Using insect netting to keep my beneficial bugs in my greenhouse while it is ventilated. Order insect netting here: http://goo.gl/rjyimK
SUB: http://bit.ly/2d7dQgd POPULAR VIDEOS: http://bit.ly/2cmcFLe
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ CLICK “SHOW MORE” FOR RESOURCES ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
Support through Patreon: http://bit.ly/2h050EF
DONATE TO THE SHOW!!
$5 – http://bit.ly/2hJxHUT
$10 – http://bit.ly/2hOFgth
$20 – http://bit.ly/2gPJrmM
Donate any amount – http://bit.ly/2h0KfKw
UPCOMING 2017 IN-FIELD WORKSHOPS:
www.theurbanfarmer.co/events
Music by: David Cutter Music – www.davidcuttermusic.co.uk
facebook.com/GreenCityAcres
twitter.com/GreenCityAcres
___
FARM EQUIPMENT I USE:
Quick Cut Greens Harvester: http://bit.ly/1W3nLGb
Knife and Tool Sharpener: http://bit.ly/29DHlos
Jang Seeder: http://goo.gl/XGvJtl
Row Bags: http://goo.gl/eI1CLp
Insect Netting: http://goo.gl/rjyimK
The Coolbot: http://bit.ly/2l6DhEx
___
CAMERA EQUIPMENT I USE:
http://bit.ly/2jXwgmk
Subscribe to our YouTube channel ➤ http://bit.ly/urban-farmer-sub
Do you ever spray any organic pesticides such as Neem oil for pests?
Good idea lol containment zone those aphids dont stand a chance 😛
does anyone no the job title of someone that sales these beneficial insects? or what kind of business I should be looking up? I'm finding it so hard in Australia to find anything for small scale farming haha
Use banker plants to ensure the ladies don't run out of food supply!
would you consider using another nematode called encarsia formosa its a very small version of a yellow jacket (wasp) they are unfertile so can't reproduce and die after a certain length of time. they are used extensively here in Europe in polyhouses and glasshouses for the control of aphids.
Hi Curtis, a bit off topic but do you know anyone biointensively growing blackberries or raspberries, like you grow tomatoes? i would love to learn more about it if you know anyone.
thanks man.
Ladybugs are omnivorous so they would likely benefit from having a few types of flowers around for pollen and nectar. Buying new bugs is cheap but putting a few hanging baskets of flowers in the greenhouse would be even cheaper!
Quoting Jurassic Park; awesome!
is there any good brand of insect netting that is also shade cloth?
Hi Curtis, I turn on the misters to first soak the plants & release the ladybugs after sunset. If the weather stays cool & cloudy for a week or so I've then had mating & egg laying followed by lots of ladybug larva appearing & they're real chow hounds eating lots of aphids repeating the cycle. When the weather turns sunny & hot the adults fly off so I'm going to try the netting which will also limit bugs like thrips & aphids gaining entrance in the first place. Thanks for the netting source! Bill
Nature always finds a way.
I'd be interested in seeing the not diy stuff you do to keep you places going.
Where do you get that wiggle wite
For pollinating greenhouse tomatoes in the 80's we used a vibrating wand. One could pollinate 1600 plants in about 2.5 hours by touching the flowering trusses lightly (not the flowers). This was particularly effective at releasing the pollen on sunny afternoons and would be done about every third day at their peak growing period. This was to ensure even pollination which produced larger well rounded fruit. They looked something like this Chinese sourced product. Battery pack attaches to a waist belt.
https://www.slideshare.net/Guyuehutapener/guyue-electric-tomato-pollinator
Much like your greenhouse im having issues with pests since I live in north Florida and none of the pest especially soil born insects ever die off. I need to build a year around ladybug nest. key to Florida is crop rotation and cover crops. its only way to deal with bugs effectively. if I grow tomatoes in same place as year before they do horrible so…..just thought id share
Great vid. We have that lack of dormancy issue here. Winters have been very light in the UK, so the aphid populations get going early on. I MUST get around to buy some ladybirds to tackle my issue. Can net the window and also have some drop fabric across the door. Thanks for the idea!
Yeah, but how do you pollinate your tomatoes? lol just kidding
If people have issues with pollinating toms or any other fruit setting plant, just use a small soft brush like a make up brush and do it yourself, just takes a second and guarantees pollination.
Yea thats the problem I have in here in tropical warm weather
Tomato flowers are wind pollinated, you can get the job done by simply shaking the strings of the tomato plants (when you are pruning for example).
It's like the horror movie remake of A Bug's Life
Anyone know if this would hold in too much heat during mid-summer or is there enough ventilation through the side nets.
Where do you get bug getting? I'm in Hawaii and don't recall ever seeing it here.
Curtis, do you inflate your rollup sidewall when you have it rolled down? I am building mine now, but not sure which is the best option. Also, do you ever drop your roll bar below the chanellock on the ground and wiggle wire it down?
Where to install insect-proof mesh at prestige cheap in tphcm
I thought greenhouses were pretty much already sealed from bugs
Do you greenhouse can keep locusts away? In africa people have problem with locusts eating their crops. But it doesnt seem anyone know the benefits of greenhouse.
Surely once your ladybugs have finished eating the aphids they will resort to eat your plants to keep themselves alive?
Thank you! That was helpful
Where can you get that insect netting the link is gone that you have posted from 2016