Thanks again for another great video. You have really opened my eyes this year with your shared knowledge. Between your videos and websites, it has given me a different approach on how to better manage my woodland garden/yard. I have struggled for years, to no avail, to grow plants that just do not work with my conditions. Now I work within the bounderies set by Mother Nature and gardening has become enjoyable again. Thank you.
I’m 57 and have been gardening all my life. As a younger man I would wage chemical war on any pests in my garden, but over the years I have learned to do less and less. I haven’t sprayed a thing so far this year, I did put down some organic slug bait in my vegetable garden. I know that aphids will attack my (powdery mildew resistant) black currents but experience has taught me that lady bugs will clean up the problem for me! The paper wasps do a great job of controlling black fly and whiteflies on my tomatoes and I know there are lots of other good predators on patrol in my garden and I don’t want to hurt them! Klaus
I agree with the attitude, however there are pests that have no predators, like the Asian stink bug here in Italy, which is destroying tomato crops by puncturing the skin and ruining the flavor. It has shortened my season by at least one month because in August there’s too much damage to even bother keeping the plants around. This is the type of situation where we cannot just stand and do nothing
I like your science based approach, thx. Do you have any advice for deterring grasshoppers in my vegetable garden? I am seeing contradictory information on line and don’t want to kill all the bugs. I realize there may be nothing that only deters grasshoppers😅
And I thought I was the only lazy gardener when it comes to bugs. I think my hornets ID me by my odor. They ignore me even when I'm at their nest. I don't like killing anything--the slugs get air-launched as far as I can throw them. I observed my grandfather using powder lime (field marker) on his vegetables, and it stops the eating frenzy (bugs, mainly), doesn't kill them, and works until it rains. The skunks eat my slugs, so I don't use weed or bug killer on lawn--robins and flickers are feasting, too. When the experts suggest I should wash the leaves of my plants (roses, etc.), that is when I'll watch "Garden Fundamentals" or read a book.
Thank you very much for the smart gardening and carrying about the nature! In the same time I want to ask how to protect my cucumbers, zuccinies and watermelons from Cucumber beatle.. they spreading the bacterial wilt , and in July all my cucumbers already dead, week after - all my zuccinies and watermelons even no chance to make a fruit...
As I understood - the best way to fight with diseases and pests - leave them alone or through away plants if they have mildew. Tomatoes and cucumbers look terrible!
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Great talk and gentle handling of the bees. I'm in numerous garden groups and I'm always trying to get those who panic to understand our bees better.
I share your philosophy, your videos are a pleasure to watch, maybe it is because I am an 85 years old gardener.
Thanks again for another great video. You have really opened my eyes this year with your shared knowledge. Between your videos and websites, it has given me a different approach on how to better manage my woodland garden/yard. I have struggled for years, to no avail, to grow plants that just do not work with my conditions. Now I work within the bounderies set by Mother Nature and gardening has become enjoyable again. Thank you.
I’m 57 and have been gardening all my life. As a younger man I would wage chemical war on any pests in my garden, but over the years I have learned to do less and less. I haven’t sprayed a thing so far this year, I did put down some organic slug bait in my vegetable garden. I know that aphids will attack my (powdery mildew resistant) black currents but experience has taught me that lady bugs will clean up the problem for me! The paper wasps do a great job of controlling black fly and whiteflies on my tomatoes and I know there are lots of other good predators on patrol in my garden and I don’t want to hurt them!
Klaus
OMG, when you let that yellow jacket crawl on you, zen master stuff.
Great advice, as always, thanx for sharing
I love listening to you. So relaxing. Also very informative.
I agree with the attitude, however there are pests that have no predators, like the Asian stink bug here in Italy, which is destroying tomato crops by puncturing the skin and ruining the flavor. It has shortened my season by at least one month because in August there’s too much damage to even bother keeping the plants around. This is the type of situation where we cannot just stand and do nothing
100% AGREE!
In short, don't fight nature, work with it. 👍
I like your science based approach, thx. Do you have any advice for deterring grasshoppers in my vegetable garden? I am seeing contradictory information on line and don’t want to kill all the bugs. I realize there may be nothing that only deters grasshoppers😅
Greenhouse spider mites? Also leave them alone?
Lactic acid bakterieé works very good. On internet you wil find easy hou to make it from milk. 1 part to 1000 parts of water work good.
And I thought I was the only lazy gardener when it comes to bugs. I think my hornets ID me by my odor. They ignore me even when I'm at their nest. I don't like killing anything--the slugs get air-launched as far as I can throw them. I observed my grandfather using powder lime (field marker) on his vegetables, and it stops the eating frenzy (bugs, mainly), doesn't kill them, and works until it rains. The skunks eat my slugs, so I don't use weed or bug killer on lawn--robins and flickers are feasting, too. When the experts suggest I should wash the leaves of my plants (roses, etc.), that is when I'll watch "Garden Fundamentals" or read a book.
"www.gardenmyths.com/oxalic-acid-rhubarb-leaves-harm-you/" - love it.
Thank you very much for the smart gardening and carrying about the nature!
In the same time I want to ask how to protect my cucumbers, zuccinies and watermelons from Cucumber beatle.. they spreading the bacterial wilt , and in July all my cucumbers already dead, week after - all my zuccinies and watermelons even no chance to make a fruit...
check out row covers.
As I understood - the best way to fight with diseases and pests - leave them alone or through away plants if they have mildew. Tomatoes and cucumbers look terrible!
birds need catapilars to raise young..i make a point to plant natives to feed native catapilars to feed the birds..i never.lose plants to catapilars
Would you please write down the names of your cultivars it’s impossible to write them down as fast as she say them in to get them straight
??? just click on the video to pause it???
something ate my entire cucumber plant in a few days, the leaves turned all yellow and then the plant died, i saw some pests but didnt recognize.
If the leaves turned yellow I doubt something ate your entire plant.