Home Grown Strawberries – Controlling Sow Bugs Organically and Fertilizer Test Results
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com harvests his first crop of strawberries. Also shares the current results on how the strawberries are growing with …
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Using carrot tops as attractant for sow bugs, just so you can squish them is mean. I don’t kill any sow bugs, earwigs and I toss snails down the hill (good tip, as someone already mentioned, is to go on patrol at night with a flashlight). I use lots of worm castings, mulch, compost. Sow bugs, earwigs and such never seem to get out of control. Sounds like you don’t have enough bird activity in your garden . . .. Try putting out a couple bird feeders; attract some insectivorous birds.
MiTmite9
July 10, 2013 at 3:46 am
Won’t ducks eat some of the plants, though?
sassyleochick
July 10, 2013 at 3:55 am
I am an organic gardener but I have neighbors that spray their entire yard with every chemical known to man. As a result, sometimes their sprays end up killing plants along our side of the property line. I’ve had to plant shrubs and move all edible beds away from the property line. I have massive amounts of sow bugs from their excessive spraying. I never had a pill bug problem before their uncontrolled spraying. Effective organic control: kitchen scraps & plant decoys for them to eat.
ChildOTheCloth
July 10, 2013 at 4:20 am
“Interrupts their . . . . Living. ” ROFLMAO
aerofart
July 10, 2013 at 5:00 am
Also, Roots Hydroponics, sea kelp and alfalfa meal.
TheEgoblitz
July 10, 2013 at 5:58 am
Rock dust, worm castings, microriser fungi, bat guano, Gorilla Grow, and Dino Grow. If you watch all of John’s vids he tells you all about it, or you could google it.
TheEgoblitz
July 10, 2013 at 6:52 am
Hi everyone, could u please explane what fertilizers are used in these five rows. It’s very difficult for me to understand those terms from 0:30 till 1:50. Because english is not my native. Thanks!
Elizaveta Ponomareva
July 10, 2013 at 7:09 am
Very cool that you have turned your front yard into a garden of eden- puts your neighbors’ lawns to shame! Do any of your neighbors complain about it? Did you have to get a special permit to grow food in your front yard?
tylertyler82
July 10, 2013 at 7:14 am
I’m glad to hear you mentioning worm casting more often. I just started watching your videos about a month ago and probably knocked out 100 of them. I actually make worm casting and worm tea so glad you’re getting the word out. I hope to see an episode about it to help people learn about it more. if you’re ever in saint louis MO I’ll see about getting you some free of course
ThreeEyedTeddyBear
July 10, 2013 at 7:51 am
@ft2judy Buy a duck to eat the slugs.
hablerz
July 10, 2013 at 7:57 am
I simply pick snails in the evening equiped with a flashlight. Never had problems with rolly pollies, just give them some fresh leaf mulch and they ignore your veggies.
highskilledsibby
July 10, 2013 at 8:05 am
Your beds are amazing.
QuickGardens
July 10, 2013 at 8:18 am
Help? This is my first year growing strawberries and some of my berries are starting to crack/split, which is causing the fruit to rot. Any ideas on what could be causing this? Thank you
KillaKushTv
July 10, 2013 at 8:24 am
its amazing that they servived -1 weather. In canada.
Michele Goodsell
July 10, 2013 at 8:24 am
and they are still alive and have new growth to them. However, now I have to many tomatoe plants oh well I guess I have to find more room.
Michele Goodsell
July 10, 2013 at 8:43 am
I added rock dust to my garden about two weeks ago, before I planted my tomatoe plants (before last frost) and during our long weekend which is this weekend we always have bad weather. I thought for sure my tomatoes were going to die and I didnt even cover them. on friday I added more rock dust and I went to check them today
Michele Goodsell
July 10, 2013 at 9:05 am
I have my strawberries inter-planted with shallots and the shallots seem to keep most of the bugs away. I also use Sluggo (not plus) to supplement the work the shallots do. For those that are wondering, not shallot or onion taste to my strawberries, super sweet and delicious.
michaelgirvine
July 10, 2013 at 9:51 am
I have my strawberries inter-planted with shallots and the shallots seem to keep most of the bugs away. I also use Sluggo (not plus) to supplement the work the shallots do. For those that are wondering, not shallot or onion taste to my strawberries, super sweet and delicious.
michaelgirvine
July 10, 2013 at 10:04 am
ahhh.. rolly pollies.. I agree, they tend to like (younger starts) and rotton food (leaves) and decaying matter most of the time, so I havent really had to “control” them until my strawberry bed.
growingyourgreens
July 10, 2013 at 10:24 am
I live in South Texas and I’ll vouch for Sluggo Plus. Great stuff & great video. Thanks, John.
OrganicTexas
July 10, 2013 at 10:42 am
yes, you can pretreat. Fill the bed, then put sluggo on top. dont bury it. if the sluggo gets wet, it breaks down into fertilizer.
growingyourgreens
July 10, 2013 at 10:58 am
I thought I had a bug problem but after watching the plants i noticed that it was the robin’s getting to them.
Stime64
July 10, 2013 at 11:46 am
Sounds like you have a cold or allergies acting up. Hope you feel better if so.
Question about the Sluggo…I was filling my newest raised bed with compost yesterday and I noticed the sow bugs were really heavy in the soil. I would assume it would be good to pre-treat the bed before I plant anything?
Nubster12
July 10, 2013 at 12:42 pm
I just harvested my first strawberry and 3 salads for dinner.
michael stanger
July 10, 2013 at 1:18 pm
John
I have a bed of jewel strawberries 75 plants in their second year and plants average 18 to 20 inches tall with an average of 10to 12 berries per plant . Grown in soil and compost mix with rock dust from local quarry.Grown in Maine . Your vids are the best on youtube
Marc
marc sene
July 10, 2013 at 1:49 pm