The Tomato Situation Has Gotten Worse... | Garden VLOG
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- When it rains, it pours!! Our tomato plants already have had a few hiccups early in the season and the newest issue to afflict them is definitely something we cannot ignore. In this video I'll give you tips and tricks to battle aphids on your tomatoes and other plants in an organic way.
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Heather, I to am battling aphids 🤦♀️. I am using this, it is organic and have had wonderful results. It’s sold in Amazon and Is only $12.00.
“Safer insecticidal soap concentrate” It is OMRI listed. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!! ❤️ best of luck with these sneaky pests!!
Darn bugs! We love them and we don’t. 😅
Beneficial insects are an amazing solution. That's what we use both in the greenhouse, grow rooms and out in the garden.
I agree! Do you need lures to get them to stay?
I've heard both regarding DE, as well - that the microscopic sharp edges cut the exoskeleton of the insect, causing it to lose moisture to a fatal degree. It's so difficult to manage insects like aphids (especially in a greenhouse setting), but I think you're doing a good job at least knocking down their numbers. Our pest control guy basically said for certain ants, if you get rid of them (the ones that farm aphids), you'll no longer have an aphid problem but other ants can move in when there are not earthworms present in significant numbers. And whereas ALL types of ants do not farm aphids, many do. So - between the DE and NEEM on the plants, along with spraying, maybe adding some earthworms to your raised beds might offer a longer-term solution? Earthworms likely create more disruptions underground for ant tunnels and pathways, causing them to move elsewhere.
Great suggestion!! It can't hurt! ❤️🪱
The sock for DE! Genius. I love it 🥰 🤯
$4/bale!! What a blessing!!! Stock up on hay while you can! Hopefully all the rain we've been getting will make hay much more plentiful this year!! I have this coming winter's hay spoken for, which is a huge blessing. Some years it's a worry whether you can even find any!!
Your greengouse is looking great, Heather!! God bless!
We have Two hay sources and one of them seems to never run dry which is very nice! They can be up to 3x the price as this hay though so we are first in line with this farm and the past 3 years we have purchased all their extra.
Those aphids working hard, but you working harder! I had no idea about the ant relationship with aphids.
It's interesting to watch!!
Been slowly catching up on your vids after vacation. You have inspired me to finally read about the neem tree! The oil we use for pesticides comes from the seeds, but oil made from the leaves apparently is used topically for dark spots/acne. Neem oil pesticide is toxic to fish, so be mindful where you use it! The neem tree is in the mahogany family, and affectionately called "Indias lilac", they grow best in hot, dry, tropical climates. Their seed is grown inside a fruit that is edible.
This so far has been my best year of “fighting” aphids. All my garden is in ground and this year I decided to leave all wildflowers that come up instead of planting flowers known to “help”. Plus some “weeds” here and there. Plus morning glory is invasive here. My observation is that the aphids have been going to the morning glory first and a few of the wildflower plants. Once the aphids have overtaken I’ve noticed the lady bugs showing up. Once too bad I carefully extract the invaded “weed” and dispose of it. So far so good and a lot less overall work.
Caterpillar is probably my biggest issue every spring but I’ve decided to only plant the crops they like in the fall/winter to hopefully avoid them a bit more.
Great video Heather! I 💜👍💜 Aunt Beth
Thank you!! ♥♥
Oh goodness, I totally understand you!
5 year's gardening, and so far, this year was the worst, haver !! Caterpillars! Stinky bugs, you name it ! I love butterflies 🦋 but not this many .
I got so tired that after one harvest of my tomatoes I endup pulling all them out ! I couldn't eat them ... neither they will either !
If I need to use pesticides!? Might well go to the grocery store .
I usually use a solution of water and dish soap. Workes wonders , and I spray it in the evening due to the polunaters .
So far only a few aphids left, they can multiply fast though and I'd like to try insecticidal soap next!
That whole sweet honeydew poo poo is all about the curse!
Over the years I’ve noticed aphids tend to go for high nitrogen items. It might be that your raised bed mix or fertilizer is attracting them with the amount of nitrogen. When we lived in Florida I used to plant yard long noodle beans as a sacrificial crop. They stayed on that and left other things alone.
That's possible!! Very interesting thought, thank you for that!!
Hoping the treatments help the tomatoes, thanks for sharing your process of what you do for pests like aphids and why. Glad you were able to get some hay at a good rate, and I saw you laying (edited to say salt) in between layers too - smart tip! 💚🍅🍅💚
I should have specified that it was salt in between layers! The lime is safe for goats but I probably wouldn't sprinkle it on their food directly.
@@SageandStoneHomestead Ooooh okay, well I figured whatever it was would help with moisture, good to know it was salt vs lime.
DE is a desiccant, meaning it absorbs moisture. I think both of your descriptions are probably right as it is hard on unwanted bugs 👍🏻
Yes and it works well!!!
Aphids and other pests indicate stressed plants, usually from poor soil health. After treatment I’d look at what might be missing. We use organic materials (off season) and goat manure/compost, aerobic, to inoculate our gardens with excellent results. Your raised bed soil is pretty new and may benefit from good compost tea. You put rabbit manure in didn’t you? That is a great help. Hope the aphids don’t bother you again.
Yes as this is a new garden space I'm not surprised by having some issues. We have seen a lot of fungal activity in the beds so I believe the soil is on it's way to being great. Takes a few years :)
You helped inspire me to get into the garden. I cleared 3/4 of the thistles and black berries. I hope to plant tomorrow better late the not at all. Was stuck in a deep depression for the past year.
Hugs!! Yes better late than not at all, and a lot of stuff has a quick turnaround. I started my first garden July 4 2019 and I got a lot of harvest!!
I use DE in my chicken coop against mites. I've tried a couple different ways to use it and one involves diluting the DE in water and spraying it with a spray bottle. This method leaves behind a nice even coating of DE once it dries. It might also work like that on plants but I've never tried it :)
Smart! It probably would especially in the greenhouse where rain won't fall and dew is not as heavy
I always enjoy your videos🌱🌱🌱💚
Glad you like them! Thanks for being here!!
Thank you Heather I am going to run out and check my tomatoes. I always appreciate your updates of your farm, and love watching all your critters too!
Neem oil i think reacts with sun, when using try avoid supper sunny days, or use more diluted on sunny days.
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Did you sprinkle something between your bales of hay when you were stacking them ? Love your channel!
Yes that was salt! :)
Try soapy water to kill aphids
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weve had bad aphids and flea beetles because of all the rain
I wondered if that was a contributing factor!!
@@SageandStoneHomestead it is here i feel like its rained just about every day
Same!
Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
Thanks for being here, Doris! I hope you're well!
@@SageandStoneHomestead Thank you. I am still not 100%. I am about 96%. I am getting better day by day. One day at the time.
Heather, I've tried using DE several times for ants, but it's never seemed to do anything to them. I hope you have better luck. I was using it in an outdoor setting, so maybe... since you are in the high tunnel, it will work better.
Yes DE has always worked well for ants for us!
If you put some bricks or blocks under your hay pallets to get them a just few more inches off the ground, they would get some more air flow and distance from the moisture and it would help even more. We are blessed with a barn that has a hay loft above, even still there are leaks in the wall that let driving rain and snow in. Keeping your hay dry is a challenge.
Great suggestion, thank you!!
Have you tried ladybugs in your greenhouse for aphids?
Not yet! We would need to order them and wait. We wanted to nip them right away!
I had earwigs eat almost every single carrot in my raised bed. I was fuming mad lol! I spread DE pretty liberally and haven’t seen any since. I have very few carrots but at least the buggies are gone. When do you plant carrots for fall harvest? Good luck with your mators!
I can't recall when i did that last year, it might have been sept? That's the first year I planted fall carrots!
@@SageandStoneHomestead I think I remember you got some good ones! I’m gonna look up when I can plant for my area and hopefully they won’t all get eaten haha.
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Hi Nollie!! So far so good, I can't believe it's June already!!
Not much of an aphid problem here as our sparrows take care of them, but the slugs have more than taken their place. Hoping to see maybe one or two whole leaves of lettuce this season, but even that feels optimistic.
Did you end up doing anything else with the elderflower? I know you made cordial syrup. If you've strawberries yet, elderflower fritters go wonderfully with a bit of elderflower syrup and sliced fresh strawberries (and the elderflower stems make perfect handles).
We still have tons of flowers but I haven't done anything else with them yet! Thank you for thr suggestions, it seems like there are so many things to make with them!
@@SageandStoneHomestead Elderflower goes wonderfully with strawberries in general, so if you have a glut, elderflower and strawberry jam is to die for (and your kitchen will smell absolutely amazing while you make the jam).
You can also use your elderflower cordial as the liquid in fruit compotes. Peach compote with elderflower cordial and plain yoghurt or kefir cheese is a great breakfast or snack.
@@JamCamel that sounds so Heavenly!!!
Ha, there I am saying to you in email I can't usually grow lettuce in my garden at this time of year because the ants are a nightmare for farming aphids on it, and you had this ready to post. The aphids can't survive on healthy plants, because they need them low in sugars, or else they crystallise. The ants create the problem by tunnelling under plants and starving them of water, and nutrients. I can't swear to it, but either the roots die back 'air pruning' around the ant nest tunnels, the ants chew them back, or it's a combination of the two. Because I've had plants with big root balls whittled down to nearly nothing by them. It's a constant battle with the commercial compost that ended up being absolute rubbish in my beds, so it's constantly trying to become hydrophobic too. It's ant and aphid paradise!
All the rain we have gotten seems to have made ants a problem all over the place! They are coming out of the ground to make their nests anywhere!
Are there ants where the affid issue is? They are normally my issue farming them
Yes there have been some!
There's another guy I watch here on youtube that uses flour as a pest killer. He claims it works, but I can't speak for it myself.
My neighbor said powdered sugar and baking soda at least for the ants!