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Why not just plant something that attracts lady bugs who will eat the aphids for you automatically and for free? Plenty of plants that do that and still be beneficial to you, like garlic. You need to get a permaculture book sometime 🙂
Wonder if the high-pressure water trick will work on the little nastys I noticed on my zuchinni leaves yesterday afternoon. (Grumble. grumble..)
Next year, fewer artichokes and fewer summer-squash or a lot more friends not in "lock-down" mentality.
Can you do a video on cannabis?
Those beautiful cannabis plants tho? 🙂 thanks .
Why not try diatomaceous earth for aphids?
Predator insects are cheap and effective for pests. Ladybugs for tiny stuff like aphids, mantis for everything else.
If we have a really hot compost (over 100 degrees F) is it OK to compost with aphids? The thinking is they will die in the heat?
Can we get a mushroom update?
I planted nasturtiums randomly in the garden and they seem to attract the aphids.
What green kale variety is that
Never thought about using a torch great idea!
You can also drown them and the kale in a bin then spray the fluid back on the crops after a couple weeks , natural pesticide , I’ve done it for years always works 100%
Curtis, first I have to say you have a great channel and provide a lot of good information for people. I have been an avid vegetable gardener for most of my 70 year lifespan. My late grandmother, also an accomplished gardener, taught me many things about natural pest control. One important part of effective Aphid control is ANT Control. Ants and aphids have a symbiotic relationship. Ants act sort of like Ranchers, they help to establish aphid colonies, and then they "Milk" the sweet nectar the aphids produce. Control the ants with bait of corn syrup and Borax, they will take it back to the nest and it can help to eliminate the colony. Next is a simple pest spray that works on most of the common "Big 5" garden pests, aphids, white fly, thrips, mealy bugs, earwigs, etc. I use full strength, whole milk in a pump sprayer, it can be spoiled or sour, doesn't matter. The milk has Lactose which plugs up the breathing tubes of the critters. Spray it on, wait a day and wash off the dead bodies with a water spray handle on the hose, repeat as needed.
Exactly why I keep the ants next to / in with the plants
Do you ever have problems with cabbage loopers? I literally can't grow any cruciferous veggies because they are SO BAD here and I'd love to find out what others do organically for this problem that actually works!
There are many small stones in the garden, but one small Stone is particularly blonde.
You could just put the waste in an anaerobic digester ( black plastic bag?) and make some organic feed whilst killing the bugs!?
I see that cannabis in the background 🙂 so jealous, the US is dragging its feet on letting us grow for personal use. It's the last thing my garden needs!
I always thought turnips and radishes were the worst for aphids. But kale definitely didn't escape.
Anyone got an effective aphid control on bean plants? Ive tried ladybirds but the aphids appear to be living symbiotic with ants which kill the ladybirds.
Why on earth does he let his child get so close to the hand torch?
Kale is full of oxalates which can cause chronic joint inflammation. The aphids are doing you a favor.
Can you irrigate with surface water? ( from a creek) I don’t have a well or city water on my farm I’m trying to start so I’ve been carrying buckets of water / using a battery, inverter and submersible pump to move water. First year on the land lots of work to do still hopefully next year I can get some of my own food growing
Hey Curtis, I'm a long time viewer and admirer of your content. I really appreciate all the knowledge and tips you have dropped over the years! You are one of the many reasons I decided to sell my home in the city(Orlando,Fl) and move my family out to the country (Florida-Georgia line area)and start our own homestead 2 1/2 years ago. Its been a MONSTROUS amount of work, and will continue to be, but extremely satisfying! Anyways, I noticed the cannabis plants in the background, and was wondering what stains your grow'n up there?? I am working on my 1st sun-grown batch right now, and dealing a slight insect(thrips&aphids) battle right now myself. Which i expected, being surrounded by woods&nature. Keeping in mind that some of them are in flower and pre-flower, any suggestions on dealing with the pest??
I lost everything this summer from them. Definitely need this lecture. Hand torch. So smart
Could you feed that to chickens without spreading the aphids?
Not a lot or organic growers talking about aphids. Is netting an option? A have a massive aphids pressure…specially in cabagge…
Curtis
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