Pest Management

How to Look for Pests

Pests can include bugs, mildew, fungus, or anything else that's attacking your refrigerator garden. It is important to pay close attention to your plants with daily checks. You’ll be able to spot problems before they get out of hand. During nightly watering, you should inspect plants on the top and bottom of every leaf, especially where you see small holes in the leaves, discoloration, or strange mildew. 

Close-up of a person holding a colorful kale plant with a green caterpiller on purple and green leaves in a refrigerator garden filled with dark soil. 
A kale leaf with a caterpillar on it.
A close-up of a person's hand pinching a small black caterpillar on a green leaf in a garden bed. 
A nasturtium leaf with bug eggs on it.
A close-up of a partially eaten, damaged leaf with holes and tearing, resting on a dark surface. 
A Broccoli leaf with bugs on it.

How to Deal With Pests

What can start as just a nibble from one bug can result in thousands of eggs hatching and destroying your garden. The best way to prevent this is to squish any bugs or eggs that you see. You can also use natural methods or use organic products that you purchase at the store. White flies or fruit flies can mean your soil is too wet.

Spray bottle labeled for organic gardening containing a pest control solution for fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals, with images of insects and plants on the label. 
Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) pest management spray.
Table showing solutions, their uses, and applications for pest control, including copper fungicide, Bacillus thuringiensis (BT), diatomaceous earth, beer or yeast water, and soapy water mixed with vegetable oil.