Cucumber Plant Maintenance: Nutrients, Disease and Pests - The Rusted Garden 2013
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- I am in Maryland Zone 7. Come the heat of July... come the insects and diseases of July... I have to really maintain my cucumber plants. This video shows you some basic things you can do the manage nutrients, prevent diseases and treat for pests, so your cucumber plants will thrive in your garden.
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Yep same idea. Experiment to get the timing down but 1x a month won't hurt. Each garden is unique. Thanks for the plug. The communities are really growing and it is very cool meeting gardens from around the globe.
That is why I find it hard to give fertilizing advice because a lot of people already have effective methods. I should start saying if what you are doing works... stick with it. Each area seems to have its on needs for growing vegetables.
I've found that what you are saying is basically treat for every contingency, and expect the worst? That's what I do with cukes, learning from your various cucumber vids. Old video but great to remember basics. Thanks, Gary.
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I'm in zone 8 here in my area of Atlanta, GA. I already have bugs coming around and it's only May! It's my first year growing cucumbers, peppers, and squash and I'm absolutely on edge about the disease and pests in this humid climate. Thanks for the tips, will try immediately!
Mary Vasquez-Davidson Yep my humidity just came in. Best plant is to spray weekly before it arrives.
Glad I read all the comments, I was about to read you the riot act for using round up lol!
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Thank you so much. I have to chop down my cucumber plant du to the mini worm like green color pest under the leaves.
If you have time plant more and start a spray routine.
Thank you Gary
batlady2 Youre Welcome.
Well...I guess I am just lucky or maybe it's the California weather cause I just burry banana peels, eggs and coffee grinds and water when slightly moist and so far I have lots of delicious, crunchy cucumbers. F.Y.I if you want to keep slugs away, coffee grinds is a good one to sprinkle around your garden. I also don't let the shallow leafs of the cucumbers stick around cause I guess those are the ones that cause the mildew to spread to the rest of the top leafs, which I guess makes sense. Let the leafs develop at the bottom before you cut them off though.
great
To start off I am very new to gardening. First year trying to grow cucumbers. I have learned a lot from your videos so thank you. Having a bad infestation of pickleworms on my cucumber plants. Living in Florida I should have been more proactive with the neem oil spray. I have treated with neem twice over the past week. We have had a lot of rain so the effect was probably minimal. Have read about another natural pesticide bacillus thuringiensis. Was going to try it just wondering if I should scrap the 4 plants or if there is still hope for them.
Well replant now next to them just as a back up or in cups. Bt is like Neem. It is worth shot. If the plants are small s chemical dust at night helps with infestations. Rinise dust off early am so pollinators dont get dust on them.
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Thank u sooo much for sharing this video with us..
Reshma Begum You are very welcome.
I returned from a few days (3) and my vines are brown except for the newer end growth. The fruit looks bad - malformed and sparse despite all the blossoms. Is it too late to treat it with combination of Epsom Salts and soapy water as per your measurement. Earlier in the season I "lost" two squash plants. I have given three feedings of vegetable fertilizer over a couple of months. I enjoy this hobby and hope to cultivate and make some pickles!!
Thanks Gary, Your video is very informative. Can I use Epsom salt,baking soda and soap for egg plant Okra and beans and any other vegetables?
Swati Kulkarni You can. But just remember to test spray each plant and see how it does for 48 hours. Plants react differently to the same spray.
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If what you have done in the past was effective... I wouldn't change anything. If you think they need a boost I would do a side dress and continue with tea. See if you notice a difference.
Another great video Gary. I'm thinking of grinding up that triple 10 before I spread it so it goes around the plants. I have 44 plants. I just need to find the time to spread it when it isn't raining here !
My first heirloom is finally turning ripe. Its a black Krim. I'm thinking of pulling it now while its half ripe. Do you pull yours when they get that way? I'm worried that all the rain is going to cause it to split.
my cucumber plants get yellow spotting on the leaves then shrivel, Brown and die. second season it's happened after two harvests, plants about two months old like clockwork.
Often spider mights under the leaves or a disease. If it always shows up, preventive spray of antifungal and bug spray are needed before the symptoms show..
Hello sir, thank you so much for all the information you share on your channel. How often do we apply 10-10-10 fertilizer on all vegetable plants such as tometo, corn, cucumber etc?
So..... it varies so much but generally speaking you can do it at planting and as a side dressing mid season. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop: www.therustedgarden.com
Do you water them after putting the side dressing and what do you give them as liquid?
Thanks
I do water them in. For water soluble fert, I use different things. Fish emulsion often. But I vary it year to year.
Gary Pilarchik (The Rusted Garden) is it organic
very helpful video. Thanks.
Gary....besides the side dressing of 10-10-10 and Epson salts do you fertilize your plants and how often. We do not fertilize at all and I think that is our down fall...thank you!
Dennis Homant So generally... Please dont feel mine is exact. But I prepare the planting hole with fertilizer. Most larger plants get side dressing 1x in June and July. And most plants get a water soluble fertilizer 1 or 2xs a month.
I vary products based on what is available. But the bottom line is then need regular feedings. At least 1x monthly in my opinion for plants in the ground.
Sadly it sounds like it is out for the count. Can you drop some new seed? Sometime that is the best route. With cooler weather coming the hot summer diseases that kill of cukes and zukes are no longer relevant.
Gary I am in Zone 6 near Phila., Pa. I started some cukes from seeds and they are looking great! But I don't know when to plant them outside. Did I do the starts too early?? Thanks.
+recklessinPa You are a bit early. If they are at 4 weeks in cups, they have to get in the garden. But I would also start some more when you put them in. If theyget beat up or don't take off, just replace them when its warmer with your new transplants.
Awesome tips! What kind of wood chips or mulch do you use? I'm starting out organic gardening and I'm trying to be as natural as possible
Just bag shredded hardwood that is on sale. No dyes.
Gary Pilarchik thanks!
I just added this side dressing to both my cucumber and pepper plants as my cucumber plants are starting to yellow. Does this also work well with tomatoes? Also, should I use a combination of the side dressing and a spray mix of epsom salt as well to green up my plants? Or just stick with one or the other? Thanks alot, your videos are really helpful.
Side dress can take a while to get to the plant. A water soluble fert is best to use too if you have urgent yellowing issues. Epsom Salt can help but there is no nitrogen in that.
oh ok. little confuse. I thought that in several of your videos you used epsom salt spray as a remedy for yellow cucumber leaves. ill try the liquid fert and perhaps a epsom salt spray as well and see if that helps.
You might still have time. They grow fast.
I find that when I spray any water onto my leaves when we have 100 plus temps I get burned leaves.So I refrain from doing so. Regardless.
+John J. Bluvas Yep they beads are like little magnifying class at high heat days.
Spray in the evening
I mix 1 tblspn baking soda with 1 gal of water and spray my cucumber but I the leaves has white spots all over, why that happens, what you think I should do?
Thanks
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round up glyphosate spray bottle, do you use that on any of your plants
Its a clean sprayer. Nothing is in it but it has Round Up name. They sell straight sprayers.
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Hi ..i have a question do you have to rinse it out later o no ?
Peppermint spray? no.
Hi there, I came upon your channel.. I love the way how you explanations were in this video... However Im New into gardening and i'm still learning about everything.. I have a question to ask you. I notice in my garden, i planted some greens. The leaves tend to be eaten by some kind of bug.. (i can't spot on what type of bug is it.) I was thinking that it might be caterpillars but i haven't seen any... I did see One slug near my zuchunni plant. I was hoping if you can help me or give me advice on what i should do to keep my greens Fully at leaf. thanks
Sprinkle diatom powder via a sugar shaker just like powdered sugar. Bugs, rabbits and everything else hates the grit on them or in their teeth. Yuck!
Is that the same as diatomaceious earth?
How often do you give the plants this?
What specifically are you asking?
The side dressing
1x maybe 2 if they are still growing well. Side dress at first big production and watch the plant. Most of the set up is at planting.
Thumbs down for using Roundup
The black krim cracks and all that but... it is worth letting ripen on the vine. Let me know how it is... and if you taste salt although there is no salt in them.
chop 3 heads of garlic in a blender and add juice to your soap and it will keep the bugs away for a long time at lease till the next rain and longer
+rickey desi THanks
the garlic into the gallon of water and soap?
Gary Pilarchik
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Hoppers and minors sap the life out of mine. The soap helps. For powdery mildew I have found 3 days in a row of application helps fix established mildew.
Tanks for the tip today is august 2016 I start my cucumber July 4 from seeds and they grow good when they were 2 inches i experiment one pot by using my left over coffee in the morning and it work well they grow like crazy . Thanks for the tip of using baking soda for powdery mildew I used it for my other plants and roses I am your fan .i start gardening just this April of 2016 ou inspire me thanks a lot
Excellent. Let me know if you have questions.
Hi Gary ... I played it back twice, the first time you said 1 teaspoon soap/gal but the second time you said 1 Tablesp/gal. Can you tell me which you meant? Thanx
BarbaraL Lowell Usually I catch my brain cramps and put in an annotation. Either one works really,. Start with a teaspoon. You can slowly increase it to a tablespoon for harder bugs and stuff but dont go beyond that.
If you have a pest problem now and want to try a tablespoon... just test spraya few leaves and wait 48 hours. Make sure there is no leaf damage. Its good practice with any spray you use for first time. Different plants, temperatures and sunlight have to be taken into account when you go to a tablespoon.
Gary Pilarchik
thanx for speedy reply; love your clear and methodical videos. The cue cards really help because sometimes i cannot catch the audio on my laptop.
Hi Gary
your cucumbers look really great. I lost mine. It dried out at the root don'tknow if some insect was in the soil. I really did not plant the seed but it must have come out of some compost that I had but was hoping to save it little fruits were coming up but ala. Next time.
Give it a try. Now is a good time to start some cukes in cups or pots. When your ground planted ones give out.... you have grow transplants and can get some more production.
I was buying the $10 sprayers. The bottom line and they had issues. I just bumped up to a the 2nd most expensive 1 gallon and 2 gallon sprayer. They are handling the load fine. A 2 gallon sprayer is enough to cover all my plants. The 1 gallon is for spot treating. The 2 gallon sprayer was by RoundUp.
Green beans I dont know. But tomatoes and zukes can follow this video. Bigger zukes could use a little more. Nothing is exact.
You said you are feeding them 2 or 3 times a week. That should be more than enough. I think your good with feeding. Probably just 1x a week. The flowers will also brown out and not from fruit when it gets hot but they look okay.
Sometimes the flower dries up before the tomato forms.
Gary, great video! You can also use diatomaceous earth, which is available at some garden stores and most pet stores in the fish department area. Spread as a light side dressing, this will keep pests down and doesn't hurt beneficial bugs or worms. It is a fine powder, so you don't need too much, just even distribution around base of vine and wherever it touches the ground.
At the start of your video, you said 1 teaspoon dish wash mix, with 1 gallon, and at the end of the video you said 1 Tablespoon per Gallon. Which should it be ??
+Rosemary Barnett Different soaps vary. To be safe start with one or two teaspoons. If that seems to work your good. If it doesn't add another teaspoon or two.
If you use a pure soap like Castille with no additives, you can use a tablespoon. Just don't exceed a tablespoon as too much soap burns leaves.
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+Breanne Smith Im glad we can help. I got into gardening because of my grandfather. He taught me when I was a kid.
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What is 10 10 10 plz explain
10% Nitrogen, 10% Phosphorous, 10% Potassium. Check out my fertilizer videos.
Spiders, another great protector of gardens ;)
Thanks for the information, keep on planting folks !
If you search my RUclips channel Soap ... you will see recipe. But it is 1 teaspoon of dish soap to 1 gallon of water in a sprayer. You spray it on the plant to kill soft bodied insects.
Im not familiar with Calmag but find organic stuff sometimes is sold by people that make us over pay for 'organic'. Not everyone but you know what I mean. Epsom salt is naturally and not manufactured. Its pretty cheap and organic.
Thanks for the videos, they have been very helpful. I am new at this. I went all out and have a pretty good sized container garden on my patio. All of my plants look good especially my potato plants. Any ways, I had some issues with my cucumbers. One plant started out growing well, it was flowering etc.. but was getting yellow and dried out. I finally got the courage to mix some of these homemade brews up. The soapy water to one gallon of water. The baking soda to one gallon of water. I treated my plants to the Epsom salt brew, that seemed to help a lot. Any ways, I sure hope that I didn't kill them! My cucumber plant is small and not so healthy looking so I figured, no guts no glory and sprayed it for the powdery mildew. I live in NC and yeah it gets pretty darn hot. I am hoping that I diagnosed my yellowing issues, spots etc.
I don’t like the roundup sprayer! Cover the name, don’t advertise! Especially if you’re recommending natural organic products.
I have a pot that measures 14 & 1/2 ins diameter across the top and 10 & 1/2 ins diameter across the bottom. Can I plant 2 space master cukes in this pot? Or is that too crowded? Thank you, I enjoy your videos and have learned so much good info.
Having blight on my cucumber plants? Help!
Hmmm. Well truly start some more plants now in cups. You have time. An antifungal of you choice at this point.Please visit my seed and garden shop at www.therustedgarden.com. Search Garden Collectibles for some fun vintage seed packs.
You can also try organic neem oil, 2 tbs per gallon of water with 6 to 8 tsp of hydrogen peroxide together. Spray undersides, tops of leaves and stems. Only spray at night as spraying when the sun is out can/will burn your plants. Hope that helps! It's worked wonders for my garden and I grow so many different plants.
CAn you use the soap spray for all plants? I am growing cucumber squash tomatoes peppers
You can in theory but test spray some leaves first and wait 48 hours. You have to test out new sprays. Some plants can take what others can.
In order to grow your cucumber healthy is to provide them proper maintenance. However, these great ideas could be very useful for preventing pest and diseases from these plants. Prevention is really better than cure as they say!
It's per gallon. So I would be careful not to put a teaspoon in of dish soap in a quart since its for a gallon. I would worry it might burn leaves. You could always test spray. 1 teaspoon per quart verses 1 tablespoon per gallon sounds right for baking soda.
Hi Gary, I’m learning a lot from your videos but I’m still struggling with my cucumber plant. I live in Philadelphia and have a container garden. My cucumbers and squash are under a major mildew attack. I’m using the baking soda, soap, neem, peppermint. Am I missing something?
No it is just hard to control. I have switched to hydrogen peroxide. It seems to work better. Soap, neem and peppermint are more for insects. So BS is you mildew control. If it doesn't work, you want to try some new products.
Hi Sir i have trellis this trellis there is 2 crawling plant 1 is passion fruit and the other is cucumber both grows very Health and produce lots of flower and fruits my question is what will happen if they cross pollinated
Just found your channel. What is the best time of day to do these spray treatments? Thank you for your videos.
Hmmm. I woudnt grind it if you are doing liquid fertilizing. You want the side dressing to release slowly over the weeks. If you aren't liquid fertilizing then I think the pulverized version will help them out sooner rather than later.
I actually red milk works on mildew. I put it on my cucumber leaves it fixed it. I was shocked.
Can this also be used on zucchini, squash, watermelon, etc...?
Thanks!
Cameron Brewer Yep. Transfers nicely.
Yeah we are close enough temperature wise that powdery mildew comes. Baking soda does work. Just don't spray it in the sun.
Yes.. side-dressing is just an addition. If you are really good at feeding it... you might not have to do a side-dressing every month. Your choice.
A Roundup sprayer??? Oh Gary, blasphemy! ;-)
I know but it is really the best in its price class.
Shirley G I wouldn't buy ANY Roundup/Monsatan products regardless of the price.
David Stack what should I use? I am planting my first garden.
Monsanto is long gone. Bayer owns it now.
I watched your video. You vegetable garden look healthy. The reason you have so many weed in you flowers along your fence is because the bed isnt that wide. The grasses and weeds along the edges often send under ground roots out that will invade your beds.
The tomato doesn't look so bad. Do you know if it is a determinate or indeterminate tomato or tell me the name.
The die off thats yellow doesnt look like disease. High heat days can do that. Just stick with your feedings.
So spend hundreds of dollars on your garden when you could just buy a cucumber for 50 cents.... I know, its all about the journey! Great video's guy!
+George Adams Well I would add the flavor Is really different than shipped grocery store vegetables. But a $1 at Farmers Market makes a good point. I do try and add in vegetables that are more expensive to buy which my the journey more lucrative.
+George Adams The products if you have a good amount of plants it will easily pay for its self. like all the fert lets say costs 20 bucks you can use it in alot of veggies not just this one plant then figure how much it would cost you per lb of veggies. and yeah everything tastes better from a well feed plants and good soil.
+George Adams I grow Burpless Tasty Green , the flavour of which is incomparably better than the shop-bought varieties, All my friends and neighbours agree, although the might be influenced by the fact that they are getting free cukes.
the ones you grow yourself are better, taste awesome and free from ecoli
George Adams I just grew cucumbers for the first time in my first garden. My cucumbers taste so much better than a store bought cucumber and everyone says they smell so good soon as I pick one and bring it inside.
Hi Gary, I've got a small 1 litre (about 1 quart) hand sprayer. For a small garden will this do the job? Would adding 1 teaspoon of dish soap and 1 teaspoon of baking soda to 1 litre of water work as a one shot treatment? Enjoyed the video, very good explanation!
Thanks
It is just called a 'sprayer'. The small one is a 1 Gallon Sprayer and the large one is a 2 Gallon Sprayer.
Oh sorry. Epsom Salts that you can buy at your pharmacy. A carton is like $2.
It should just grow other runners so you should be fine.
Thank you greatly Gary for your videos. They have really REALLY helped me.
When spraying the leaves with the "Soap" spray or "Baking Soda" spray, When is the best time to do it? Early morning, Evening or Anytime of the day?
Thank you again,
Be Blessed!
would you know why my cucumber plant is so small but already producing flowers? ( first year gardening)
Kathy K i have the same issue with the pickling cucumber and the space saving cucumber that i started from seed. i have a ton of flowers and baby cukes coming on but plant is tiny
probably because pickling cucumber plants produces more than one batch of fruits in its lifespan :)
Gary, I followed your advice regarding spraying the cucumbers with a baking soda/ pure soap solution, and the leaves developed white spots and don’t look healthy. What should I do? I’m an 82 year old gardener and follow your videos.
So baking soda, and the right conditions can do that. First thing don't spray any more, 2nd thing give them a drink of water soluble fertilizer. 3rd thing, we have lots of time let for cukes drop some new seeds. The plant may just be fine with spots and new leaves will be okay.
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Thanks for the video. I have a first time earth garden, my cucumbers are started to get the dry yellowing. I fertilized like you suggested and sprayed with baking soda, soap and peppermint oil. Thx for the video.
All my plants ,Tomatoes ect have gone a light yellow at the tips and the leaves looked to have shrivelled up.Could it be from making the baking soda mixture too strong??
31bevy It is possible but what was the ratio of soda to water. Sometimes spraying in full sun does that. The drops magnifying the sun. But it would be rare that the baking soda does it uniformly across all plants.
My cucumber plants got some kind disease but still growing and bear fruits,will soap and baking soda spray stop the disease? Thanks in advance.
***** There are lots of diseases so its hard to say. Soap will kill soap bodied insects but no diseases. Baking soda can help with fungus. Try and ID what you have going on.
can you use the same spray mix on cabbage?
What was the dark shadow wiggling across the screen? It's towards the end of the video. Looks like some kind of black shadow wiggling to the top of the screen
Insect.
Do you use the soap and baking soda spray on any of your other plants? Or just cucumbers and squash?
Thanks. Im not familiar with the product but I find them 'organics' sometimes too expensive. Just don't have the budget.
Thank you sir for the informative video
Help, I think I killed my cucumber plants. My cucumber plants were stopped producing. So I spread some fertilizer around the plants and also put some Epsom salt. I found some fertilizer in a old containers . It’s says garden fertilizer. But I am not sure ratio . But my plants are dying. I think I switched up. Can I take some of the fertilizer to a nursery and find out what kind it is?
I dont think you can find out what it is. Sorry but not much can be done
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If I spread 10-10-10, around the plants and put Epsom salt in water can and water the plants at the same time, will this kill the plants
Ok, I'll will leave on the vine. I put a lunch lady type of hairnet on it to keep the birds away. I bought a bunch of these hairnets to surround my ripening tomatoes from Amazon for really cheap. I haven't heard of anyone do this before but thought it might be a good idea. Birds love the darker color tomatoes and I used zip locks last year on my Cherokees but the hairnets are cheaper so I thought I'd give them a try.
I am having problem with my Cucumber plant. I planted in May and since last week, my cucumber plant have gone yellow to brown in the corners of the leafs and is drying out. I having trouble identifying if it is the bacterial wilt or nutrition deficiency.
m sara That can be a lot of things. I need a picture. What have the temperatures been and how does it get fed and watered?
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Hi Gary,
above link have the pictures in it. The weather is close to 18C, it is eastern Canada. The different fertilizers that I have used are below in the links.
www.walmart.ca/en/ip/plant-prod-all-purpose-fertilizer-500g/6000057190424
www.walmart.ca/en/ip/miracle-gro-shake-n-feed-all-purpose-12-4-8/6000156123918
Epsom salt (yesterday)
All my cucumber plants are almost close to being gone. I have planted two chillies in may and still there are no flowers coming except for leaves. Same case with tomatoes, planted in may and still no vegetables. I water them daily around evening or morning. The leaves of tomatoes, cucumber, chillies, watermelon plant are becoming black and yellow in the corners. Is it because of to much direct exposure to direct sunlight?.
How do you keep the dish soap from foaming up so much when you mix it?
Put the water in first than stir in the dish soap
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I looked at my cuke plant today and noticed a glaringly obvious infestation of powdery mildew. I used baking soda. Let's see what happens. Probably will require a repeated application. I'm not to concerned about losing the plant altogether though, since I already have had my fill of cukes and I can't seem to GIVE them away. The plant has from the beginning been infested with small, bright green leafhoppers and leafminers, but those haven't reduced the plant's vigor, so I ignore them.
That was my thought. I'm not sure how long I will have with these cucumber plants because of the heat and humidity here in NC and I figure if I use your side dressing formula ground up as a side dressing, it might give some more vigor quicker to combat any bugs and mildew. I'm also going to use your baking soda and soap combination. I used a commercial fungicide a few weeks ago and it seemed to bleach the veins of the cukes for some reason. Very odd.
Calmag is very expensive when comparing that to Epsom Salts and I think the return on your dollar is not worth the extra money you pay Calmag, but Gary might think differently. As far as I know, Epsom Salt is about as organic as it comes.
Hi Gary I live in south Florida do you ever get small green caterpillars on your cucumbers? I have recently gotten these caterpillars and they are munching all over my plant any advice on how to get rid of them naturally. Thanks
miriam gutierrez Ive been using cold pressed neem oil. Search some of my videos. It is natural, organic and from the Neem Tree. It is great on chewing insects. The key is cold pressed. It has to have all its natural components. Azadirachtin is the key.
+miriam gutierrez turn your chickens in on them. Of course chickens like cucumbers too.
My cucumbers are browsing from the bottom up half way, is it too late to do these
Browning? If they are tiny it means they didnt get pollinated. If they are bigger and begin to brown that is usually a nutrient issue.
The whole half of the plants are dying and turned brown from the bottom half. It's finally put out a cucumber today, but I think the plants are dead. I did put some 14-14-14 and tomato food few times a week. It did rained constantly non stop last week in FL, so in not sure if that's the cause. Should I continue spray baking soda? Or it's useless now?
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Its kind of expensive here for organic. I wish the price would drop.
I have a lot of squirrels, crows and mocking birds. They love tomatoes. I also took your cedar shim idea for plant markers, put reflective plumber tape on them and tied them to the top of my trellis system with fishing line. The reflective shims constantly rotate which should scare the birds as well.
Thanks, I'm planting a lot of squash and cucumbers this year. By chance I also found a few ladybugs picking mulberries so I put them around my peppers. They seem to clean up the aphids well lol.
They love aphids.
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