Natural Methods to Control Bugs and Pests in your Organic Vegetable Garden
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com takes you on a field trip to the local OSH hardware store to share with you some of the Organic and OMRI listed in…
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I have problems with small flies around my indoor herb garden i was which product could help me with that
08LBJ
May 17, 2013 at 10:10 am
Hi
08LBJ
May 17, 2013 at 10:55 am
hey john, do i need to get rid of white grub worms in my compost pile? will they destroy my plants or should i keep them? is it true that they become the monarch butterflies. thanks bro.
furb05
May 17, 2013 at 11:03 am
nematodes. is this not dangerous for humans? how do you do with parasitesin humans
anyuisbjoern
May 17, 2013 at 11:30 am
Yes, although oxidized, it is still effective. That being said, nothing is 100% effective. I do think it does help to reduce slug/snail populations in the beds.
growingyourgreens
May 17, 2013 at 11:58 am
I saw that you use copper roof flashing on your raised beds. Is that working well and does it last/keep working as it gets older??
chickenbonewatt
May 17, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Really? You trust labels? I met an organic farmer in the Philippines who makes his own pest repellent with garlic, herbs and vinegar. He combines it in a bottle and sprays it on his crop to great effect. Not sure of the exact recipe but I’m sure there are ways to make your own. I just don’t trust a product called ‘safer’. Too obvious.
Mark Cossin
May 17, 2013 at 12:49 pm
My tomatoes were getting eaten by rats last year. Sound like you have some kind of mammal eating your toms. Try some traps or a scarecrow water sprayer..
growingyourgreens
May 17, 2013 at 1:38 pm
wow. I was told on several occasions it was from a bacteria– Saccharopolyspora spinosa.. But I see it is mfg by Dow Agrosciences.. hmmm.. Alot of the “natural pest products” in the store are now owned by larger chemical companies.. that being said, I use “organic” controls if only necessary, and only SPRAY organic stuff (as a last resort).
growingyourgreens
May 17, 2013 at 1:44 pm
You should also think about what would best protect your garden, if and when our economy collapses. If such a thing happened the stores would be empty within days. You would no longer have the option to buy food, fuel, material things, let alone pest controlling insecticides. I think people should really start relying on things that they can actually make in there own home, with common readily available goods. The next greater depression is coming its just a matter of when.
evam117
May 17, 2013 at 2:11 pm
I have to use the one that kills everything last year and this year i have lots of wolf spiders that live in my garden well one got on my ankle i used my garden shears to throw him off i guess my adrenaline was runing pretty good cuz i had stabed my foot my shoe was filling up with blood i didnt even feel it till my foot was wet and if u didnt know im deathly scared of spiders lol.
godsspartin117
May 17, 2013 at 2:41 pm
@snagle09: LOL. The pitcher plant is great for house flies. I don’t know about house ants. I have black ants in my house. How do you get rid of them? They crawl on my furnitures, bed, etc.
OS253
May 17, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Hey John- What do you think about the origin of Spinosad? Any chance that it isn’t as organic / natural as advertised (it seems part synthetic)? I’m wondering about the consequences of such a product (from existing in a very confined environment to being mass produced).
Thanks again for all the great videos!
OrganicTexas
May 17, 2013 at 3:57 pm
i was going to get a pitcher plant for my apartment …
snagle09
May 17, 2013 at 4:02 pm
I have 2 tomato plants that are getting taking over by some critter. I find half eaten unripe tomatoes near my plants. I think it’s either gophers or rabbits. Any suggestions?
angelbe88
May 17, 2013 at 4:29 pm
i think one of the things that annoys me most abt friends of mine who use organic pest controllers or fertilizers… they seem to fixate on the organic or natural label and forget that they still may be toxic to children! half the fun of my having a garden is being able to share and enjoy it with my daughter… and teach her it’s a fun place to wander around in. Pretty important to READ YOUR LABELS. Thanx for yet another good one, John.
halleysmommy
May 17, 2013 at 4:58 pm
Unfortunetly people up here in Ontario Canada think the same thing. If they knew that our climate is capable of growing more then potatoes and tomatoes I think more people would start their own gardens versus buying everything from the supermarket. This is why I hope as many people as possible stumble upon my videos and then perhaps they to will be inspired to grow their own greens.
MrTerrym1964
May 17, 2013 at 5:12 pm
Mankind fighting against nature again and again. This is not organic gardening even if it is labled that way.
highskilledsibby
May 17, 2013 at 5:20 pm
Thanks John. You need a tv show on hgtv
MrGabesutube
May 17, 2013 at 5:23 pm
I like that idea for solicitors…hahaha
TheUrbanOutdoors
May 17, 2013 at 5:32 pm
the scarecrow motion detection sprayer had me running from a jobsite I was working at, just caught me off guard. You can place them anywhere, around your dock/boat (goose poop is nasty), front door (solicitors) or in the garden.
koztowz
May 17, 2013 at 5:59 pm
I wish our hardware store had that much variety.
leasmom96
May 17, 2013 at 6:59 pm
That scarecrow looks good to keep the neighborhood cats away from my garden
TheUrbanOutdoors
May 17, 2013 at 7:49 pm
I have not. Probably a reason why you havent seen it.. Venus Fly traps from what I know, require a humid enviroment with more filtered light… So this would only work in some climate zones. But that WOULD be the best!
growingyourgreens
May 17, 2013 at 8:29 pm
Have you ever tried planting venus fly traps around your vegetables or maybe in a herb bed? I realized that this would be the most organic method but I have never seen anyone trying it.
ChasinTranes
May 17, 2013 at 8:30 pm