Organic Garden Pest Management 101 | Gardening Advice and Tips
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“You’ve been feeding your plants and not your soil.” This is a great sentence and helpful to remember the importance of feeding the soil!!!
i found the rain in the background very soothing. No better place to spend a rainy day then in a greenhouse.
This year I found a problem with voles in my yard. I did a lot of research and decided that I would use caster oil to get rid of them. I did not want to do this because I did not know how it would effect the worms and the insects but I needed to get rid of the voles. I was out 2 days ago watering the garden and thinking I needed to get the castor oil sprayed and almost stepped on the prettiest black rat snake. He is just the perfect size for the vole holes. I could have danced! God sent me the perfect defense against the voles! They have not made any more holes in the yard and are staying away from the garden! Praise The Father in Heaven!
An Amish farmer told me long ago that he uses Juicy Fruit gum to control voles. Just Juicy Fruit, nothing else but the yellow pack. You pop several openings along the vole tunnel and drop a piece of Juicy Fruit gum into it. Do not cover it up. Voles are attracted to the sweetness of the gum but cannot digest it so they are “called home” so to speak. I find using a wooden paint can stirrer the best to push into the tunnel as it is just the right size to drop a piece of gum into it…like the mail slot at the Post Office.
The snake sounds lovely!
@@sdtlawton thank you for that bit of knowledge. So far the little black rat snake has stopped more holes coming up. It also stopped my sister-in-law from coming over😢
They also make sonic, solar powered stakes to repel them. If applicable :)
@@jsmythib I spent almost $1,000 on that option. It was unsuccessful for me…
Your idea of sitting in the garden relaxing is what made the difference for me this year. Last year I only went in the garden to weed it and pick things and it overgrew and went downhill after a few months. It was a chore that I kept putting off til the next day and the next day. Everything except tomatoes died. This year we set up a table and chairs and have breakfast and lunch outside every day and relax out there and the garden is doing much better. Since we spend every day out there, I was able to notice that one of my peppers was getting too hot, and dying. Now I put up a shade over it every day during the hottest hours and it's doing so much better.
I can confirm that your book is in the Charleston, SC Costco as I bought another one for a friend. It's right next to the cookbooks of Alton Brown and the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. I could see your farm to table cookbook being in the same location in the future.
@Kali J. The First Time Gardener... Growing Vegetables by Jessica Sowards
The very first gardening RUclips video I watched was a soil amendment video by Luke at MIGardener. That was about 7 years ago. Lucky me. Everything I learned was for organic gardening. Then, I expanded my RUclips video watching to include search words like: farm, homestead, hügelkultur, permaculture, back to Eden, no dig, etc. I found Roots and Refuge! RUclips is a wealth of organic gardening information. This was a great video! Cheers!
Back to EDEN...🤗
MIGardener is very helpful.
Luke is great too. I live in Michigan and that is where they are located so he knows our climate. Jess is the bomb! Totally envious of their homestead. Just bought her book. Can’t wait to dig in. LOL
I also watch most of the videos you mentioned in your comment. I love the BACK TO EDEN videos. Just be prepared to be watching for a while because his teaching tours are long a very interesting. Filled with so much information and such a beautiful garden.
Jess’ gardens are always so beautiful! And her COTTAGE GREENHOUSE and GREENSTALK VERTICAL PLANTERS are SO BEAUTIFUL!
I love your openness and acceptance of everyone and that you don’t spout fear and judgment on others. You are a blessing and a fount of information and love ❤️✝️☮️🇺🇸🙏🏼😍
“Gardening requires lots of water-most of it in the form of perspiration.” Especially here in the south. Thanks for this video I’m also trying to learn to be more of a eco gardener. Much love and many blessings from our homestead in Mississippi to yours.
Boy you're not even lying lol. Hope you have a great season!
Love, a Louisianan🌻
So true Mississippi girl here it gets humid bad here lol
Great comment! I’m originally from Tennessee, but we now live in Coastal Georgia Zone 8B. Boy does it get HOT AND HUMID!
I truly enjoy going to school with you. You teach in such a way that is both informative and interesting, never dry and never negative. Thank you! A+!!!
A hearty "I second that!" from me. A virtual apple for the teacher!🍎
Yes she has taught me so much and she keeps it interesting I absolutely enjoy it. I concur a fantastic teacher she is.
I absolutely agree!!!!
Yes! 💯% agree! My favorite learning channel!
I'm learning it's the SOIL! so I'm focused on soil.
I need recipe cards for the garden. Just like granny’s recipes for banana bread. 💜💜💜.
When I worked landscaping, we’d save grubs in a cup/jar and toss them to fish in the pond at the end of the day. Now I like to set bugs out in a cup and leave it by the garden- robins always come eat them pretty quick. If you know someone who has reptiles, any large bug (and especially hornworms) would be a great treat!
Jess, could you go over homemade solutions for the different pest and disease problems in the garden, and ways to identify which bug or disease we have based on the look of the leaves? (With images or a really good website for learning these things? I get confused when I watch RUclips videos between images of nutrient deficiencies on leaves and images of diseases or pest problems. . It’s been fun following you over the last several years, seeing your beautiful garden and family and learning so much along the way! Thank you!
I 3rd this!
Such a beautiful setting. I can imagine sitting quietly in the middle of a storm surrounded by all that glass to protect your bubble. Being able to view the Storm from the inside while staying dry and comfortable… magical 😍
❤️ April from Modesto Ca
I love the way you speak about the health of your family and your soil we have learned so much from you and I’m composting for the first time and doing permaculture in my garden and thank you Jess for teaching us
Great info, Jess. I've been gardening for years but I learn a ton from you! I'm an organic gardener who has recently started working part-time at a farm store. They've given me some basic training on the "chem wall" products but I'm still advising customers to mix up some dish soap and hand pick bugs. We have a ton of new gardeners in our area who look at me like I'm absolutely crazy. :)
P.S. I'm an herbalist who will not go near essential oils. You're right in staying away from some of them because they are so strong. "Essential oils" is a marketing term. What they really are is VOC's, volatile organic compounds. If you look up that term you'll find that it's used to describe paint. There are a LOT of unqualified people out there selling these oils to folks who have no idea how dangerous they can be. Also, the essential oil business is the definition of unsustainable agriculture. They use between 2-5% of the plant to make the oil and the rest is wasted. It take hundreds of pounds of peppermint to make 1 oz of oil. Here's a couple of links if you're interested in researching it. Blessings to you and your family!
ruclips.net/video/dv5K_DnE6cs/видео.html
www.wildwoodapothecary.org/essentialoilfree/tag/April+Graham
You are 100% right. I was born into generational herbalism and none of us will go near VOC's. Doterra reps like to say it was used in Biblical and ancient times and it was for embalming and sparingly by the rich... not in diffusers around children/toddlers 24/7. I love April potty mouth and all she has the research to back up the truth about "essential" oils.Thank you for speaking out.💜
When you said why chemical fertilizer breaks down the biome - light bulb moment!!! I have wonderful soil with lots of happy worms and really don’t want to hurt them. Just didn’t think about it - thank you so much!!!
It was so amazing to meet you and Miah today! Thank for for taking g time to sign everyone’s books and share a few minutes of conversation with each of us.
It just felt so good to meet the person that helped me fall in love with the garden and encouraged me to grow something lovely 💗💗💗💗💗
I've always wanted a glass bubble to sit in to watch thunder and lightning storms.... You basically have that. Throw a pillow and sleeping bag in there 👍⚡⛈️
We have been using a mushroom compost from a local nursery for years. This year we also bought more soil to add new beds, buying by the truckload like we are "legit" farmers. It was a huge transition for us when we had previously bought manure, compost, and soil by the bag in the past. Our gardens have gotten so much bigger than we had originally planned and I never thought I would ever be so into building up our soil.
same, my first time buying by the truckload and the quality of my local garden center blew my mind
I’ll have to try buying by the truckload. I usually just go to LOWE’S and buy a pallet of damaged bags of soil to save money. Also, I buy the galvanized steel raised garden beds from Tractor Supply Co. They last forever!
HAPPY GARDENING! 🥒😀🥒
Love hearing the rain. It's been a long time since we have had any significant rain.
This is great info for someone who is just beginning to get into organic gardening!
Thank you for being so open about your journey. We all fit somewhere in that spectrum. I love seeing you in your glass green house doing what you love!!! 💜😎
Additional strategy is to plant with your garden plants, the ones used to make it these products and deco plants (bad bug ice cream). Having the ice cream plants readily available to your eyes and pathways allows you to see an infestation at it's start. Having the deterrent plants intermixed make the I've cream plant more "nummy". Think mote and wall.
Jess, I just love your classroom videos so much! You are an inspiration! Thank you for helping me to grow my garden.
Thank you, Jess!
I repurpose the pretty little mesh drawstring sachets that come with some of my Etsy orders...I put cotton balls with peppermint oil on them inside the sachet and hang it near my plants. I use an old baby medicine dropper to get the oil soaked into the cotton balls and not drip everywhere.
wonderful idea!
@Kali J. Spiders are excellent garden friends. They eat lots of pests.
That said, I had 2 spiders living in a mint plant, I don't think it repels them. BUT the scent can throw off moths that turn into Hornworms and keeps the furry critters away from what I hope to harvest. I feel like I have a wildlife preserve in my backyard. I've got birds, bunnies, chipmunks, an occasional raccoon...lol I need all the help I can get!
I started my garden last year ( raised beds and containers) and I'm starting out everything as organically as possible. I am however freaking out that I have to hand pick creepy gross bugs....but I will grin and bear it and probably wear latex gloves and use tongs 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Looking forward to working in my gardens this year.... we added two new raised beds this year! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for all of your help❤️❤️
Vaccuum! lol. When I helped my parents and grandparents in their gardens as a child, I was fine picking bugs and squishing them. Hell, I thought it was fun. I find as an adult, even though I gardened most of the time, I find myself less thrilled with picking and squishing bugs. So thank goodness for predator gardening, where I mostly ignore things haha. Much easier on my delicate fingers :) However, when I do have to, I find gloves and sheers help a lot. I cut out whole leaves or small branches lol, or get a bowl or planter bottom and tap the insects into it, then use a rock to squish haha. Nonetheless, the bugs are dead!
Wait til your first Hornworm. It will be hanging on to the plant like crazy. They are horrible to remove.
My granddaughter who lives with me part time has a bearded dragon that’s with me full time so I have to feed her worms and crickets- it didn’t take me long to get over the creeped out part. It has made handpicking easier!😂😂 except hornworms!! Those I have to have gloves!! 😝
I know you had to speak up in this video, but it hasn’t rained here for ages and I just love the sound of rain! Better than any background music 🌧🌧🌧
We don't have a huge pest load in my area because we are in a very dry, windy area. Our biggest problem is with earwigs and yellowjackets. I don't use any chemicals in my garden, I use lure traps for the yellowjackets and earwigs and let all others survive. I do have many birdhouses around my gardens, I find the swallows take care of the flying insects and the quail take care of ground insects. Mantis, ladybugs, spiders and other beneficials are abundant and seem to be ignored by the birds.
Cloves for squash bugs! Ground or whole at the base of the plant, not on it (it will damage the plant). Oil works too but is toxic to bees. The strong smell masks the smell of the squash and they just don't come around nearly as much. I pick 1-2 bugs when it's worn off, then reapply. Game changer.
Not sure if this will work in all growing zones, but here in NE Ohio 6a, I've had praying mantises helping out in my garden for years. Google what a praying mantis egg sac looks like, then go find some if you have access to some grasslands or forests. Break off the part of the branch that has the egg sac and place it somewhere in your garden to hatch. If you have a garden that is habitable to praying mantises, they'll stay and help you out by eating many pests. I hope this helps at least one person. 💜🙏🏼🌱🌱🌱
I have seen several praying mantises in my yard. There were two in one of my flower pots last year. When I cut back the plants I found an egg sac attached to the upper lip of it. I left it and have been keeping an eye on it. No change since I discovered it. I hope it/they survive and hatch out. I’ve never seen them in my veggie garden but I will move the pot out there. Maybe they will stick around.
Ya! Roots and Refuge!! 🌼🌸
Love your classroom videos and I aspire to have a greenhouse as beautiful as yours one day! ALSO - my 12 year old son is always asking me why I need so many flowers in the garden (really it's not many, but we're currently hardening them off so it feels like it) and I keep telling him that it's important to grow something lovely! ❤️
One of the joys of watching you is that you encourage thinking. Your opener for this video made my heart so happy because you are encouraging critical thinking
The sound of the rain in the greenhouse is very relaxing. :)
I’m definitely a “lazy” gardener as I like to plant and then let Mother Nature co-garden with me. However, last summer I had to find something to treat the cabbage moth larva! I keep all my Brassicas covered when they are small but once they take off, they quickly burst out of the tulle netting. I picked those darn worms 🐛 daily for several weeks. Finally bought Captain Jacks dead bug and the BT concentrate. The BT worked the best but still had to pick and spray again occasionally. This year, I’m buying more tulle and just keeping them covered. I had flea beetles in one raised bed where peppers and eggplants were. Never had flea beetles before. I feel they came in some bagged potting mix I used in the beds. Will be trying the D.E. this year on them if they come back.
I ve found that when i buy starts i inherit some kinda of pest..... i stop buying plant starts ..... if i do i quarantine that plant...... sometimes i wash alll the soils of and repot (at night)
I like the rain-vibe in your video, it's just so cozy. It remembers me of summer rains, where you can feel the hot and sticky air on your skin and then feel a sort of a relief by the wet rain arriving. BTW, even though I do not live in America and grow my garden in a different, bit colder, climate than yours, I could already learn much and take a lot of inspiration from your videos. 🌻
the sound of the rain was exhilarating
Thank you for this video. I have been dealing with aphids on my tomatoes just this week. I have been using a peppermint oil and soap spray. Here's hoping! But what stands out to me most in this is your abundant grace. Your words are kind and encouraging. And you are so very down to earth. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience. Blessings to you and yours!
@Kali J. I put a few drops of peppermint oil and a few drops of non toxic dish soap in a gallon jug. I shook it up and poured it in my pump sprayer. I heavily sprayed the tops and underside of my tomato leaves at dusk. Haven't seen another aphid. And I would think it would repel spiders, as well. Most insects do not like the smell.
Great information, Jess!
We had a really bad problem with Japanese beetles on our okra & roses 3 years ago, and just couldn't keep up with hand picking. Out of desperation, we sprayed them one evening with neem oil, water, & a squirt of Dr. Bronner's Sal Suds. The next morning, the Japanese beetles were gone, & didn't return the rest of the season. Ever since then, we have seen very few of them, even though I haven't sprayed since.
I now keep a spray bottle with water & a squirt of Sal Suds in my garden & spray beetle type bugs on my plants. It slows them down a little, making them easier to catch, especially Japanese beetles & squash bugs. I'll have to try adding some peppermint essential oil to it to try to repel them.
We can't have chickens where we live, so I also keep an old pickle jar of soapy water in my garden & toss the bugs & caterpillars I catch into the jar. I empty it into the toilet at the end of the season. (I read not to squish squash bugs as they release a pheromone that attracts MORE squash bugs!
I may try DE on my squash this year to see if it helps with squash bugs, but my real nemesis here is the squash vine borer. I try to pick off her eggs before they hatch, but it's next to impossible to get them all. At the first sign of frass on my squash, I mix up a small amount of BT & use a syringe (you can buy them on Amazon), to inject it into the plant. They eat it, & die.
I recently bought "Companion Planting for Beginners" by Brian Lowell at Next Level Gardening & Next Level Homestead RUclips channels. He researched & presents actual fact based information on pest & disease prevention using companion plants (as you also mentioned). I purchased your First Time Gardener book, too. I've been gardening for about 15 years, but I love watching channels like yours & Brian's because I always learn great tips. May this be our best garden year ever!
I use Neem with water and soap on ants, it kills them on contact, I don't use it really for any other insects, but in that case it works instantly and really well. It's also great for topical use for fungal or bacterial infections, I use it on us and our animals and with nothing else works.
I got my first drop of wood chips today thank you for the information on chip drop!
Hi Jess. So lovelt to hear you say I am in my Greenhoyse x x Love to your Hubs and the Lads xx
Jess, thank you so much for posting this. Perfect timing! I live in Southeast Georgia where there are a lot of predatory bugs. It is an entomologist’s dream! This info is super helpful! Last week I bought some pre-mixed neem oil spray and sprayed it on some okra and sweet peas that white flies were targeting. I sprayed late morning and burned the plants. I was so disappointed; but I’ve learned and thank you for these tips. 💕🌻
My first year of gardening i burnt my plants also.lol Live, learn and grow 😅
The heat & humidity in SE GA is challenging. Did we have a Spring? LOL
Sending love from Wyoming!
I am doing all I can to use organic methods! Thank you so much for having such wonderful and informative content!
I appreciate so much that you often take the time to express that you do not mean to condemn people who are not able to use your preferred methods!
She's awesome that way, isn't she. Greetings from South Dakota!
This has been so helpful as a first time gardener!
Perfect timing as the pest are coming out to play. Diatomaceous Earth is a favorite for getting the beetles that love my eggplant. I fight Squash Vine Borers and wrote a guide to winning that fight, ten strategies I tried and which ones worked or failed, and why. If interested, my website is listed on my about page.
I hate SVB's. BT is definitely one strategy but not the most effective. Jess recommends to stagger your plantings, one great way to fight the lil buggers. Up north, we have to deploy other methods for the winter squash that needs a whole season to ripen. But summer squash? Definitely succession plant!
I've never seen a tomato hornworm, but y'all will hear me scream from wherever you are if I do!
Very helpful, love the rain in the background! Thank you Jess and God bless
Excellent information, Jess. You really do Bless us, every time you teach. Thank you.
YaY thanks Jess, 👏.
Can you use the same sprayer or do you need individual?
For those that have Chipmunks and Squirrels eating your Tomato 🍅.
Use Castile soap and Cyenne Pepper with some water. Put in spray Bottle, the small spay bottles clog from the Cyenne. So go up a step too the medium pump sprayer, it will save you a ton of frustration 😉.
JO JO IN VT 💕😄
You’re so blessed to have rain!
I have a "pet" garden spider in my garden. I left a cinder block space free of fill once I noticed the web. It's actually quite enjoyable to watch when I water in that corner little dude jumps in and out of the sprinkles. It makes me smile, and it makes me think my endeavors to be an organic gardener are so worth it just because of that little guy lol. I have a long way to go as a new gardener. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!
Great information. There are also different types of BT; I also use one that kills mosquito larvae. I keep BT in my laundry room inside my house where it's temperature controlled.
Great video! I have been doing the same thing. I live in a HOA community, and sadly no body around me is doing anything. When the Lord speaks, move on it, it never fails you.
Hi Jess,
I was told by Hollis and Nancy Homestead to use insect netting to prevent squash bugs and squash vine borers until the eggs laying season has passed.
Best wishes
Soap is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic, which means it can bond to both fats/oils and it can bond to water. That's why it works to wash away things you can't just wash away with just water. So, it makes perfect sense that using a bit of soap in order to dilute the Neem oil would work.
It is my understanding that Bt breaks down in sunlight, spraying in the even is more effective than spraying in the morning. A lot of caterpillars feed at night.
love you jess!!! thanks for teaching me how to grow
Exactly what this new gardener needed. A commonsense breakdown and experienced use of the arsenal. I couldn't write fast enough. Thank you!
Thank you for this video! I appreciate you for not shaming people that are just trying to grow their food. I’ve only been growing organic for the past 3 years and didn’t know that I may have been hurting my soil. Thank you for your knowledge and for just being a good kind person. You are truly an inspiration!
I was only just thinking this morning of the immense value of your suggestion to make the garden a place you want to be: "the best medicine for the garden is the gardener".
When you know better you do better, what a beautiful motto to live by, we are learning from day one to the last day.
This video couldn’t come at a better time. I’m starting my first ever garden in NC and I have no idea how to deal with the pests here. I just moved here from Las Vegas and it’s a whole different world of bugs here.
Yes it is!! Definitely like she said check before you treat!! Find that black light for hornworms.. my mom has planted moon flowers in her yard away from her garden and they seem to attract hornworms more than the tomatoes, which her tomatoes are surrounded by zinnias. So maybe that goes hand and hand. Good luck!!
And welcome to NC!
This was soooo helpful! I admit, I was resistant to the idea of any pest control other than hand picking, but reframing and understanding these applications as not the forever game, but rather to disrupt a population to get to the point of minimal application really struck me. It feels good to do that, and helpful in the long term. I also loved how you presented the how each of these things work, rather than just saying put this here when this happens. Understanding how they work allows me to better troubleshoot, pick the ones that work best for the gardens I tend, and trust. So so appreciate you!
Love your style of teaching and not just telling us "use this not that".
I keep a glass of soapy water in the garden to flick the bugs into. Mainly cucumber beetles.
I totally agree that going organic is so much better and healthy. I am finding that I'd rather have to pick hornworms off my tomato plants than have to deal with the non healthy chemicals. I have a ton of allergies that I didn't have as a child and I'm very sure that all the chemicals in our modern world have played a large role in those allergies.
And, I LOVED the sound of the rain!
I love how you encourage everyone in all our different choices and situations! I bless you! 💕
Thanks for all of this information especially knowing the “why”!!! So grateful for your heart and this channel!! Blessings to you and your precious family 💕
This is unrelated, but I found a local little farm yesterday where I could buy a cow share for grass fed raw milk, and I for sure cried over my big jars of liquid gold the whole drive home 😂 it made me think of your “wax poetic, darling” quote and I thought “it’s okay, Jess would understand” 🤪
How sweet of you to take the time to help others with their gardens ❤
Jess - It turns out the better and lesser known reason people plant Basil next to tomatoes is due to the fact that the moth that lays the hornworm eggs can't stand the smell of Basil and won't go near the tomato plant that is protected by Basil plants.. Brian from "Next level Gardening" did a video on this and I must say, for the past few years at least, I've always had Basil near my tomatoes and have not had one sign of hornworms since doing so. So you might want to try again planting basil next to your tomatoes to never again have to worry about tomato hornworms.
Thank you so much for explaining so thoroughly pest management. I have been waiting for someone to really dive in and explain the differences and the proper way to use them. Your classroom style of teaching works and I love all your videos! Blessings to you and yours!
We have a balanced ecosystem this year : hundreds of 7-spot Ladybugs on our aphid-infested Dusty-Miller plant on the outskirts of the garden who HAS NOT BEEN WATERED THOUGH LOOKS GOOD. We have left our Paper-wasps alone this year and they hunt the dreaded caterpillars who are mainly from the Cabbage Moth whose caterpillars are voracious on all plants. We don't like the house-fly pest...but love the petite Long-legged fly whom devour the pesty white-fly and even aphids. The dragonfly's love to eat the bad flies and our Scrub-jays are taking out the seasonal Hoplia beetle as well as hand-picking them. We all need a balance pest and predator garden . It is all very complex ...but works out .Awesome video, thanks.
Thanks for the GREAT INFO JESS!!
I started seriously gardening after watching your videos. I have always done organic because that’s what you taught me. Today I was wondering why my perfect cucumber transplants went from great a week age to dying. I got a closer look and pill bugs were wrapped around the stem, I pulled them away and the stem was gone just threads. So sad! I had no ideas pill bug or roly polies did that. I started new seeds 😕 I read that they are beneficial so I left them alone. Hopefully planting more advanced plants will help.
It does. The other thing that helps me is to plant in pots with no dead plant material or visible pill bugs on the soil. I then set the pots in the garden bed. However, more advanced plants help a lot.
Hi! Plant biology, PhD student here! Just a small correction about BT crops. They have been modified to produce some of the same insecticidal proteins that BT bacteria naturally produce. The plants don't produce the bacteria itself and the bacteria was not bred into the crops.
No opinions on GMOs or gardening methods. Just enjoying the video and wanted to help provide accurate information :)
Thanks for the clarification!!
Love love love learning from you, Jess!!! 🌷
Such a great teacher!! I just love soaking any information she offers. I don’t even have a garden or animals but someday I will so I’m learning all the things.
BRB I need to go buy a hand vaccuum!
That rain in the background is amazing. I wish it rained like that here in CA
Miss Jess, thank you thank you, love your classroom and as always we love your channel!! God bless!
This was the best pest control video I have watched since I have started gardening! Thank you for being informative, honest and transparent! I will look up more of your videos! Again thank you.
This couldn’t have come at a better time. Just picked a ton slugs off of all my cabbages. Listening intently!
Slugs and I had a regular date last summer after dark. Headlight, headphones with tunes rockin, and a collection tub. Bring on summer!
Thanks Jessica 😉🙏💕
Jess I wanted to just say thank you the video was very informative I have been organic gardening for about 10 years now only 6 years where I am now and you are right it's a lot of hard work but it's working I had some bug last year that laid it's eggs on the hornworms on my tomatoes they did the job for me
We really feel like we lost something when you left Arkansas. It was such a comforting kinship with you when we knew you with here with us!
the pluviophile in me enjoyed the sound of the rain on the greenhouse
Thank you Jess for sharing your experience with us! Your vlogs are often the best part of my day.
Thanks for sharing this very informative information.
Your my favorite teacher 🙏 🐝🦋🍅
Another good way to interrupt the life cycle of the insects is to change the location of the specific produce. I move my tomato and squash plants around my garden every year.
Girl! thank you for doing this type of video. I have only been using neem oil because I just didn't know what to use.
Awesome content. I never use pesticides in my yard, but I have used Miracle grow fertilizer... which I will not use anymore. I love insects and have had much joy photographing them and entering them into the Bugguide on-line identification for the United states and Canada .I love learning about the insects , especially good vs. bad. It is empowering to know who is good and who is bad in the garden. The Hoopla beetles are a big problem now, but will be gone soon. We hand-pick them. You are an awesome teacher of the garden, thank-you. I have hundreds of insects registered in the Bugguide resource. I have always instinctively stayed away from insecticides. You are still my #1 garden resource out of all the many garden-you-tubers. You are coming-back strong ! Keep on going on with your awesome detailed information. You-go-Jess !!
Wonderful information…very new to gardening and it’s already a big discouragement. No clue what is eating everything and my flowers. Thanks for this information
Sending you a big hug of gardening encouragement. 🤗 I’ve experienced that sense of disappointment too, but it will get better as your knowledge and skills grow. As with much in life, first efforts are often more of a learning opportunity without guarantee of instant success. I hope watching Jess and taping into the gardening community for advice and encouragement will inspire you to continue trying and learning. Wishing you good things. 🌞🌈🌸
Heather
Austin, TX, USA
Thank you for this. I’ve watched a lot of these “pest control” videos, but this was the most helpful. Question: I never really hear anyone talking specifically about controlling ants in the garden. I have them in my beds, compost, and everywhere in between. Is this something you’ve dealt with? Are ants friend or foe? Thank you 🙏
When ants are everywhere, they might need controlling. Ideally they keep soil aerated and may help pollinate. But in greater concentration in number and widespread, they upset roots and carry pathogens easily across the area that threaten plants. If in the South, fire ants must be controlled as their nests go up to 9 feet underground and side tunnels go about 15 feet wide in any direction. If anyone steps on a nest they risk being swarmed and painfully bitten many times, which can lead to shock. Call your local college extension and see what they advise for your area.
I used diatomaceous earth when I had a problem around one of my garden box bed and it worked great. Only had to apply twice because I got it wet. Haven’t had a problem for the past two years since I used it. I live in Utah
MIgardner has a great video on ants with natural solutions. Ants can actually bring aphids to your plants! They also dig around plant roots. He suggests cinnamon at the nest entrance, flooding them out with water, or in cases of large infestations- borax mixed with sugar and a little water to make a paste. Hope this helps!
I put insect fabric down on ground and then above the squash too (: the bugs can’t get to it!
Started getting worried! Happy you’re back!
I put cheap Nylon netting (.97 / yard @walmart) over my cabbage to keep the cabbage moths off (used pvc hoops). Works amazing without using chemicals.