STOP CUTWORMS WITH THIS ONE WEIRD TRICK (The Tomato Story Continues!)
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- I am not giving up. See? I told you I wouldn't. I won't! I have MAGIC ON MY SIDE!
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We've always just stuck a nail in the ground directly touching the tomato stem. Cut worms won't eat it then, can't wrap around it. Leave the nail about half in half out of the ground. Cut worms like to wrap around at ground level and this stops them. Six generations of gardening you just take things for granted that everyone must know.
Me too! My daddy told me that when I was a little girl and he gave me a tomato plant of my own. (His dad was a farmer)
Yep, I use a stick not a nail.
I'm so glad you didn't give up on the tomatoes. I was growing all kinds for market. Got the seeds from Baker Creek. You can put the transplants out bigger than that. Throw the seeds in a pot or box and plant them out when they get four or more leaves. Same thing with peppers. And plant them deep. The stems will put out roots and better support it as it grows. You can do it David. And you should seriously consider doing a music compilation of your songs.
lol... the cut worm incantation made me actually laugh out load man... thank you so much for that giggle dude... needed that today man...
Thanks for being persistent, good encouragement for green thumbers. Still laughing at the part where you were skipping with your daughter's pink watering can. Carry on David the Good!
Thank you.
Tip here! When I want to clear ground for a future plantation, I sow wheat in the end of summer, then during endish of winter the wheat has long since grown all lush and beautiful and the other invasive plants haven't been able to stick their heads out because of the wheat taking over.
Now all I have to do is pull the wheat out like pulling hair, it's super easy because you have lots of grip and their roots are very weak. Now you have a nice clean patch of ground to plant what you want :)
+ it's great to loosen up a hard ground too, their tiny roots make little tunnels through the soil, and if you want to enrich the soil just clip it down and leave it to decay on the spot.
++ And it protects the soil during winter like a nice thick coat ;)
Does it work in the tropics where the weeds are on steroids?
Rapeseed works well, too, because if you plant it in Sept/Oct, it doesn't have time to seed, and still stays kind of alive through the winter, and can be easily yanked or turned in the spring.
Is it too early to harvest the wheat when you do that? What if I want to save the seeds for next year's planting?
Thank you for giving us tiny samples of DTG original songs at the beginning and end of your videos! Much appreciated! ❤️👍
DAVID FIR SURE YOU ARE ONE OF A GOOD KIND
Mater's! Grow 'em in flats til they're tough and gnarly
They shouldn't be so tasty to the critters.
I did the egg trial last year. Broke an egg in one pot. Put in 4 inch transplant. Same size pot, same type/size transplant...no egg. The pot with the egg smelled bad. Like BAD. But egg tomato grew twice as big. I eventually had a creature do some digging in stinky pot but it was never a problem in the garden where I used the up-potted larger transplants and planted them and the egg much deeper.
Big win for the egg tomatoes with no chemicals required.
I got into a rousing argument with my daughter over whether she was 9 or 10 yesterday. Glad to know I'm not the only one who time gets away from. Lol
Did the ash actually help with cutworms?
The ash has perhaps same qualities as diatomaceous Earth. I thought I was the only one.......that skipped when excited🌈😃🤙
Try putting a PVC collar around each plant or even the toilet roll cardboard. It keeps them away. But you need a lot and you only have to put it around once. Push it down into the ground.
I'm not a big slash-and-burn kind of guy. I like permaculture, but in your case you are going to dig up all the routes put them in a pile somewhere else, and then put the ashes back where you working. Seems like you would be better burning them in place along with all the small Vine cuttings so you can stop the crazy growth. In your case, I think it would be a wise permi culture application
So glad to hear that you haven't given up David.
Cutworms - put the inside of a toilet paper roll around the tomato plants. Bury it about 1” deep around the plant
I was thinking maybe try a small chicken tractor to kill off weeds and insects, fertilize as they go, and eggs as a bonus! They should be able to break up the soil a bit as well. They are little composting machines built for jungle climate🐓
I don't know of any other you tuber that has as much fun gardening as you do. You sure make it great.
Warren.
Thank you.
Another way to help with cut worms is to stick twigs on either side of the plant stem. Cutworms wont be able to cut through it. I do that with my squash plants.
I also enjoy skipping through the garden with a watering can full of evil! Keep up the good work! Any tips for black flies on legume plants? Specifically Cow Peas.
I am in the same predicament , Florida agh!!!! So much work to grow anything man!!
You have to plant the easy-to-grow stuff. Check out "Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening." It's easier than you think... Florida is a great climate, once you figure out what likes it.
Yo estudiaba a Español en la escuela publica por quatro años. I hope this works so you can do the tomatoes from the U.S. successfully from transplants.
I was expecting a song about cutworms in the night at the end of the video
cut both ends off off plastic bottle, can.. plant transplant, add the can few inches under soil, few inches above....boom
Mahalo my brother
Put a drinks straw around the stems try it cut to size to first leaves then slice top to bottom once open clip around the stem ????
To fix the holes in your watering can, use sandpaper to roughen the area around the hole, then apply CA glue and sprinkle baking soda over it. Add another layer if necessary. It is waterproof. Works for gasoline tanks too. Good luck.
Prayers up
one of the only horror films that was actually scary was the Ruins because of the vines that wouldnt stop
Hey! Barbie wants her watering can back LOL
Great looking starfruit
Also heard to wrap tomato stem in foil as you put in ground to keep cutworms away.
Use porous fabric weighted down to cover the barrel water. The rain refreshes the water through the fabric. Water gets in, the fabric filters out just about everything else.
15:01 name please!
I was going to cry if you quit
Even if I didn’t already know, I’d be able to tell you’re an author because you describe weeds as “pernicious” 😆🙌🏻
That was hilarious!! (and informative)
Weren’t tomatillos (Solanum betaceum) a good alternative to tomato’s in the tropics ?
David
I just watched your video. Just wondering did the agg lime work? Did you you get the tomato’s?
Diggin the Beastie Vibes at the end.
Hahaha. That magic will definately keep them away.
I wonder if the crazy vines are one of reason aztec got into bio-char besides being super cool stuff
I hear you speaking of the tenacious vines. Have you meet up with the ones that are spiky all over and like to whip back at you if your blade ain't sharp enough to make a clean cut?
Smilax did that to me in Florida.
FYI, parrots can teach other parrots to talk. It happens all the time in pet stores or with owners who have more than one parrot.
Good times, hope they grow well. I like seeing your bed prep, I'm about to prep a bed for sugar cane and it will be much easier than what you are doing. So your vines and persistent weeds have shamed me to stop complaining about double digging some St. Augustine grass. :-)
One day when I can grow good food consistently, that's the day I'll tell my wife about David. Until then...
I, on the other hand, only studied Spanish for one semester .. asking kiddo how old she was cracked me up :)
Buy pack of cups. 2 seeds in cups, transplant, wrap foil at base. Peppermint, cayenne pepper or cinnamon are good for ant control.
LMAO!!! How old are you?? Thats classic. Made my day
Tiniest. Transplants. Ever.
Do you ever use suckers to clone tomatoes? I try to keep my crop going by cloning and planting every couple of weeks. When I was in South Carolina, I just stuck the suckers into the ground and they rooted like mad, but here in FL, I have to root them before planting. Very aggravating.
Those are such tiny transplants! I'd be tempted to grow those out a little before I planted them. Weird that the plants just die here and there. It's almost like something underground is eating the roots off or something. Do you have moles or voles there?
My worms are in the soil..... Eating the decomposing roots and stuff from previous grows.... Is Lime or Diatomaceous Earth (placed on the surface) gonna keep them from devouring my plants roots?
I hot lyme at least twice a year for my whole property...it’s wonderful stuff...❤️✌🏼😉
Hot lymeing sounds like great therapy.
Btw, when you break a promise, are you "Whelcheling" on it? ;)
ArchEnema 67 ....nah but I did have to endure the nickname julie jelly for a few years....lol
i wonder if DE would do the same thing or work like the ash does?
What is the Lime Product used to get rid of the cutworms? My plants are getting cut down like crazy i have more seedlings already started but i dont want to keep seeing my plants disappear.
I was using wood ash.
Hydrated lime? Will it work instead of Ag lime? Or is it the same thing? Thank you
No - not the same thing
Where are you now? I am sub tropical rainforest of Alabama
Looooool David doesn't know how old his kid is. Don't blame him, 10 dates are hard to remember.
my fav song
No quitters here! Just winners 😅 Love to see the lack of perfection
I woulda had a hot compost on top the beds to kill everything off before planting
On this many beds? That's an impossible amount of material to haul.
"Yo estradiol Español Para dos semestres" that is an evil spell
I remember what you did with that machete take care.
TFS
Also the soil looks way too coarse, i would sift atleast the soil in the hole for the transplants to give them a good start
Nice 😎, currently still battling rats 🐀☠️
GO TOMATOES!!!
"how old are you?" mouahahahah
Hmmmm I wonder if lime can work against other pests line vine bores
If not, diatomaceous earth sure works
@@manguydude287 When I used DE it irritated the ants, cucumber beetles didn't mind it at all though D:
New age crop circles???
I’d love to hear you actually trying to speak Spanish not mixed in with weird noises😂
Many people let their plants get just a little bigger and plant them inside a paper tube. (a toilet paper roll is great). The paper tube protects the plant as the cutworm can't get access to the tomato plant. The tube breaks down as the season goes on. Diatomaceous earth is another. Just a few thoughts!
I did that before - it works well. Also used tin cans.
@@davidthegood Great idea! Thanks!
First time I have seen the goat. Lower left of the screen near the end of the video.
It's a neighbor's goat - he ties them on the access road.
12:39 lol Thumbs up... Spit coffee all over.
Lol "yo estudie español en la Universidad por dos semestres" 😆
Being from the topics myself, I have seen the older folks put pieces of charcoal in the water barrels. The charcoal gets rid of the toxins, etc.
So make good use of the tree you are burning.and the ashes. We would always put ashes from the coal pots in the.garden, but never knew that's what kept the pests away.
All the best to you there in the topics. I am in the northeastern US now. You make me want to move back home.
WELL… did DE work???? Where’s the follow up video???
So-so. Less losses, but it wasn't perfect.
DAVID....release your songs. I will pay for them!!
😂😂😂
dude clearing ground is a pigs job. Get a pig!! for realz!!!
Getting them to stop is the hard part. It's even worse with goats. ;)
@@archenema6792 one word bacon
Max Ejnar 😂
@@ajeldrez777 we been doing that for almost 10 years works like a charm.
Maybe the tomato gardening gene just skips a generation....
It's possible.
David the not so good