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In this video, I demonstrate how I put good bugs back into the garden so they can eat bad bugs like aphids and other pests. Go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds in the USA: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ and use SSME2020 for a 5% discount. In Australia, go to https://birdiesgardenproducts.com.au/ and use Code SSMEbird for a…
Zucchinis Are Best Grown Alone. I love companion planting and interspecies crop rotating, don’t get me wrong. But not all plants play well with others and some are just an outright terrible choice for it. Today, I got 3 reasons why you should never companion plant Zucchinis. Even though they are one of my favorite…
Make Your Own Safe And Natural Insect Spray! Pesky aphids and those dreaded whiteflies don’t stand a chance! This is the time of year when insect outbreaks rear their ugly heads and start to invade our gardens. We’ve put way too much time and effort and sometimes money into growing our crops up to this…
More info: https://www.epicgardening.com/aphids/ – Aphids are one of the most common – and annoying pests in the garden. Here are our strategies to get rid of aphids without needing to spray any pesticides or take any drastic, garden-destroying measures. 00:00 – Intro 00:05 – Aphids Overview 00:43 – Common Signs Of Aphids 03:25 – Clearing…
Baking Soda Has Many Uses…..how about as a pesticide? Or maybe a fungicide? Today, let’s look at how to use Baking Soda, or Sodium Bicarbonate, in the garden for an effective treatment against aphids, whiteflies, thrips, caterpillars, spider mites as well as prevention of fungal outbreaks such as powdery mildew. There are a few caveats…
Soap Is Safe! Well, natural, castile, free-of-perfumes and dyes soap is anyways. By far the easiest and safest way to control the big 4 indoor pests (Aphids, Fungus Gnats, Spider Mites, and Whiteflies) is to use an insecticidal soap spray. And fortunately, making your own at home is not only inexpensive, but its extremely easy!…
We all like the idea of not buying soil, but the alternative is using compost and garden soil with loads of bugs in it. This is never fun to bring into the house and so in this episode I will share with you 3 ways to sterilize your soil to make it better for indoor…
Aphids Are The Worst! And indoors, they are twice as deadly! Left unchecked, an Aphid outbreak will quickly decimate and ruin your indoor plants, crops, and vegetables. Often, when we bring plants indoors over the winter, Aphids hitch a ride inside. Without their natural predators and weather pressures, their populations explode! Fortunately, there are safe,…
The golden rule of gardening is one that is adopted from many years of farming. This rule is based off of the rule of 10% and how your garden can be completely organic while co-existing with pests. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
You want to get rid of aphids naturally, but you don’t know which organic option to choose. Here I tested three common organic aphid controls — homemade soap spray, neem oil, and worm castings. Find out how they compared. Find more information on this test and a more in-depth discussion on beneficial insects that can…
Here’s a neat trick or hack using vaseline to organically control pests like aphids or scale/mealybugs on a fruit tree. Smear vaseline around the trunk of the tree to stop ants from climbing up and protecting the aphids/scale. This leaves the pests vulnerable to being eaten by predator insects and thus reducing the numbers in…
In this episode we start to consider the coming end of the growing season here in zone 5b. However, it’s not quite that time yet and there’s plenty of work to do. We check out some new seeds and harvest some as well. We check on a thriving colony of aphids and discuss how to…
Award winning entomologist, Dr. Richard McDonald, together with Pat Battle will focus on how to incorporate beneficial biological introductions and match them with preventative measures as our first line of defense against insect and disease pressure. Farmscaping, multi-species cover crops, minimal soil disturbance, and proper mineral availability are some of the many ways growers create…
When we get aphids in the garden we turn to these 4 methods of control organically. We use things like water, neem oil, and even our hands. Send mail to: PO box 131 Marysville, MI 48040 450+ varieties of Heirloom & Non-GMO Vegetable seeds .99/pack, fertilizer, garden tools, blog & More: http://www.MIgardener.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener Instagram:…
When we get aphids in the garden we turn to these 4 methods of control organically. We use things like water, neem oil, and even our hands. Send mail to: PO box 131 Marysville, MI 48040 450+ varieties of Heirloom & Non-GMO Vegetable seeds .99/pack, fertilizer, garden tools, blog & More: http://www.MIgardener.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener Instagram:…
Organic pest control is vital to a successful garden. Forest gardening like I do, aids in the balance and stability of a gardening system. This method of pest control is beyond organic, it is sustainable, because it is natural. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/thepermaculturgarden?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.prigioni LAWN TO HIGH PRODUCTION FOOD FOREST: https://youtu.be/7ByAh_0CIW8 CUCUMBERS, Everything You Need To…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. There’s nothing quite like the aroma and taste of a homegrown tomato. They’re also pretty easy to grow as long as you’re prepared for signs that something is wrong. As well as pests and diseases, tomato yield and quality can be affected by nutrient deficiencies, poor pollination,…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Home-grown cabbages have a range of flavours that you just can’t match from store-bought versions. However cabbages and other brassicas are quite vulnerable to pests and diseases. In this short video we show how you can protect your cabbages from the most common threats in your vegetable…
Control aphids naturally and organically using nature’s insecticide! Neem oil is an easy to use, easy to apply, safe pest control option that is highly effective. In this episode I will show you how to apply it, how to mix it, and the difference in quality between neem oils on the market. Cold pressed neem…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Aphids are one of the most common garden pests, infesting and weakening our crops while spreading plant diseases. As a gardener you have the power to fight back using organic, nature-friendly techniques to banish aphids from your garden. In this short video we’ll share five simple but…
Today we look at the best way of preventing blackfly from destroying your broad bean crops and also how to make the very most out of this prevention method. NEW!! Instagram: huws_nursery Snapchat: huwsnursery Faceebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery Subscribe to our newsletter with updates and exclusive content: http://huwsnursery.com/join
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Pests are an ever-present menace in the vegetable garden, but there’s no reason they should get the better of you, or your crops. Beneficial insects, birds and amphibians can do a lot of the pest control work for you but sometimes you’ll still need to protect crops…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Watching as your plants are being destroyed by pests like slugs, aphids or cabbage worm can be very frustrating. However, there are many ways to use nature’s own organic pest controls to avoid your crops being damaged in this way. This video demonstrates simple pest control techniques…
http://organichomegrown.blogspot.co.uk/ Today I am starting a MASSIVE series on all sorts of sprays and fungicides to help you out, I will be uploading many in the next month so to kick it off I made this for anyone who has aphid and other pesty insect problems and this easy method really works. Please like! Subscribe…
