Natural Pest Control Methods for the Garden - Keep Bugs From Ruining Your Harvest Without Pesticides

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  • @janellelonnquistakers
    @janellelonnquistakers 10 місяців тому +5

    Yessss!! I'm trying to start up a garden for veterans to overcome government takeover of farming. This means soooo much to me. You are truly the best teacher ever!!!!

  • @tomasprener7540
    @tomasprener7540 Рік тому +17

    I learned a lot from this video. In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. The more I know the more I am at awe.

  • @eleanoraddy4683
    @eleanoraddy4683 Рік тому +11

    I've got calendula everywhere but I didn't know they were sticky for pests, the list of reasons to grow them just gets longer all the time!

  • @archur111
    @archur111 9 місяців тому +3

    I really enjoy your videos.
    I want to share a recipe for a natural pesticide that you can even drink. I found this from the University of Ecuador.
    Shave the stones from a couple of avocados, dry on a tray for a day or two. Boil in 6 cups water until the water becomes reddish brown. Cool, settle or strain, then spray on the plants.

  • @draftplus
    @draftplus Рік тому +4

    A trap crop I use in NH is Okra. I moved to NH from GA where okra is a staple. I tried growing it in NH, and found that the Japanese beetles devoured okra and left my other vegetable alone. Love your videos.

  • @Cris.Vlades
    @Cris.Vlades Рік тому +2

    I just bought a 5 acres home in Clermont and your videos are helping us a lot! You are so knowledgeable and explain everything so well that you deserve a lot more subscribers!

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +2

      Thank you and congratulations! Gardening in Florida is different than other parts of the country. Between the bugs, the heat and the soil that's (mostly) sand it takes some trial and error to get things going. I look forward to sharing more Florida-centric content.

  • @douglashartman729
    @douglashartman729 3 місяці тому

    Great video! Finding a symbiotic way to do things has always been in the back of my mind. Now that I'm older and ready to garden again this is invaluable to me. TY so much!

  • @Mommyslittlegarden
    @Mommyslittlegarden Рік тому +4

    This video was so thoughtfully made. So helpful.

  • @JameLeipold
    @JameLeipold 8 місяців тому +1

    t the Japanese beetles devoured okra and left my other vegetable alone. Love your videos.A trap crop I use in NH is Okra. I moved to NH from GA where okra is a staple. I tried growing it in NH, and found thaF

  • @biodivers5294
    @biodivers5294 Рік тому +1

    Watch nature and learn. I think you’re doing a good job 👌

  • @brookeshepherd2313
    @brookeshepherd2313 Рік тому +1

    Just found your channel and im loving it and loving your realness!! Lol!
    Another great trick here in north GA is keeping cardinals and yellow finches around year round with black oil sunflower seed and planting a few sunflowers around your yard in the growing season in addition to keeping seeds around year round, this has significantly helped with keeping down with tomato horn worms and other pest!
    Cardinals love those horn worms!
    Keep up the awesome content!!!

  • @NickGrowsVeg
    @NickGrowsVeg 6 місяців тому

    I'm doing this in Florida as well. It's nice to see someone else doing the same. Most of the neighbors don't and I'm guessing that's why it seemed to take ...a growing season or two I believe, so a year here...for the ladybugs to show up in noticable numbers to really get ahold of the aphids. Purple hyacinth bean turned out to be great at attracting aphids and is perennial here in NE FL, but ours passed during a prolonged (due to poor health) raised bed rebuild. The seeds come up great and we have our own from that plant, so I'm looking for a better trellis situation for them where I can still reach them to jet off the aphids when they become overzealous and do damage.

  • @AmandainGeorgia
    @AmandainGeorgia Рік тому +3

    Thanks for all the useful info. And that blooper reel was gold. 😂

  • @RenaissancetoRomantic
    @RenaissancetoRomantic Рік тому +1

    Interesting video Christina, thanks very much. I believe in using compost everywhere in my garden. I live in Argentina and in my particular area we have Summer temps reaching well over 120 degrees and do not get too much of an annual rainfall so I am constantly making compost for my veggies and indoor plants, and yes you are correct, this also helps keep the insects at bay for the most part.

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +1

      The high temperatures make gardening such a challenge, thank goodness for compost!

  • @cucamonga7388
    @cucamonga7388 Рік тому +1

    Hello I just found your channel yesterday and subscribed immediately. I live in Miami and try to have a permaculture food forest in my backyard for several years now. The insects always get to my food first. It’s a never ending struggle but I’ll continue trying. Thanks for educating folks about permaculture. 🌴💚☮️

    • @Acts-1322
      @Acts-1322 Рік тому +1

      Happy growing! Keep building soil microbiome, it's a long but worthwhile process. You'll get there!

  • @allanturpin2023
    @allanturpin2023 Рік тому +2

    Nice to find another Florida gardener in my zone and on the same wavelength on YT.
    Great quality vids and editing.

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +1

      Thank you! Gardening in Florida is great because of our year round growing season, but it does come with its own set of challenges! Looking forward to sharing more videos in the future.

    • @allanturpin2023
      @allanturpin2023 Рік тому +1

      @@foreverfoodforest- me too! Thanks.

  • @godisincontrol32
    @godisincontrol32 Рік тому +1

    Very informative 😊 Thank you very much..

  • @debliedel
    @debliedel 6 місяців тому

    Great job! Wonderful presentation! This is how I garden and have had great success! Everything has a niche and works together ❤️

  • @differentkim
    @differentkim Рік тому +2

    Well, I guess I'm planting radish seeds today. Interesting about the broccoli. I hope that mine look as good as yours do. I have a small, worm farm in California. We use similar methods but, I've never really embraced companion planting. You're right, it's important. Thanks.

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +2

      Worm farm! How cool! You're so lucky to grow in California. It has some of the best soil in the country! Plant more radishes than you need. The ones that don't get eaten by bugs can be pickled and the greens are tasty when sauteed. Happy growing!

  • @mathidicusalbrighticus
    @mathidicusalbrighticus Рік тому +1

    You are something else! Great job!

  • @annette-j2w
    @annette-j2w Рік тому

    love your videos - keep them coming! i'm in eastern NC and my gardening neighbors and i are overrun with pill bugs/rollypolys what ever you want to call em. they do NOT just munch decaying materiels (sob sob), they gnoshed my bean seedlings that were 4" tall when transplanted, they decapitate my carrot seedlings and fell pepper seedlings (the ones my dog does not eat first!). they LAUGHED at neem oil drenches (cold pressed, stored in the house). we're holding steady with diatomaceous earth for now, must reapply after the top of the soil dries after a rain, but I'm all ears for additional help. my neighbor uses beer traps, which are helpful, but i don't think there's enough beer in NC to keep these at bay. what eats pill bugs? got lots of birds around, and 4" lizards hanging around the garden. this weekend I will work on a set up to suspend seedlings a few feet off the ground as an extreme measure to escape the pill bugs. any advice will be savored. THANK YOU

  • @devoncsmith2696
    @devoncsmith2696 Рік тому

    Been doing this method for years and it always works a treat, especially using your own compost to feed the plants and marigolds to attract beneficial insects along with companion planting to keep most insects at bay. The only times I encounter when plants don't respond well, is when mother nature takes a turn for the worse or when plants are weak so get attacked by insects. Only insecticide I regularly use are snail bait (bird and child friendly) and straw mulch to reduce slugs and snails crawling all over my garden.

  • @mmsdcb9081
    @mmsdcb9081 Рік тому +1

    Now I know why my radish leaves disappeared so fast! Flea beetles got to mine . I also put a cover crop in one of my large spaces to allow rest and it also had radish in the cover crop and I was wondering why these beetles ate only the radish leaves and left everything else alone! We did however get some good radishes to eat before they were completely destroyed! I am going to plant radish again next year for the distraction crop for sure now that I know this about the radishes. Thanks for the good information!

    • @robinwalter9107
      @robinwalter9107 Рік тому

      Flea beetles also love bok choy, collards & arugula 😕They leave beet green & Swiss Chard alone👍

  • @brianseybert192
    @brianseybert192 5 місяців тому

    I have gone to no external inputs to my garden over the last few years. Finding out LAB is keeping the potato beetles at bay, so far.
    Planted a bunch of yarrow to attract ladybird beetles and green lacewings this spring, I always do dill, fennel, cilantro and parsley.
    Sounds like you garden the same way I do.
    New subscriber, Stay Well!!!

  • @misigis
    @misigis Рік тому +1

    That was deep & informative.
    Thanks

  • @kfetter9046
    @kfetter9046 Рік тому +1

    Love this informative video! Definitely interested in learning more about permaculture.

  • @markbloyd9852
    @markbloyd9852 Рік тому +1

    I really enjoy your videos, and hope this channel grows quickly, so that you can keep producing more videos.

  • @healthyfitmom
    @healthyfitmom Рік тому

    Ugh! The blooper reel is so true to me this year! We built 3 bat boxes today to help with our insect problem. Bats can eat 2-5 thousand insects a night and a bat box can house up to 200 bats ( according to the internet) My main pest is the mosquito, but also new to my plants this year they got hit with leek moths in my garlic and bean beetles in my bush beans . Never had these pest before and it's definitely left my plants looking like Swiss cheese. Next year I will start many more flowers early so spring will have more blooms and have the beneficial insects in the garden.
    We have had bird feeders but they attract other critters such as raccoons and skunks and I have chickens so I want to keep them as safe as I can. Finding that balance is key. 😁🌱

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +1

      Balance is key for sure! Mosquitoes are really bad here too. We have tons of bats flying around at dusk and a camphor tree which is supposed to repel mosquitoes and I still get bitten up ( it probably would be worse if we didn't have it). Rubbing catnip all over exposed skin areas helps until the smell wears off.

  • @Acts-1322
    @Acts-1322 Рік тому +2

    Wow, what an informative video! Thank you. Not the biggest fan of the profane outtakes but oh well.

  • @suezaple4950
    @suezaple4950 Рік тому

    Thank's again, your incedible knowledge is very helpful Ontario Canada.

  • @Godisincontrol325
    @Godisincontrol325 6 місяців тому +1

    😁 Thank you for sharing

  • @CasaLillis
    @CasaLillis Рік тому +1

    WoW golden information...massive thank you!!! New subscriber from south Romania...

  • @ALL7ZGLOBAL
    @ALL7ZGLOBAL Рік тому +1

    great video!

  • @bels2521
    @bels2521 Рік тому +1

    Helpful and useful information!!

  • @edwinirizarry9277
    @edwinirizarry9277 Рік тому +1

    Haha I loved the blooper part! 😅😂😁 I am battling army worms and cucumber beetles , so far I think the neem oil solution is helping so far but I’m afraid my bell pepper plants aren’t gna make it this year . I’m in Texas and zone 8 b and we had a rly cold dip late April right after I transplanted them and I believe they are jus not gna recover argh . Gtta love the challenges of gardening! This is my first year ever trying to grow my own veggies, pesticide free as well . I enjoy your videos greatly and hope to learn more from you ❤️🙏🏻 we are all one

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому

      Thank you for the kind words! Army worms are my nemesis and I’ve lost many seedlings to them. They feed at night and hide in the soil during the day. I find it satisfying to pick them off by hand… or with chopsticks, then feed them to birds in the morning. Bell peppers are one of the more challenging crops to grow, I hope yours recover! Happy growing adventures!

  • @manuelllanos4313
    @manuelllanos4313 5 місяців тому

    Love your video, well done girl!!

  • @Godisgracious85
    @Godisgracious85 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for this very informative video 😊

  • @sher-at-home
    @sher-at-home Рік тому +1

    Excellent video

  • @annemarielucas5561
    @annemarielucas5561 Рік тому

    Wonderful video thank you. ❤

  • @maryamabdulrehman8059
    @maryamabdulrehman8059 Рік тому

    Watched couple of your videos, i am thinking of getting started and I understood everything! Nice one and yep I've subscribed, thanks👍

  • @containingmygarden
    @containingmygarden Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing helpful information. A new subscriber here.

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому

      Thanks for the sub! Looking forward to sharing more tips in the future!

  • @evb1601
    @evb1601 Рік тому

    Thank you. That was so beautifully explained. Subscribed ~

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +1

      Welcome! Looking forward to sharing more videos with you!

  • @robertpiontkowski2164
    @robertpiontkowski2164 Рік тому +1

    New subscriber, lots of good information!! Appreciate your knowledge and sharing it with us !
    Thumbs up 👍🏻

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for the sub! Looking forward to sharing more tips with you!

  • @floydgraves3997
    @floydgraves3997 Рік тому

    This is a very good video

  • @mandipina2961
    @mandipina2961 Рік тому

    What variety of calendula do you like to grow?
    Love your reaction to the bugs- it’s like I was watching a video of myself! 😂😂😂
    Thanks so much for the helpful info!!!

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +2

      Hi and tank you! I like Calendula Snow Princess, it seems to do better in our warmer climate than other varieties.

  • @bigrich6750
    @bigrich6750 Рік тому

    I’m in 8b/9a up in the Panhandle of Florida. Leaf footed bugs are my #1 nemesis. I’m spraying Spinosad and pyrethrum every few days but can’t get rid of them.

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +1

      Ah the joys of growing in Florida! Growing sunflowers as a trap crop will keep them off your other plants. For some reason they love sunflowers. If possible use row covers.

  • @benjaminnichols8046
    @benjaminnichols8046 Рік тому

    Great video Christian,
    My name is Ben. I'm living and working on my food forest in Lee, FL on 6 acres. What town are you at?

  • @petersterling5334
    @petersterling5334 Рік тому

    Great Video and Very informative..

  • @josealeman332
    @josealeman332 Рік тому +2

    How would I go about protecting the garden from Grub beetles? this is the first year I see them in my garden.

  • @jtsquatch6381
    @jtsquatch6381 4 місяці тому

    Thank you

  • @ShooterQ
    @ShooterQ Рік тому

    Man, I have lettuce growing aquaponically and it's working out great, aside from the aphids. Going to grow some calendula and hope it helps.
    Thanks.

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому

      Would love to hear how this works out! Haven't ventured into aquaponics yet, but I'm intrigued.

    • @ShooterQ
      @ShooterQ Рік тому +1

      @@foreverfoodforest As it turns out, I overstocked my fish by volume which is having the same effect of surplus nitrogen as fertilizer would have.
      My calendula seeds have just started sprouting but I was able to reduce the amount of aphids I was dealing with by harvesting a few fish.

  • @tulsiramdagur9580
    @tulsiramdagur9580 Рік тому

    Very nice 👍

  • @sivlysuon134
    @sivlysuon134 Рік тому

    Plz make more videos on take care flower garden for beginner gardener as me 🙏😍

  • @Queen-ev5we
    @Queen-ev5we 7 місяців тому

    So I'm definitely trying to go the permaculture route. I'm also trying to create my own soil and compost. How many months does it take before the soil and compose that's homemade is ready? Thank you so much!

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  7 місяців тому

      Glad to hear it! Depends on your climate. Heat and moisture help speed things up, as does chopping up your organic matter in small pieces. Here in the tropics I can have compost ready in 3 months.

  • @mariellebosart8829
    @mariellebosart8829 Рік тому

    Just found your channel and love your content!! Would love to hear how you handle slugs. Here in Sweden we have lots of problems with a slug called Arion Vulgaris.

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +1

      Thank you! Slugs destroyed my first crop of strawberries. I've tried many natural things to get rid of them, but what worked is attracting their natural predators to the garden. I have a couple opossums that regularly visit my garden. In Sweden you might have good results with attracting hedgehogs or foxes.

  • @reneelyons6836
    @reneelyons6836 Рік тому

    NICE!

  • @kjerstinorell9066
    @kjerstinorell9066 3 місяці тому

    Do you have any suggestions for getting rid of dirt gnats?

  • @debbiey9452
    @debbiey9452 5 місяців тому

    Brussle sprouts also make great trap crops

  • @Javon10000000
    @Javon10000000 Місяць тому

    nice video. really funny ending lol.

  • @MichaelGawesebmainone
    @MichaelGawesebmainone Місяць тому

    I think I could grow food without pesticides, but I got almost nothing last year since pumpkins were attacked even before flowering. What could one use to deter I don’t know if it is pumpkin fly or fruit fly, have no clue still new

  • @louski5844
    @louski5844 Рік тому

    Due to the forest fires in Canada, there is a abundance of afids in my area I was thinking about Carolina Praying Mantis to try and combat bad insects naturally

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому +1

      If you can find them locally I think that would be a good solution!

  • @jenniferheaton3657
    @jenniferheaton3657 Місяць тому

    Have you figured out what to do about white flies on peppers?

  • @EmperorSaistone
    @EmperorSaistone 6 місяців тому +1

    But what if I want to eat the radishes?

  • @divinecommerce3912
    @divinecommerce3912 Рік тому +1

    If you're reading this, you're probably s really cool gardener so I'll tell ya a secret! Cedarwood Essential Oil makes the best natural mosquito repellent when working in the garden. Happy organic gardening fam! XOXO

  • @coreymaxim8801
    @coreymaxim8801 Рік тому

    You are fantastic!!! Like a pretty version of migardener! Lol

  • @gladyshall224
    @gladyshall224 Рік тому

    Wow!

  • @cjcampo620
    @cjcampo620 Рік тому

    How did you attract and keep the owls around? I'd rather not put an owl box high up on a pole.

  • @danhartnett3030
    @danhartnett3030 Рік тому

    Great video The only thing I would add, is a bat House

  • @buzzwerd8093
    @buzzwerd8093 Рік тому

    Covered in what at the end there? Catnip drives bugs off?

  • @HenryRuss-t4s
    @HenryRuss-t4s Рік тому

    How did you cover yourself in catnip and does it repel mosquitos? Do you just take some leaves and rub them all over your exposed body parts?

    • @foreverfoodforest
      @foreverfoodforest  Рік тому

      Break up the leaves and rub the fresh catnip oils all over exposed areas. It will keep mosquitoes away as long as the smell of catnip lingers. Side effects may include lots of new cat friends.

  • @sherececocco
    @sherececocco 3 місяці тому

    Our minds are like the "network " you speak of 🤭

  • @blackplague-x3y
    @blackplague-x3y Рік тому

    I leave the roots in plants in the ground after harvest here in the north...just to keep my small plot aeriated and to keep the good bacteria and fungi in the soil. I heard it helps and just adds texture and nutrients. However, I am not 100% seems to make sense- leave the root sin the ground chop and compost the plant.

  • @lindasands1433
    @lindasands1433 Рік тому

    Any ideas about keeping bigger pests away? Deer, pigs & hares

    • @brookeshepherd2313
      @brookeshepherd2313 Рік тому +1

      Hard to say, but dogs are your best option, breeds like sheep dogs and hound dogs are going to be the easiest breeds to train for different purposes and get along well with kids and people if they are gotten from a respectable breeder, except blue healers they can be more temperamental than most other heard dogs.
      Other than that it gets kinda technical for each type of animal that you are trying to keep out of your garden, a pup is kind of a fix all, a bigger commitment, but a fix all.
      Hope this helps

    • @lindasands1433
      @lindasands1433 Рік тому +1

      @@brookeshepherd2313 I've been looking out for a puppy, but nothing suitable as yet 👍

  • @lilikoi1010
    @lilikoi1010 14 днів тому

    How can I get rid of termites?

  • @renewyckoff545
    @renewyckoff545 Рік тому +1

    Thank you Dear for your tips. I gave you a thumbs up 👍. Then I saw your bug bloopers. F word, you did stop it from completion though. Back in my day it was unbecoming, unlady like to have potty mouth. If men slipped in a curse he'd say pardon my french. You're a nice young lady, perhaps a grandma 👵 or another older gal can tell you stories of gentlemen opening a door for us or tipping his hat . Those respectful gestures went away when women joined men in a bath of dirty language. So we older gals miss the yes ma'am respectful days. Test it out with the fellas around you 😊. Smiles are contagious 😊 thanks again for your advice.i I'm planting more radishes for sure. Agape love

  • @muttalipozavsar4302
    @muttalipozavsar4302 Рік тому

    Very nice video. Thanks a lot ... In fact, you are introducing a very nice example for a very impressive verse from Quran below:
    Indeed, We have created everything, perfectly preordained ( Al Qamar, verse 49)...
    As people, we always try to destroy this magnificient equilibrium in the nature.

  • @sivlysuon134
    @sivlysuon134 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @petera5560
    @petera5560 Рік тому

    well I was attacked by some Honey Bees ( I didn't know I disturbed their home), I sprayed them all, they were too close for comfort and shouldn't make their home to close to mine.

  • @Avocado740
    @Avocado740 Рік тому

    Starts at 0:50

  • @chelin7023
    @chelin7023 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for mentioning the lizards … great roaches hunters!

  • @doobieBoobiek
    @doobieBoobiek 4 місяці тому

    😍

  • @PlantObsessed
    @PlantObsessed Рік тому

    F ing cicadas... Exactly what i say.

  • @onetrick.pony1
    @onetrick.pony1 Рік тому

    Subbed for the permaculture approach described in the intro.
    Turned the bell on for the "f!#* off bugs" in the outtakes ;)

  • @BobD-yn3wj
    @BobD-yn3wj 8 місяців тому

    Never had a snake eat my crop

  • @Ms.Byrd68
    @Ms.Byrd68 Рік тому

    Everybody talks about 'Aphids' and 'Japennese Beetles' and 'Hornworms'... WHAT ABOUT *FIRE ANTS?* Not non-biting 'Sugar Ants', I'm talking about biting stinging FIRE ANTS. What is their purpose in the garden other than to make it so I can't touch anything?!

    • @martisbvk
      @martisbvk Рік тому

      Diatomaceous earth works great when dusted onto a ant hill. Borax mixed with sugar will kill ants in the garden.

  • @colbyreader
    @colbyreader Рік тому

    Research the difference between Ladybugs and Japanese Ladybeetles. The bugs in this video are not Ladybugs and can cause harm in large numbers. They also have endangered the Ladybugs.
    You can still use ladybeetles but Ladybugs are native to the USA and better for your gardens.

  • @BobD-yn3wj
    @BobD-yn3wj 8 місяців тому +1

    Snakes are good. Rodents are bad.

    • @dennisoverholts8396
      @dennisoverholts8396 Місяць тому

      They eat all kinds of stuff and are fantastic for gardens

  • @NGEBUNDIRUMAH
    @NGEBUNDIRUMAH 6 місяців тому

    talking talking doang. dimana pestisidanya?.....

  • @jenniferhaywood79
    @jenniferhaywood79 5 місяців тому

    Fn cicadas 😂

  • @josevitorvitor508
    @josevitorvitor508 Рік тому

    increase your followers by subtitles from other nations we want to understand you without taking an english language course ok kiss may fruends 👍🇧🇷

  • @jay-124
    @jay-124 Рік тому

    말을 적게 하세요...그래야 쉽게 지치지 않아요...

  • @jay-124
    @jay-124 Рік тому

    구독자를 늘리려면 말을 줄이고 행동으로 해야 합니다...
    말이 많으면 다른 나라사람들이 못들어와요...

  • @gouravjungari9
    @gouravjungari9 13 днів тому

    Indians understand your English pronunciation well
    Than You To Speak Well Understood

  • @LeoStops
    @LeoStops 8 місяців тому

    Yessss!! I'm trying to start up a garden for veterans to overcome government takeover of farming. This means soooo much to me. You are truly the best teacher ever!!!!