids.

So then the question becomes, well, you of course can just buy these in, you can buy ladybugs

and lace wings, but how do you keep them there?

Well one good way to do that is to plant a section of your garden.

So if you're doing raised beds or you're doing in ground,

dedicate one section or one bed to plants that will both

build your soil but also attract both pollinators and beneficial insects. So the

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