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This year I will relay fully on covers so fleece, enviromesh and netting also will do few slug traps from milk bottles and yest/beer. I'm on allotment just max two three times a week so need something that will work while I'm not there, we will see 😉
Now THAT I call an urban setting! 🙂
Hey Curtis,
What do you do if you have to leave a plot, for whatever reason? Do you try and resod, or apply some sort of ground cover so you are not leaving them with an empty back yard of just dirt? Is this the responsibility of the land owner and do you specify this in your leases? Have you had any problems with unhappy home owners after you leave a plot, and are no longer working that property?
Love your videos and the permaculture voices podcast. Thank you for all of this open source information, you're doing great things.
Thanks for making this video.
Well done. No need to feel bad about managing critters, obviously not a joyful thing to have to do, but it must be done sometimes.
My biggest problem has been flea beetles, any advice for them??
Good video. I find that the biggest two pests that i deal with are cabbage worms (use insect netting for them) and Japanese beetles. Honestly, the Japanese beetle traps that are sold in big box stores do a pretty good job. I had to put out lots of them the first year I used them and they all filled it up quickly but ever since then I barely have any Japanese beetles and one trap will last me pretty much all summer. Other insect pest in the garden are generally kept in check by predator bugs (once the garden is well established that is).
So great to see you at Jeanette and Harry's place! You're doing a great job promoting urban/small scale intensive local farming. I have a small comment about terminology, strictly speaking avoiding pests by careful timing of your cropping and planting is a cultural strategy (as in culturing – to grow), not a physical one. Nitpicking I know, just a note from another teacher of integrated pest management.
have you ever tried praying mantises
this million dollar cure for aphids that i picked up from a lady on a comment stream of a pest management site i had ckd out that had nothing to offer..that seemed too simple to b true but myself & another avid gardner i shared this w have hands on testimonials that it works…banana peels! go ahead & laugh but then try it for shits & giggles & b amazed..my friend said it eradicated ALL her bug problems..can't testify to that as aphids were my only issue..1st time i tried it was on my cow peas that were some what infested..my neighbor..50' away.. had them so bad that u couldn't even see the cowpeas! so i took a peel & rubbed it on the stalks of the plant..next day totally gone! from then on i just toss all of my peels onto my beds for the pest deterrent & eventually organic composting..try it..it works
Any tips for ants?
Farm cats do a good job with pests. Insect netting haven't seen it anywhere any suggestions on where to get it?
I've been enjoying your videos and subscribed. Any advice on leafminers?
Hey Curtis, have you ever considered using green lacewing bugs to combat aphids?
hey there Curtis, I come here for some advice. I've seeded some herbs indoors for the winter. and as soon as they sprouted about an inch, the tops were chewed off by something. the whole setup is high off the ground. do you think a mouse could've done it? I didn't see any evidence of bugs or slugs.
I did not understand why you would not get plots next to each other. But with pests management it makes since. You would not be able to crop rotate and get away from the pests. Thanks for sharing!
What you do is definitely a young man's game. I wish you the best of fortunes. Thanks for your great videos. Very intense and useful.
Curtis, Is the protek your standard insect netting you use? I'm looking to stock up on bug netting, the protek looks pricey but high quality. Also considering the agribon AG-15 which is cheaper but seems to tare easily. Also curious what kind is being used at the farm in the video. Their view when working in the garden is spectacular.
I love that you use physical barriers and keep your plants healthy to prevent pest rather than using organic sprays. It seems like everyone I come across thinks that it is OK to spray all the time as long as it is organic pesticide. Unfortunately, many of the certified organic pesticides on the market are made by Monsanto and other big companies and are using unknown ingredients, like Actinovate Fungicide for instance. If you look at the ingredients on Monsanto's Actinovate organic fungicide you will notice that it says 99.9% trade secret "inert" ingredients. I think it is negligent to spray one's crops with a pesticide that contains 99.9% unknown ingredients, certified organic or not.
I have quails and a strawberry patch, I just let them roam, they don't attack the plants but will eat the ripe strawberries. I let them roam before the strawberries are ripe. It just takes some timing on my part
What do you do about the aphids that get to your crop before you quit planting it. I mean ones in the ground that have aphids.
I made the mistake of planting summer squash and the chipmunk dig it up from my trays and now the damn thing digs up whatever I plant in the trays looking for those squash seeds again. All I can do is bring my trays in until they germinate. For some reason once they are germinated, the chipmunk doesn't dig into it anymore, but its annoying because I like to keep my germination trays outdoors in the summer. Interesting about the flea beetle. I was told they come from in the ground so it doesn't matter where you plant them if its summertime. I am going to look into insect netting for my radishes.
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Hi Curtis,
Do you have slug problems?
What an absolutely breathtaking view.
Great info. Thanks for sharing these pro tips!
Last year my level 1 beginner garden was overrun with aphids. It was as heartbreaking as it was backbreaking. I spent hours out in the scorching Oklahoma sun dusting every single leaf with a paintbrush, as that's literally all I could afford. Although I had about 20 different vegetables and fruits growing, there was only one of each kind, so every loss really stung. This year, I'm armed and ready for battle!
What's the row of flowers in the garden?
Talks about netting on his turnips right as cabbage moths fly past his nose lol
Kill, Kill, Kill! I have put 29 squirrels under. And have now set my sights on the racoon population. When you get to live within a close proximity to wild animals you come to the full understanding that most nuisance animals are vile rapeist that will deficate at will wherever and will vandalize your property destroy your insulation cost you additional heating expense in excess of $1000. So Kill,Kill, Kill. Don't ne sappy about, Kill em quick get then in the garbage and get em gone. The raccoons will eat the dead squirrels and move into their vacated territory. Kill em Kill em Kill em.