To new gardeners - for container gardening, when using organic fertilizer, your plants will not be able to uptake the nutrients without mycorrhizae, so if it's not already in your potting mix, or if you're not sure, make sure to add some at least a couple times during the season. Soluble fertilizer, however, is immediately available to the plants, so additional mycorrhiza isn't necessary. It may help some, and it certainly won't hurt. Hope this helps. I don't think most people know this when they're just starting out; I certainly didn't. Wow! Your Amazon storefront is quite comprehensive! Thanks so much for doing that. Really helpful! I've finally seen spider mites and mealy bugs for the first time, so I'm going to have to be very disciplined the rest of the season so they don't become my roommates when I bring my succulents back indoors for the winter. I'm really glad you explained that about the sulphur and oil products so I didn't waste my money on a product I can't use. Since my current patio garden is like 10' away from an overgrown lot that's full of bugs and spores and everything else, I think I'm going to have to use neem pretty regularly. I'll need to find a compatible solution for the mites. I know nematodes will be good to apply right before moving everything back indoors, but probably too expensive to use all season. Again, thank you for taking the time to put out such fantastic content. This is such a good channel; A really excellent resource. 👍 Tell Dale I said hi. Give him a good pat from me next time you run into him. 🙂
I know you use that jacks product a lot, and this is something im always curious about. When you mix up, say a gallon with 1 tbsp in a watering can, how long do you pour it on a plant. Im always afraid to do too much, like I used some the other day, cause I purchased a little tub off amazon, but it doesnt say how much to use per plant. Im always curious about this with liquid and liquid soluble fertilizers.
Just found you and you're really thorough. Thanks for the info. I've considered all the products you mentioned and now that I've heard more about them I know what I'm expecting. Thanks so much.
That foggers biggest benefit I see is it's ability to hit the undersides of the leaves better than a tank sprayer. That's the best place to apply foliar fertilizer, fungicide and spidermite control. Wish I had one. The only 2 insecticides I use are BT and Kelthane. I have honeybee hives and both are bee safe and work great. BT is best sprayed at dusk because sunlight degrades it.
The biggest benefit is the even coverage you get over the entire plant, as well as a misting of the ground, when you use the fogger. It's hugely superior to pump sprayers. I've been using pyrethrin roughly weekly for the past 6 weeks, and my garden is a bee paradise. The amount of bees I have everywhere is enormous, seconded only to the huge dragonfly population. If you spray after sunset, those bugs are long gone, and pyrethrin burns off by sunrise, so it's not negatively impacting the population. It may even be helping it by keeping control of these invasive species that we refer to as "pests."
@@TheMillennialGardener dragonfly’s are my favorite insect. They probably eat more mosquitoes than anything with bats right behind them. I have a huge bat house I built, full of bats. Purple Martins aren’t as great as they’re made out to be at eating mosquitoes. They eat more of the good dragonfly’s than mosquitoes. My 2 insecticides target only one type of pest, BT (caterpillars) Kelthane (mites) I don’t grow anything in the garden that beetles really attack. Maybe some cucumber beetles or stink bugs occasionally and I mash them. Squash bugs are bad but I like fried okra better so I just plant okra.
I’m using all the same stuff to spray for pest and disease and I’m having the best garden success this year…that awesome sprayer is on the top of my wishlist! Been using a 4 gallon backpack sprayer and it’s sooo heavy for me.
The sprayer really is awesome. I'm impressed with the battery life as well. It exhausts the tank contents well before the battery fails in every attempt so far for me. It's saved me so much time. I'm hoping the sprayer will go on sale tomorrow.
Hello from Swansboro, NC! I just found your channel today and it makes me so happy to have found a fellow gardener from NC with such amazing videos. Two thumbs up!
I was thinking about your super duper fog machine today; I wonder (and will research, whether it can also be used to spray: kaolin (surround)). Anyone who has been fortunate to see if he was in the past know that you always share all of your best information. It is greatly appreciated
I'm not sure if you can spray Surround with it. Surround is micronized to be sprayed, but it's a very, very fine mist, so I'd be very cautious. You'd certainly want to try it immediately within the return policy window 😂
@@TheMillennialGardener thank you so much for the response. I tried to do a little research but most search results return yo Amazon. I wanted to contact the company but still haven’t found out any contact information. I have said it many times before, but your videos are top notch because of the wealth of information you put out and deliver same in fantastic style. Thank you.
do you also have recommendations for seed starting? like proptek trays, LED lights, heatmat, media and watering equipment. there's also a whole (separate) world of indoor and outdoor pot planting, if you ever have idea shortage for veggie patch.
Yes, I have a whole collection of containers and seedling starting mats linked. I don’t use LED grow lights, so I don’t link to them. I use this method instead, which I believe is superior: th-cam.com/video/AHYkfvOytmE/w-d-xo.html
It's awesome. I just used it again this morning to spray some hydrogen peroxide on my tomatoes since we got slammed with the tropical storm last night. I got the whole thing done in 5 mins 😅
They are Leaf Footed Bug nymphs. They are evil, awful, horrible creatures that suck the life out of your tomatoes, peppers, melons and other fruiting vegetables. They poke little holes in everything and ruin the fruits. They are not assassin bugs. You can see them here: 3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxPsEinSCGI/THme-v-JZLI/AAAAAAAAI94/dUeRJvaAPuk/s1600/leaffooted-bugs-nymphs.jpg
Hey great video again! Question, which of these products here are effective against mites for fig trees? Also, would all these products be good for a fig tree orchard?
Wettable sulfur is what you want. It's an extremely effective miticide, and it immediately destroyed all the spider mites on my citrus with a single application (and a follow-up to break the cycle a week later). Just be aware that you cannot mix wettable sulfur with any oil-based sprays, so if you sprayed your trees with a horticultural oil or an oil-based pesticide or fungicide recently, you can't use the wettable sulfur within 30 days of an oil application. Committing to wettable sulfur is committing to only using water-based sprays all season. Wettable sulfur also prevents rust, so it's basically an all-in-one for a fig tree orchard. I have a good product liked in in the Storefront.
A couple, but it'll be hard to tell exactly what the problem is. 1. Make sure your soil pH is a bit acidic, around 6. Tomatoes taste better when they're grown in mildly acidic soil. 2. Tomatoes make sugars based on available solar energy and heat. If you're growing indoors, it may not be warm enough to achieve good sugar production, and the grow lights aren't nearly strong enough compared to the real sun. You're going to want to grow varieties that have a lower demand for solar energy and heat. These will be smaller-fruited varieties. Make sure you aren't growing large tomatoes. You'd probably be better off growing cherry tomatoes on determinate or semi-determinate plants, since their requirement for energy will be a lot less than large slicers or beefsteaks.
Pyrethrin will kill bees if it contacts them. Spinosad will kill bees if the spinosad gets on the pollen and the bees eat the pollen. However, both products are natural and/or organic, so they have a very short half-life and break down rapidly when exposed to air and sunshine. The way you get around this problem is by spraying your garden after sunset. Bees are diurnal and go back to the hive at night, while most "bad" bugs are active during the evening. If you wait for the bees to leave, then spray, generally speaking, by the time the bees come out the next morning, the toxins have mostly broken down. This will *not* hold true if you use synthetic pyrethoids like permethrin, because they are designed to stay stable for long periods of time.
It depends what's in the fog. We got hit with a tropical storm last night, so this morning I sprayed my tomatoes with hydrogen peroxide 3% diluted at a rate of 12Tbsp per gallon. There is no need to wear any protection for that, because it is basically just water. I don't wear any protection when I spray my natural bacteria fungicide sprays, either. If you're spraying things like liquid copper or pyrethrin, you may want to consider protection, especially if it's windy. The jet that comes out is very powerful, so if it is a calm day, it doesn't have any blowback. However, it's always better to be cautious. If you're spraying something toxic like malathion, absolutely. No question. I will say that I wait until 8PM to do all my spraying when the sun goes down, so every time I spray anything, I immediately jump in the shower.
Thank you. I searched for that but nothing specific came up. Neem oil is a popular product, so I was surprised he didn’t mention it as a favorite. This channel is so packed with information I need to binge watch and take notes.
Yes. I very much dislike neem oil. I tried it for years making mixes out of 100% cold-pressed neem and it never did a single thing for me except stink up my yard, react with the sunlight and burn my leaves. It did nothing to suppress pests in my experience, so I switched to things that actually work immediately (pyrethrin, spinosad, BT, wettable sulfur) and are less likely to burn my plants. If neem truly does have any benefits, it simply isn't adequate for my climate. Where I live, insect pressure is off the charts, and it doesn't make a dent in the population. If you live in an area with much less insect pressure and you believe it is effective, I say use it. For me, it was of no help. I do have it linked in my Amazon Storefront for the people that want it, because the 100% cold pressed stuff is hard to find at a good price, but I don't use it anymore.
I have used BT in the past, and it is good for killing caterpillars, but it does not kill the adult moths. I have since switched to spinosad because it kills both the caterpillars and the parent moths. The pest pressure in my area is enormous and there are moths flying everywhere at all times, so I’ve found the spinosad to be better for my situation.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you for the response. I am located in Zone 7 of NC, so I suspect I will have similar pest pressure. I will try spinosad instead of BT
No. They are Leaf Footed Bug nymphs. They are evil, awful, horrible creatures that suck the life out of your tomatoes, peppers, melons and other fruiting vegetables. They poke little holes in everything and ruin the fruits.
You should not be mixing sprays and heat in almost all cases. In your climate, you must only apply sprays at sunset or later so they dry completely and dissipate by the morning. Spraying in your sunshine can scorch your trees. If you need protection from the sun, you want to buy shade cloth. I have a very good quality shade cloth grommeted tarp linked in the Garden Accessories section that I use to protect my very young pawpaw's. It is very well made. I would recommend shade cloth in the 30-40% range for your climate. If you go any higher than that, you could be blocking too much sun.
Companion planting is very helpful with "insect pressure". I too live in a hot and humid southern area. This year I interplanted my cucurbits in hills with marigolds and lemon mint, surrounding the entire thing with a ring of onion plants. I've found less than a dozen cucumber beetles and squash bugs combined. Last year I was vigilant about handpicking both pests in early morning when they are sluggish and eady to catch. There are alternatives to spraying insecticides so regularly.
I planted marigolds all over the garden everywhere last year, and I found they actually attracted pests. I did not do it again this year. Planting onions and garlic seems to work very well, but the problem is the onions and garlic mature in June, so once you harvest them, the protection goes away. That's the problem with them. I'll probably mulch the onion tops around my garden in hopes they help a little. There are no equals to spraying. There are things you can do to further reduce the population, but you can't get everything, and the larger your garden, the less you'll be able to manually control. Spraying is relatively harmless when done after sunset if you use fast-dissipating toxins, so there is no reason to be "down" on spraying as long as you don't overdo it, but that goes for anything you "overdo."
you have a gardening channel but your advising people to use synthetic fertilizers? please stop using miracle grow. its bad for your food and the planet. i trust some of your subs have more knowledge on this and can help newbies understand the risks of using synthetic fertilizers..
To new gardeners - for container gardening, when using organic fertilizer, your plants will not be able to uptake the nutrients without mycorrhizae, so if it's not already in your potting mix, or if you're not sure, make sure to add some at least a couple times during the season.
Soluble fertilizer, however, is immediately available to the plants, so additional mycorrhiza isn't necessary. It may help some, and it certainly won't hurt.
Hope this helps. I don't think most people know this when they're just starting out; I certainly didn't.
Wow! Your Amazon storefront is quite comprehensive! Thanks so much for doing that. Really helpful!
I've finally seen spider mites and mealy bugs for the first time, so I'm going to have to be very disciplined the rest of the season so they don't become my roommates when I bring my succulents back indoors for the winter.
I'm really glad you explained that about the sulphur and oil products so I didn't waste my money on a product I can't use. Since my current patio garden is like 10' away from an overgrown lot that's full of bugs and spores and everything else, I think I'm going to have to use neem pretty regularly. I'll need to find a compatible solution for the mites. I know nematodes will be good to apply right before moving everything back indoors, but probably too expensive to use all season.
Again, thank you for taking the time to put out such fantastic content. This is such a good channel; A really excellent resource. 👍
Tell Dale I said hi. Give him a good pat from me next time you run into him. 🙂
Best Gardening Channel, thank you for explaining everything clearly!!☀️😊
Thanks for watching! I’m glad you’re enjoying the content.
This is the best video ever! I keep coming back to it for reference!
I'm glad you found it helpful! Every product in this video I use all the time, and I've had nothing but great results.
@@TheMillennialGardener I live on the Texas Gulf Coast. I feel your bug pains!
And mildew!
I know you use that jacks product a lot, and this is something im always curious about. When you mix up, say a gallon with 1 tbsp in a watering can, how long do you pour it on a plant. Im always afraid to do too much, like I used some the other day, cause I purchased a little tub off amazon, but it doesnt say how much to use per plant. Im always curious about this with liquid and liquid soluble fertilizers.
Thank you for all your information 👍🏼👍🏼💙 happy gardening
Thank you for watching! I appreciate it.
Thank you, very helpful....Have used Jack's 20-20-20 for all my fruit trees...
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching.
Thanks for all the information. Great video. Your channel is very
helpful, particularly since I am in coastal SC. The links save me a lot of time.
I'm glad it was helpful for you. I appreciate you watching!
I’m in the lowcountry area, Donald. So we are sorta neighbors 😁
Just found you and you're really thorough. Thanks for the info. I've considered all the products you mentioned and now that I've heard more about them I know what I'm expecting. Thanks so much.
I'm glad you found the channel! Thank you for watching. Glad to hear the videos are helpful.
definitely buying some of these products. thanks for sharing :)
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
That foggers biggest benefit I see is it's ability to hit the undersides of the leaves better than a tank sprayer. That's the best place to apply foliar fertilizer, fungicide and spidermite control. Wish I had one. The only 2 insecticides I use are BT and Kelthane. I have honeybee hives and both are bee safe and work great. BT is best sprayed at dusk because sunlight degrades it.
The biggest benefit is the even coverage you get over the entire plant, as well as a misting of the ground, when you use the fogger. It's hugely superior to pump sprayers. I've been using pyrethrin roughly weekly for the past 6 weeks, and my garden is a bee paradise. The amount of bees I have everywhere is enormous, seconded only to the huge dragonfly population. If you spray after sunset, those bugs are long gone, and pyrethrin burns off by sunrise, so it's not negatively impacting the population. It may even be helping it by keeping control of these invasive species that we refer to as "pests."
@@TheMillennialGardener dragonfly’s are my favorite insect. They probably eat more mosquitoes than anything with bats right behind them. I have a huge bat house I built, full of bats. Purple Martins aren’t as great as they’re made out to be at eating mosquitoes. They eat more of the good dragonfly’s than mosquitoes. My 2 insecticides target only one type of pest, BT (caterpillars) Kelthane (mites) I don’t grow anything in the garden that beetles really attack. Maybe some cucumber beetles or stink bugs occasionally and I mash them. Squash bugs are bad but I like fried okra better so I just plant okra.
most excellent upload The Millennial Gardener. I broke that thumbs up on your video. Maintain up the good work.
I appreciate it. I’m glad it was helpful.
I’m using all the same stuff to spray for pest and disease and I’m having the best garden success this year…that awesome sprayer is on the top of my wishlist! Been using a 4 gallon backpack sprayer and it’s sooo heavy for me.
The sprayer really is awesome. I'm impressed with the battery life as well. It exhausts the tank contents well before the battery fails in every attempt so far for me. It's saved me so much time. I'm hoping the sprayer will go on sale tomorrow.
When do you spray your plants??? Is there a routine you do??? I'm new to gardening
Hello from Swansboro, NC! I just found your channel today and it makes me so happy to have found a fellow gardener from NC with such amazing videos. Two thumbs up!
Swansboro! We used to vacation on Emerald Isle in the summer. I love that place! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this timely video! I'm just north of you and this will help so much.
Glad it was helpful! I appreciate you watching. Be careful with this storm coming tonight.
I learn so much from you .I am in North Carolina too and this helps out alot on insects.
I'm really happy to hear it! Thank you for watching. I really do appreciate it.
Great info! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I want thank you for getting back to me as quick you did. If there is a way to help you I will and I will try dwarf tomatoes next year.
You're welcome. I think you'll do well growing Dwarf Tomatoes.
I was thinking about your super duper fog machine today; I wonder (and will research, whether it can also be used to spray: kaolin (surround)). Anyone who has been fortunate to see if he was in the past know that you always share all of your best information. It is greatly appreciated
I'm not sure if you can spray Surround with it. Surround is micronized to be sprayed, but it's a very, very fine mist, so I'd be very cautious. You'd certainly want to try it immediately within the return policy window 😂
@@TheMillennialGardener thank you so much for the response. I tried to do a little research but most search results return yo Amazon. I wanted to contact the company but still haven’t found out any contact information. I have said it many times before, but your videos are top notch because of the wealth of information you put out and deliver same in fantastic style. Thank you.
great collection of items.
Thank you!
Another great video! The pests are heavy and I need a routine. Colorado Potato Beetles are feasting away🙄
Pyrethrin should make short work of them. Thanks for watching!
do you also have recommendations for seed starting? like proptek trays, LED lights, heatmat, media and watering equipment.
there's also a whole (separate) world of indoor and outdoor pot planting, if you ever have idea shortage for veggie patch.
Yes, I have a whole collection of containers and seedling starting mats linked. I don’t use LED grow lights, so I don’t link to them. I use this method instead, which I believe is superior: th-cam.com/video/AHYkfvOytmE/w-d-xo.html
Central Florida here…. I want that fogger! Oh and I want a Dale too 😘
It's awesome. I just used it again this morning to spray some hydrogen peroxide on my tomatoes since we got slammed with the tropical storm last night. I got the whole thing done in 5 mins 😅
@@TheMillennialGardener what does H2O2 do for tomatoes 🍅?
Also, the insects being sprayed in the clip were young assassin bugs which are very beneficial in the garden. Identify and read up before you spray!
They are Leaf Footed Bug nymphs. They are evil, awful, horrible creatures that suck the life out of your tomatoes, peppers, melons and other fruiting vegetables. They poke little holes in everything and ruin the fruits. They are not assassin bugs. You can see them here: 3.bp.blogspot.com/_RxPsEinSCGI/THme-v-JZLI/AAAAAAAAI94/dUeRJvaAPuk/s1600/leaffooted-bugs-nymphs.jpg
Hey great video again! Question, which of these products here are effective against mites for fig trees? Also, would all these products be good for a fig tree orchard?
Wettable sulfur is what you want. It's an extremely effective miticide, and it immediately destroyed all the spider mites on my citrus with a single application (and a follow-up to break the cycle a week later). Just be aware that you cannot mix wettable sulfur with any oil-based sprays, so if you sprayed your trees with a horticultural oil or an oil-based pesticide or fungicide recently, you can't use the wettable sulfur within 30 days of an oil application. Committing to wettable sulfur is committing to only using water-based sprays all season.
Wettable sulfur also prevents rust, so it's basically an all-in-one for a fig tree orchard. I have a good product liked in in the Storefront.
@@TheMillennialGardener is it safe to use wettable sulfur during the riping stages of the figs?
Much Appreciated..Hoping Prime Day saves $$
Me, too. I actually just ordered a bunch more tomato clips because they were on a deep discount! I'm almost out 😬
Thank You!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
I’m growing hydroponic tomatoes at the elementary school I work at they are flavorless any suggestions?
A couple, but it'll be hard to tell exactly what the problem is.
1. Make sure your soil pH is a bit acidic, around 6. Tomatoes taste better when they're grown in mildly acidic soil.
2. Tomatoes make sugars based on available solar energy and heat. If you're growing indoors, it may not be warm enough to achieve good sugar production, and the grow lights aren't nearly strong enough compared to the real sun. You're going to want to grow varieties that have a lower demand for solar energy and heat. These will be smaller-fruited varieties. Make sure you aren't growing large tomatoes. You'd probably be better off growing cherry tomatoes on determinate or semi-determinate plants, since their requirement for energy will be a lot less than large slicers or beefsteaks.
Can you mix the disease control with spinosad and spray at 1 time with your ULV sprayer? Or do you do them separately?
I do not think they can be mixed. They are two entirely different bacteria strains, and combining them could wind up destroying each other.
@@TheMillennialGardener Would it make sense to spray them a couple of days apart so they don't react to each other?
Thank you man . Ur awsome 👌👍
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
Do these products harm bee’s and other pollinators? I use Neem oil and keep my fingers crossed. Birds and rats are another story
Pyrethrin will kill bees if it contacts them. Spinosad will kill bees if the spinosad gets on the pollen and the bees eat the pollen. However, both products are natural and/or organic, so they have a very short half-life and break down rapidly when exposed to air and sunshine. The way you get around this problem is by spraying your garden after sunset. Bees are diurnal and go back to the hive at night, while most "bad" bugs are active during the evening. If you wait for the bees to leave, then spray, generally speaking, by the time the bees come out the next morning, the toxins have mostly broken down. This will *not* hold true if you use synthetic pyrethoids like permethrin, because they are designed to stay stable for long periods of time.
just curious what you think-- with the fogger would it be wise to wear a mask to prevent inhaling the fog?
It depends what's in the fog. We got hit with a tropical storm last night, so this morning I sprayed my tomatoes with hydrogen peroxide 3% diluted at a rate of 12Tbsp per gallon. There is no need to wear any protection for that, because it is basically just water. I don't wear any protection when I spray my natural bacteria fungicide sprays, either. If you're spraying things like liquid copper or pyrethrin, you may want to consider protection, especially if it's windy. The jet that comes out is very powerful, so if it is a calm day, it doesn't have any blowback. However, it's always better to be cautious. If you're spraying something toxic like malathion, absolutely. No question. I will say that I wait until 8PM to do all my spraying when the sun goes down, so every time I spray anything, I immediately jump in the shower.
Have you ever used Neem oil?
Thank you. I searched for that but nothing specific came up. Neem oil is a popular product, so I was surprised he didn’t mention it as a favorite. This channel is so packed with information I need to binge watch and take notes.
Yes. I very much dislike neem oil. I tried it for years making mixes out of 100% cold-pressed neem and it never did a single thing for me except stink up my yard, react with the sunlight and burn my leaves. It did nothing to suppress pests in my experience, so I switched to things that actually work immediately (pyrethrin, spinosad, BT, wettable sulfur) and are less likely to burn my plants. If neem truly does have any benefits, it simply isn't adequate for my climate. Where I live, insect pressure is off the charts, and it doesn't make a dent in the population. If you live in an area with much less insect pressure and you believe it is effective, I say use it. For me, it was of no help. I do have it linked in my Amazon Storefront for the people that want it, because the 100% cold pressed stuff is hard to find at a good price, but I don't use it anymore.
Neem oil is extremely overrated.
why dont you use BT. do you recommend the use of BT?
I have used BT in the past, and it is good for killing caterpillars, but it does not kill the adult moths. I have since switched to spinosad because it kills both the caterpillars and the parent moths. The pest pressure in my area is enormous and there are moths flying everywhere at all times, so I’ve found the spinosad to be better for my situation.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you for the response. I am located in Zone 7 of NC, so I suspect I will have similar pest pressure. I will try spinosad instead of BT
Those things you sprayed are lady bug larvae aren't they?
No. They are Leaf Footed Bug nymphs. They are evil, awful, horrible creatures that suck the life out of your tomatoes, peppers, melons and other fruiting vegetables. They poke little holes in everything and ruin the fruits.
AZ is about 100-112F in summer. Do you know any liquid that can protect leaf from the heat?
You should not be mixing sprays and heat in almost all cases. In your climate, you must only apply sprays at sunset or later so they dry completely and dissipate by the morning. Spraying in your sunshine can scorch your trees. If you need protection from the sun, you want to buy shade cloth. I have a very good quality shade cloth grommeted tarp linked in the Garden Accessories section that I use to protect my very young pawpaw's. It is very well made. I would recommend shade cloth in the 30-40% range for your climate. If you go any higher than that, you could be blocking too much sun.
@@TheMillennialGardener thanks 👍
Good
Thanks for watching!
My leaves have been drooping for a while. What can I do? I have a Chicago Hardy
Is it in a container or in-ground? Do you know why it's drooping?
Companion planting is very helpful with "insect pressure". I too live in a hot and humid southern area. This year I interplanted my cucurbits in hills with marigolds and lemon mint, surrounding the entire thing with a ring of onion plants. I've found less than a dozen cucumber beetles and squash bugs combined. Last year I was vigilant about handpicking both pests in early morning when they are sluggish and eady to catch. There are alternatives to spraying insecticides so regularly.
I planted marigolds all over the garden everywhere last year, and I found they actually attracted pests. I did not do it again this year. Planting onions and garlic seems to work very well, but the problem is the onions and garlic mature in June, so once you harvest them, the protection goes away. That's the problem with them. I'll probably mulch the onion tops around my garden in hopes they help a little.
There are no equals to spraying. There are things you can do to further reduce the population, but you can't get everything, and the larger your garden, the less you'll be able to manually control. Spraying is relatively harmless when done after sunset if you use fast-dissipating toxins, so there is no reason to be "down" on spraying as long as you don't overdo it, but that goes for anything you "overdo."
How much is that bellybutton charger?
It's a wind muff for the mic. It's very windy where I live all year due to the ocean proximity.
@@TheMillennialGardener No wonder you have the fungus and pest issues. I live close to the Texas Gulf Coast. I found this video to invaluable.
you have a gardening channel but your advising people to use synthetic fertilizers? please stop using miracle grow. its bad for your food and the planet. i trust some of your subs have more knowledge on this and can help newbies understand the risks of using synthetic fertilizers..
Another commenter who doesn't understand science.