4 Flowers That REPEL INSECT PESTS I'm Planting NOW [And 1 To Avoid]

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In this video, I share 4 flowers that repel insect pests I'm planting now in my garden, and 1 flower to avoid that I'm never planting in my garden again! These flowers control insects naturally, because their scents are repulsive to various "bad bugs" while still attracting beneficial insects like pollinators into your garden. When interplanted correctly, you can control pests in your garden naturally!
These flowers naturally repel insects through the principle of strategic interplanting flowers with vegetables that are susceptible to the specific pests they repel. The list of insects controlled include: stink bugs, leaf footed bugs, shield bugs, cabbage moths, cabbage white butterflies, cucumber beetles, squash bugs, root knot nematodes, harlequin bugs, leaf hoppers, and more!
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0:00 Interplanting Vegetables As Natural Pest Control
1:39 Flower #1
5:45 Flower #2
7:16 Flower #3
9:59 Flower #4
13:36 The Flower I'm Avoiding
15:35 3 Important Pest Control Lessons
18:26 Adventures With Dale
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@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 Interplanting Vegetables As Natural Pest Control 1:39 Flower #1 5:45 Flower #2 7:16 Flower #3 9:59 Flower #4 13:36 The Flower I'm Avoiding 15:35 3 Important Pest Control Lessons 18:26 Adventures With Dale

@kalebli5502 Жыл бұрын

Good evening, happy Friday, and Feliz Cinco de Mayo. This video earned you a supporter. Thank you.

@robertrhodessr3664 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate all the advise! We are retired patio gardeners, and we do gleen as much of the pros and cons of natural preventive plants. Thank you!

@mariatorres9789 Жыл бұрын

That spinosad is 'highly toxic to bees, when wet'..

@joannsitton4415 Жыл бұрын

Excellent information and delivered efficiently!!

@jacksg1809 Жыл бұрын

Butterflies are attracted to Nasturtiums 😬

@jutka12 11 ай бұрын

Gah! I feel like companion and interplanting in the garden is like trying to make a seating plan at a wedding when you have a crazy family.

@bobchevallier8456 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@angelaroddey4663 2 ай бұрын

❤😂😂😂😂😂

@ginawarren2068 2 ай бұрын

That is EXACTLY how I feel as well! Perfectly stated!😁

@tiffaneygrano9105 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this, couldn't have said it better 😂😂

@zeldamee8216 2 ай бұрын

😂 I agree 💯

@heartless_gamer 9 ай бұрын

A tip on some of these is to plant them in pots that you can move around the garden as needed.

@cherianncarlsonewing5459 Ай бұрын

I was thinking that as I was watching!

@amorales6462 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this great idea. 😊

@LillyR539 11 күн бұрын

Good idea ❤❤❤

@pdavidc222able Жыл бұрын

I feel like the biggest flower you missed was alyssum inter-planted with tomatoes. I had 100 tomato plants last year, and only a couple healthy hornworms. What I did find was dead hornworms that had been parasitized by braconid wasps which are attracted to the alyssum. Alyssum is definitely my favorite flower now.

@sandrajohnson9926 Жыл бұрын

Great tip. Plus alyssum smells wonderful.

@deboraballes9044 Жыл бұрын

@@sandrajohnson9926 One of my fondest memories is from when as a small child we lived in an apartment in a large city and my mom ( a country girl) put plastic up in the windows to make a green house and planted allysium. In the winter I would open my window and that gorgeous scent would hit me😊 Think I will go buy some seed😅

@tinahudgens3155 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I will incorporate alyssum with my tomatoes.❤

@sandrajohnson9926 Жыл бұрын

@@deboraballes9044 I am drawn to flowers with scent whether it's roses, heliotrope, dianthus, alyssum or any other. What a wonderful gift from God. He fills up my senses.

@supersfarm Жыл бұрын

@Patient Growth 🙃

@conniedavidson1807 Жыл бұрын

I planted Marigolds one year and the bugs left everything alone except the marigolds. They ate everyone of the marigolds.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Maybe what I need to do is plant the marigolds in with my sunflowers, then. Maybe that will draw the cabbage butterfly out of my garden 🤔

@cassbenelliegardens Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener that’s exactly what will happen! 👏🔥

@grahamhawes7089 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener I live in Northern UT (completely different climate from NC) and since planting marigolds have basically never seen an aphid on my tomatoes or peppers. Worked amazingly. It’s probably dependent on your local pests.

@nitababcock3977 Жыл бұрын

We plant tomatoes in pot with marigolds, no problem.

@katharina... Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener It might also be a good idea to plant whitefly repellent crop as well. Basil and chives work great 👍 Apparently dill works as well, and lavender if you have the space for it. Thank you for sharing your experience, and best wishes for this season!

@lfay8177 7 күн бұрын

I gave up on trying to micromanage my garden. I dont spray, i barely weed. I mulch gardens with shredded leaves in the fall. have 2 wildflower patches in my yard. one near pumpkins & melons and the other near my peppers, cucumbers, peas etc. Since i added them, ive created a healthy and diverse ecosystem that has its own checks and balances. Much more peaceful to let nature do its thing. Gardening shouldn't feel so stressful

@iriswilliams5621 Жыл бұрын

Borage is an Herb. Here it is also called Cucumber Weed. In Germany we use it daily in our salads. Especially cucumber salad. Just cut it up like parsley. Dill, etc. Don't let the leaves grow too big because they will get tough and very prickly.The flowers are edible as well.

@garden_geek Жыл бұрын

I love that most of my companion plants and flowers self-seed themselves at this point. I get free nasturtiums, marigolds, sunflowers, sweet peas, basil, sweet alyssum, calendula, zinnia and so many more every year! I love seeing what will pop up in the spring and what fun new crosses will appear. This year my sweet peas are all different shades of pink and purple and some of them have purple pods, which is a trait I haven’t seen yet. The plant genetics lottery is so fun.

@originalbeefman Жыл бұрын

It's so much fun to see things grow on their own and even better when you see physical trait differences within them! Happy gardening!

@tammycalhoun3953 Жыл бұрын

Do they block the weeds?

@captainamericaamerica8090 Жыл бұрын

@@tammycalhoun3953 Of course not

@tammycalhoun3953 Жыл бұрын

@@captainamericaamerica8090 worth asking! lol

@rhondaduran2651 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a photo of the peas😊

@lrg613 Жыл бұрын

I used marigold for decades and never had any bug issues BUT the last two years they didn’t work AT ALL!! That tells me that hybridizing has ruined the marigold. They used to smell up the entire area and attract bees. But, the last two years, I could not smell them when in the garden much less approaching the garden. Very Sad!!! They’re so easy to grow!

@dannbarrett39 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. Especially since the pandemic, the seeds are not healthy and weird things are happening in the garden. I buy seed from several places, few germinate and few plants are healthy.

@craigyboy4770 16 күн бұрын

@@dannbarrett39 I would say it's your water that is causing this, assuming you are using tap water. Try using distilled, RO or rain water

@LillyR539 11 күн бұрын

I just bought some and I noticed that the smell was not the same....they ruin everything.

@bgatlin5918 9 күн бұрын

There are French and African varieties. I read recently to only use the French. I’ve had good luck using them all around my little garden. At least so far.

@lrg613 7 күн бұрын

@@bgatlin5918 Thank you!

@connieparker8896 11 ай бұрын

I planted in grow bags ( cherry tomatoes) an elder told me to plant in separate containers and set around the grow bags,,BASIL,, I have been harvesting the most delicious tomatoes and not one. NOT ONE TOMATO BUG,,, and I used Newton basil and two sweet basils, not only has this been wonderfull but now the basil is going to seed, so I’ll have them for next year, this is my first time for ANYTHING,I can’t tell you how happy I am. But the taste of the tomatoes are sweet and no acid, my son loves them and I’m not Italian but tomatoes and basil wow, I have loved your videos all along,, THANK YOU

@rockshot100 Жыл бұрын

For those that don't already know, this guy really knows his stuff. This is not just things he read in some book, but he has solid experience with this information and has tested it. Remember this is specific to his area or zone, so this is not universal advice.

@wrongwayconway Жыл бұрын

I've always had good luck planting marigolds & basil around my tomatoes and onions.

@tommycarrizal1656 11 ай бұрын

I just wanna say thank you all in the comment section your knowledge is truly a treasure

@ruthchase3482 Жыл бұрын

The marigold variety that works is "Tagetes patula'

@TexasNana2 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate all the work you put in to making these videos. They are always very well done 👏

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Thank you! As long as it helps people, it is worth it!

@nancyavila9768 Жыл бұрын

Great video they are always great I learn so much from you

@jstamps9578 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener you present tons of great info that makes gardening more fun and interesting. Very cool.

@DavidfromMichigan Жыл бұрын

Yes they are. I'm new to his channel and already know he's got passion for botany. Very thorough and punctual.

@nanoarias6310 Жыл бұрын

My husband and I watch 2-3 hours of you tube with dinner and relaxing in the evening… by far this video was explanatory, helpful, easy to listen to, easy to follow, enjoyable and well planned out.. thoroughly enjoyed it and learned valuable info. The best video hands down we have seen all month! Good job!

@judaharise777 Жыл бұрын

Good information. Sunflower - Peredovik Borage (great for tomatoes and cabbage) Nasturtiums (cucumber beetle and squash bug) Pyrethrum Daisy Avoiding MARIGOLDS

@jerrymoore838 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@ggonzalez435 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. I count find paradova. Haha

@Grannathinks 3 ай бұрын

Marigolds help to keep small animals and rodents out of the garden

@lsb888 Ай бұрын

Thankyou❤

@lyrictiana14 24 күн бұрын

Thanks for saving us all time

@BobZoom2U Жыл бұрын

I have Eastern Phoebes, Carolina Wrens, and Eastern Bluebirds taking care of the pests in my gardens. The Phoebes are phenomenal, hunting the gardens throughout the day.

@debisettles4745 Жыл бұрын

I always plant marigolds between all my plants!! Last year the marigolds lasted until NOVEMBER!! Never had them last that long!! And I also never had any insect problems in the garden! (knock on wood!!😬😬😅)

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

If it works in your area, keep doing it. Here, we have some kind of pest that enjoys them. As always, modify the routine to your unique location.

@lauram.511 Жыл бұрын

What is your planting zone?

@myurbangarden7695 Жыл бұрын

I will try that

@sandyp2485 Жыл бұрын

@@lauram.511 East NC is either zone 8a or possibly 7b. I'm up in VA in the 7a zone so it's helpful to watch his videos with it being fairly similar to my area.

@debisettles4745 Жыл бұрын

@@lauram.511 not sure zone-Southeast Tennessee

@deborahstahl5982 3 ай бұрын

Very nice video. No wasted time yapping and trying to be a comedian. Thank you. Lots of helpful information, too. Keep up the good work.

@fpep5 Жыл бұрын

I've found alliums (mainly chives) are the best all around pest repellant plant. Also spraying an area or individual plants with a mix of castile soap, water and certain essential oils (lemon grass, cedar, clove, peppermint, etc.) works wonders for deterring pests

@barbarasemanach5406 Жыл бұрын

Not a bunch of wasted blah, blah, blah. He really moves! Love him❤️⚓️🌻

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I try to edit the videos down.

@dalebailey754 Жыл бұрын

Marigolds are awesome mosquito repellents. They are great to grow around outdoor patios and decks to assist in keeping mosquitoes at bay. While you may have not had success with them in your garden, you could have re-homed them to your outdoor patio spaces.

@mrcorey Жыл бұрын

Also, they keep the deer away from your hostas

@secondchancehomestead Жыл бұрын

Amen brother! You called it…😊❤

@OurFreeSociety Жыл бұрын

Better than citronella?

@cherylmurray7942 Жыл бұрын

I hear lemon grass does also.

@dalebailey754 Жыл бұрын

@@OurFreeSociety Marigolds do a great job at repelling mosquitos, and they certainly LOOK better than a citronella plant. You can dead head the flowers, dry them out, and have tons of seeds for the next growing season. And, if any seeds spread out, you may have some pop back up in your beds or pots, or wherever you planted them.

@user-sd7ly6dd5m Жыл бұрын

I really liked your video on insect repellent flowers. I've used Marigolds to ward off tomato horn worms. Since I haven't had any horn worms in a while, I did lay that to the marigold. However; I plant my brassica's in a different season than the tomatoes. I'm going to give all your flower suggestions a try. We have always planted zinnia's to attract the pollinators in our garden. This is something that was handed down from my great grandfather. He always had zinnia's in his garden. It was said so he could pick a bouquet for my great grandmother. And that may be true. We pick bouquets for our wives, as well as get the benefit of the pollinators. Happy Gardening Gregory Baker Liberty Hill, Texas

@user-jq2ny7gd2h 3 ай бұрын

Such a nice gesture to pick flowers for your wife!! 😀

@justmefolks1863 Жыл бұрын

I think knowing your area is important. Marigolds work well in Missouri. I remember my aunt having a massive garden and every other row was marigold with a marigold border and never had bugs of any kind in her garden. Most of my California family used huge patches of sunflowers, so I wasn't surprised to see it listed. Thanks for sharing.

@jastrik Жыл бұрын

We plant marigolds the same way in SC. Borders only and every other row. It also helps keep deer and rabbits away. We have both as we live in the woods. Critters don't bother our garden.

@Anne--Marie Жыл бұрын

@@jastrikLucky you! Deer ate my three young okra plants last night. 😢

@liberta2570 8 ай бұрын

@@Anne--Marie Oh man😢

@Anne--Marie 8 ай бұрын

@@liberta2570 I have more now!

@liberta2570 8 ай бұрын

@@Anne--Marie That's good! We love okra!! Next year I need to plant ten or more in our garden. Glad they're coming back!

@CoopMauKona Жыл бұрын

No substitute in life for passion. Your videos are great and maybe one day soon you can do this full time (if you aren't already).

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

I hope so. That’s my dream one day. My dream is to have a homestead and use it as an experimental orchard and garden, make these videos full time and donate a lot of the food.

@karenhealey935 3 ай бұрын

Greetings from New Zealand. So far the only companion plant video that I have come across that mentions the pros and cons of the types of bad bugs that they attract as well as the bugs they repel.

@nickp.2432 Жыл бұрын

Borage and strawberry are a great combination. 👍👍🇺🇸

@jeanscruggs812 Жыл бұрын

I'm 68 yrs old and thought a victory-type garden would be a good idea. I rent in town so I've been researching container gardening. It's overwhelming! What to plant, when, where and how. There's soil and fertilizers. Now bugs?!!!! I just wanted to grow my father's type of garden...dig a hole, plant a seed, let nature take it's course, and viola!!! A beautiful garden every year. Not so much, I'm guessing. Great video. I appreciate the knowledge. Thank you for sharing!!!

@deonngregory9808 Жыл бұрын

Start out small. Pick one type of plant you like to eat and plant it. Learn everything you can about it. Next year add another. And so on. First I learned tomatoes. Planted in 5 gallon buckets. Then the next year I added a few peppers. Now I have two small beds and lots of buckets and containers. You will learn gradually. That's why I say plant small and plant what you eat.

@lindaertel7558 Жыл бұрын

Yes, container gardening is so different from gardening in the ground. It is more difficult.

@malibumermaid6 11 ай бұрын

I just wanted to add that of course learning how to plant a container garden is overwhelming & can def be challenging at times too, BUT don’t let some video or comment discourage ya bc yes at first figuring out how to grow a plant in a container is intimidating but once you finally start to do it you’ll see that it’s def worth the time & effort to learn. plus IMO growing in containers allows you to have WAY MORE control over the plant/environment esp as far as pests & other plant problems are concerned. Like if a bad bug invites it’s buddies to help infest/takeover your traditional garden, an entire row of crops could literally be DECIMATED overnight if you’re not careful! Whereas with a container garden you can easily prevent that from happening by simply just moving it. even if the container plant were to get a pest infestation though, sure you may still lose a plant or 2, buuut at least it’s not an ENTIRE row of 10+ veggie plants lol! 😮 that’s why the CONTAIN part of the word “container” is so fitting to me bc it “contains” whatever is inside . . . including the pests ha! 😆

@cookingwiththefamily__ 3 ай бұрын

Gardening doesn't work that way. Any part of it takes effort and there is no "viola" for gardening. If you don't want to do any weeding, use grass clippings around the plants as long as the grass has not been treated. Your effort will pay off with lots of food!!🙂

@messagegoeshere741 3 ай бұрын

When in doubt, plant herbs. Hardy, used in every meal, grow great in containers. Very beginner friendly.

@theborderer1302 3 ай бұрын

I'm from the UK, so the only real insect pests we have to deal with are aphids, carrot fly, spider mite, vine weevils and, of course, slugs and snails. Hats off to our American cousins for dealing with pests I have never heard of.

@julieclark9173 2 ай бұрын

I recently learned that Calendula will attract the aphids away from your other plants. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm going to soon.

@allycbythesea7937 Ай бұрын

Last 2 years I have been putting wood shavings( not sawdust) around my young tender plants and slugs and snails have no longer been a problem as they can’t shlep along on their slime with wood shavings. You can buy bags of it cheaply from pet shops but it has to be shavings not sawdust and topped up after heavy rain. It’s been a game changer from me. I am UK 🇬🇧 based also

@craigyboy4770 16 күн бұрын

@@allycbythesea7937 your way only keeps them at bay, if you want to eliminate the slugs put a bowl with some beer in it near the plants overnight and you will be shocked in the morning 😂

@allycbythesea7937 16 күн бұрын

@@craigyboy4770 thanx but I’ve been there and done that but the slippery little things just kept a coming. It definitely gets some of the them though

@thomascasten2584 Жыл бұрын

I interplant garlic cloves in tomato beds at the time of the tomato planting. The plant lives through the summer, too small to die back early and somewhat shaded by the tomato vines. No harvest of bulbs that year. In the spring, the garlic plants grow multiples, creating a clump of plants growing too close together to mature. Lift out the clump with a fork, separate it, and plant it among the next year's tomato plants. I expect to harvest garlic bulbs this summer from the replanted shoots

@GmanfromTexas Ай бұрын

This is one of the best gardening channels on KZfaq. Thanks!!!!

@philodendron3736 Жыл бұрын

I'm using Marigolds as a trap crop this year. Last year we have a huge japanese beetle problem and they went for my zinnias and marigolds instead of my tomatoes.

@groussac Жыл бұрын

Exact same experience with Marigolds here in Iowa Zone 5a. The Japanese Beetles focused on the Marigolds and left everything else alone. In fact, on just two blossoms, I must have crushed close to 200 beetles. I think the smell of their own dead bodies makes the blossoms that much more attractive. Not much left of those two blossoms at the end of the season, but oh well. I did notice a high number of Cabbage White Butterflies, but they did little harm as far as I could tell. I don't grow Brassicas.

@karmen9514 Жыл бұрын

Any specific type?

@groussac Жыл бұрын

@@karmen9514 Tall Marigolds. We planted Ferry Morse Cracker Jack Mixed Colors, but I think any tall variety with a dome shaped bloom would do. He is right about the white moths, though. We had more than our share. It wasn't a problem for our garden, but it might be for others.

@tmontero8492 Жыл бұрын

Milky spore will annihilate the Japanese beetle while in its grub stage. Amazon. These miserable bugs decimated my flowering maples before I knew what hit me. Simple to apply and long lasting effects -- milky spore!

@krissifaith6709 Жыл бұрын

We wish we had your beetles...free chicken feed. Darn.

@ninil1562 Жыл бұрын

I planted Mammoth sunflowers in my garden last year (NC, piedmont, zone 7b) and the stink bugs were all over them from the second they bloomed. So much so that I was actually worried about the amount of stink bugs being attracted to my garden. This year I planted them a little farther away so hopefully that will keep them off my veggies.

@da6885 Жыл бұрын

Here in SW Missouri, we don't have the problem with borage re-seeding; but you did not happen to mention certain side benefits. Borage flowers have a delightful cucumber flavor which I love sprinkling over my salads. Nasturtiums, likewise, have a (to me) delicious peppery flavor for the same purpose. I gather various greens throughout the year to freeze for winter use, and find the leaves of either plant add a nice touch, subtle but still there. We do our best to waste nothing that can be put to use. Thanks for your vids!

@contestwill1556 Жыл бұрын

I think the nasturtium leaves are so pretty and they have a nice kind of radishy flavor

@da6885 Жыл бұрын

@@contestwill1556 The flowers also have the same flavor, which I love. I believe the more "Foo-Foo" cooking channels recommend rolling them into multi-colored bundles and cutting them into thin slices like confetti for topping salads. Love them that way!

@jeaniemalone5304 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the high quality information you share succinctly in your videos. It’s like taking a gardening course. You should write a gardening book just the way you share the information in your videos.

@secondchancehomestead Жыл бұрын

I personally prefer the vids… this guy is really good at this game 😊❤

@gofigure4920 Жыл бұрын

Let's not forget petunias. The darker colors like purples are stronger in smell that repels green worms. I have been using it for years. Marigolds repels most insects, worms and snakes. 😁👍🏻

@cartomancycarmen 18 күн бұрын

Now I wonder if my purple heart seacreasea are why I have no pests indoors near my window that has no screen

@nmnate Жыл бұрын

A trick I like is to co-plant areas of crops that the pests really like (you can also do this with a sacrificial 'trap' crop) with flowers that support the predators for that pest. A good example here is brassicas (aphid magnets) and native flowers like yarrow. We have food for the adult predators (lacewings, parasitoid wasps, etc) and the young predators eat the pests away from your garden in the trap crop example. If you eliminate the pest population completely, there's nothing to really sustain the predator population.

@gomezaddams6470 Жыл бұрын

Planting nasturtiums are fabulous for this! The 1st time I planted them I didn't write outside of the garden area. There was a couple of coffee cans sitting behind that I didn't see. Native tree frogs had laid their eggs In the cans. When they became little frogs that needed little bugs man oh man I had hundreds and hundreds of baby frogs eating off them! So sweet.🪻🌱🐸

@mamasony3655 Жыл бұрын

I have heard only certain yellow marigold work. They did awesome for me last year!

@deonngregory9808 Жыл бұрын

Along with other flowers i plant a basil plant every year. They repel bugs and the bees absolutely adore them. In november last year my marigolds and basil were the only things blooming and they eere both covered in bees and butterflys.

@awesomepossumstudios8976 Жыл бұрын

Last year circumstances forced me to abandon my garden. The bindweed (morning glory) made an impenetrable hedge in the fence around my garden. It was the first year EVER that squash bugs were not rampant. Turns out sweet potato family repels them!

@danarzechula3769 Ай бұрын

So grow sweet potatoes with squash cool

@nicoleritchie8779 4 ай бұрын

I read marigolds and garlic from a 1979 Smithsonian. I keep using marigolds for mosquitoes and yes I even used it in Hawaii.

@kris99596 2 ай бұрын

That Peredovik sunflower is now my favorite flower. Leaf-footed bugs are my nemesis! Worse than the dang horn worms, and you've got something for them too, hooray! My entire small garden was eaten last year. I didn't even plant anything this year because I was so discouraged. I'm just getting started with gardening, so I don't have much, just a few small containers starting out. I'm originally from the midwest, and now I'm in the Florida panhandle, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around what passes for winter here, so figuring out what to plant and when is hard for me. I'm so glad I found your videos!

@variyasalo2581 19 күн бұрын

Find out what your agricultural zone is. You are likely somewhere around zone 8b-10a. Plant native wildflowers as much as you can to attract pollinators. Check out local plant nurseries not only for native shrubs and trees but also for free lectures by the local agriculture experts from your county extention office and local agriculture (usually a state) university. You can start with containers and move on to a "green stalk" type vertical garden and then to raised beds, etc. Contact insect growers (insectaries) for beneficial bugs for your area. I learned to kayak around the bayous. Miss that area!

@myurbangarden7695 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE sunflowers, borage and Calendula. I grow green onions all year long.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Green onions can be grown year-round, so that's a pretty good allium solution if you have room. I may try a succession planting of leeks when I pull my onions this June/July. I'm really getting into leeks.

@gabrielac1954 Жыл бұрын

Probably the problem with Marigold depends on the part of the Country you live. I live Northeast Upstate NY and I plant Marigold between my tomatoes and I can certainly say that Marigold and tomatoes are made for each other. It's working PERFECTLY for me. Good luck with your work and God bless us all and our mother nature!

@jenniferford2067 Жыл бұрын

This was my thought too. I live in the upper Midwest and marigolds work great for me. The years I didn’t plant them have been much worse.

@jordanallen3078 3 ай бұрын

Marigolds are a staple in every garden I've ever planted. Love them.

@gaytor10 Жыл бұрын

I have used marigolds for years, especially as a border around my tomatoes, and had great success. ❤

@cpjohnson1887 Жыл бұрын

Amaranth! And Zinnias.... they take all the pressure and my other plants stay safe and happy. Also, very worth trying borer resistant squash.

@susanidepatton9338 Жыл бұрын

- sunflowers as distraction flower (attracts stink bugs etc)(peridovic ) - borage (with potatoes and cabbage)(downside - reseeds; remove before flowers) - nasturtium (squash bugs); repulse the bugs that attack cukerbit) intermix: downside- can attract aphids and others (don’t plant near brassicas) - pyrethrum daisy

@hollyf1380 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly the video I was looking for. Great video as always, i really appreciate all the leg work you go through and how thorough you are, it's super helpful:)

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it was useful.

@susanriggs8896 Жыл бұрын

I'm in the SFBay area. I find Borage to be a bee magnet, so I let it reseed itself. It's easy to recognize at a young stage & easy to pull out at any stage. I encourage it to grow all over my garden. It's such a beautiful plant! Borage looks amazing growing with the California Poppy! In the past I found that snails loved Marigolds. The years of droughts has greatly reduced snails in my garden. Early in the spring and summer I love Nasturiums, but later in summer black aphids arrive, and it's bye-bye Nasturiums. I want to try Tanacetum coccineum!

@shadytreez Жыл бұрын

I am up the road from you in the Sac area with Borage and Nasturtium. I grow Salsify to attract the black aphids. They cannot resist that plant. The history on Salsify is interesting. My favorite part was that it lined Roman roads and if you were hungry you could cook up a few...

@annawimpey5307 Жыл бұрын

Nasturtium is a weed for you! The snails will eat your succulents too. I loved all the different geraniums growing in the landscapes in the city. Its a great place to grow plants. 😊

@joshblack4291 Жыл бұрын

Nasturtium can definitely be invasive in the central valley and CA coast. I've seen pictures of whole swaths of land covered and have seen them take over in SF.

@susanriggs8896 Жыл бұрын

@@joshblack4291 I Suppose invasive would describe them. Years ago when I lived in the Boston area, I had trouble growing nasturtiums, and I commented about it to a visiting Californian who said they grew like weeds in CA. I was shocked! When I to CA, I saw them everywhere. I love them, though, so I encourage them to reseed, that is, I sprinkle them around my garden beds. When they get full of aphids I just pull them up and hope they'll come back next year. They're easy to pull up.

@susanriggs8896 Жыл бұрын

@@annawimpey5307 Nasturtium a weed? Well, maybe, but I encourage it by sprinkling seeds around my garden. When the aphids invade, I just pull the nasturtiums out; they're easy to pull out. We used to have snails, but the last 10 years have been drought years, and now I rarely see snails. I don't miss the snails. I used to pay the kids in the neighborhood a penny a snail. They made out like bandits, but they barely made a dent in the snail population.

@Deep_Freeze Жыл бұрын

Wow. Just threw marigolds under the bus huh? This was a lot of great information and I appreciate you introducing me to some new natural solutions to garden pests. I hate you had that experience with marigolds because here in the southern central US, marigolds are a godsend. Horned worm, (some)ants, aphids, stink bugs, mosquitos...almost nothing is coming near those things. I never had a problem with them self-seeding but they do have a tendency to grow quite large and compete for sunlight from shorter plants.

@mikex2955 Жыл бұрын

I'm with you on the marigolds. The issue we had in my area(WI) wasn't them bringing in cabbage moths. It was they attracted earwigs. We eventually set out traps(olive oil and soy sauce), and each morning we checked, there were around 25-50 in each trap.

@jeannenation5698 11 ай бұрын

I have had earwigs eat all of the marigolds down to nothing! How do you set up each trap ?

@jo-annjewett198 Жыл бұрын

I planted marigolds, onions, nasturtiums, sunflowers and borage. I have not had the usual pests like horn worms or squash vine borers. However I have had an infestation of pill bugs ugh. So far the Sloggo and DE have stopped them eating my green beans and strawberries. I read that worm castings repel insects and I added it to all my raised beds and and have never had so few bad bugs.

@joanies6778 2 ай бұрын

Last year, I had my brassicas covered with fine netting so the cabbage moths could not get inside. I noticed that they flew around my nasturtiums, instead, but they did not lay eggs on it. Both the leaves and flowers are edible. I have only planted borage once, and last year, they were prolific. The bees love the borage flowers, so I am ok with that. I trim off the segments getting ready to go to seed and more stems with buds appear all season. Both the flowers and the leaves are edible, too. I have planted marigolds once, also, and yes, they do self seed. While I have not noticed pest issues with them, they do provide a source of food for butterflies and bees in the fall after all other flowers have died off, even after frosts. They are the last to go in my garden.

@chrisking9424 2 ай бұрын

Great video! But please don't recommend to people to use insecticides. The short term benefits don't outlast the damage you do to the microbes, fungi, earthworms just to name a few.

@peterdallman4550 3 ай бұрын

These are great ideas. I use companion plants AND add neem Seed meal to my soil mix (I’m a living soil gardener) since using neem seed meal and companion plants I’ve literally had zero pest or mold issues.

@Beth-77 3 ай бұрын

Where do you get that? Ive heard of neem oil but not neem seed meal!

@peterdallman4550 3 ай бұрын

@@Beth-77 Down To Earth sells it. I’m sure there are others, but that’s who I’ve seen that sells it. I buy mine from a large organic farmer that buys in bulk.

@manifoldgrapes124 Ай бұрын

I bought Neem Oil at Walmart.

@denisemorrison6331 Жыл бұрын

FINALLY! Someone in my area with awesome wisdom. I’m so grateful to have found you ❤ I’m in ENC. I will definitely be sharing your information with all of my neighbors and friends!

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you found me! I appreciate you watching.

@denisemorrison6331 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener I just purchased one of your stickers. I’ll be putting it on my greenhouse to remind me to share. Living in a military town, new people come to the area and buy plants from me. I’m a backyard gardener with just a few plants for sale, but you answer many questions that people have. Thanks again!

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

@@denisemorrison6331 thank you so much! I really appreciate that!

@beckymartinez9926 9 ай бұрын

I buy a bunch of green onions from the grocery store and plant them all through the garden just for pest control.

@nannykat1057 Жыл бұрын

As a lifelong gardener....I LOVE your videos!! You have such a wealth of great information, and your knowledge of gardening is amazing. Blessings and a BIG thank you from Texas. 🤠 p.s. - I also am not a fan of marigolds.

@brianmoore4299 Жыл бұрын

I grow every vegetable i can. Ive always grown marigolds and nasturtiums and sunflowers along with my vegetables. The only pest problem I've ever had is that damn white moth with the black dots on its wing. But a little BT spray and their babies never get too large. I spray every two weeks during the season.

@1blondidea Жыл бұрын

@Brian Moore, what is BT spray that you use every 2 weeks? TIA for responding vack.

@brianmoore4299 Жыл бұрын

@@1blondidea BT is short for bacillus thuringiensis. This is a soil born bacteria that is organic and safe for your plants and you. It is used as an insecticide for many pest insects. You spray your plants, the caterpillar looking cabbage moth larvae that eat your plant leaves get the bacteria in their stomach and it kills them basically by exploding their stomachs. So all the different leaf eating buggers that look like caterpillars die from this. Even the ones that eat your corn. It's quite effective. I would encourage you to educate yourself and read about this and use it correctly. No use killing beneficials in your garden. The more you know the more wisely you can use this. It is quite safe though. Hope this helped you. There is a lot of info on this topic.

@drea4195 Жыл бұрын

African Marigolds are probably the wrong marigolds. You'll want the pot marigolds, aka Calaendulas. They are also considered a beneficial herb with medicinal uses. Calenduias are what all that garden advice is referring to when they say to plant marigolds with tomatoes.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

It's possible. That being said, a strategy may be to plant those marigolds outside my garden around the sunflowers as a distraction crop.

@marthachisnell3346 Жыл бұрын

To protect cabbage I use netting and wrap it around the head...NO problem with moths getting in! I used it on cauliflower too.

@Cobbmtngirl 8 ай бұрын

My biggest pest challenge here in Northern California is the tomato hornworm. This year I only found 2 so far, by this time last year it was at 15. I did three things different this year. I planted basil amongst the tomatoes to disguise the smell. I planted sunflowers amongst the tomatoes to draw birds. And lastly I planted alyssum as it draws predatory wasps that prey apparently lay their eggs on the hornworms. Although if you had such troubles with marigolds you may not want to deal with alyssum, lol. I believe the combination of the above is what is working for me. Happy gardening!

@SageRosemaryTime 4 ай бұрын

With the Marigolds - It's the French Marigold that kills unwanted microbes in the soil , The best use is to use them in soil under cover where they won't be able to draw other pests . Soil that has had French Marigolds grown in it will not have the Microbes grow in it for up to a year.later.Hope that helps . . .

@kimkennedy2041 Жыл бұрын

I was not expecting the do not plant....I said *in a high-pitched voice* WHAT?!?! when you said marigolds. Thank you for the helpful info!

@grahamhawes7089 Жыл бұрын

I live in a pretty low peer pressure area, but after a few years of growing cucurbits, the squash bugs have gotten absolutely out of control. Starting in June it is all-out war with daily soap sprays. I’ll try out nasturtiums - and also give most of the cucurbits a break this year.

@sharenmesler3461 10 ай бұрын

Grow eureka and county fair cucumbers!

@bettychristopher1522 10 ай бұрын

P p I

@cherianncarlsonewing5459 Ай бұрын

I consider the marigold an essential in my garden as a garnish and salad green/herb. The leaves are delicious in salads and on sandwiches, and the flowers are a beautiful edible garnish on salads and soups! Another herb/ greens which grows easily (found in fields growing wild) is mustard weed. The leaves are tasty on sandwiches and cut small in salads or garnishing soups, or boiled like spinach. The blossoms are a wonderful garnish on salads and in soups, or a few atop slices of hard boiled egg and sauce on your boiled greens.

@russramos4667 9 ай бұрын

I live in KCMO. Leaf miners didn't attack my plants until August 23/24 during record hot days! Ugh!

@valoriegriego5212 Жыл бұрын

Good day, MG and Dale!👋 I grow all those plants except for the Daisy. I use the marigold for tea. My Mom-in-law has arthritis and the tea helps with inflammation. They don't get to go to seed in my garden.😃 Thanks for the advice on how to use these plants better.😃 Oh, when the bad bugs get attracted to my sunflowers, I spray them with soapy water...killing the adults and babies. I pretty much get rid of them this way...during my growing season.👩🏾‍🌾 Hey to cute Dale!👋🐕

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

That's what I do with the sunflowers, too. The dying back sunflowers no longer attract bees, so you can spray them pretty liberally. Once that time of the year comes, I'll probably make a video on targeted approaches like that. Dale says hello!

@mariap.894 Жыл бұрын

Valorie Griego@ Sorry to intrude but would you mind sharing your Marigold Tea recipe? I'm suffering from an Arthritis flare up and I'd would really appreciate to give it a try. Thanks in advance 🙏😊🌻

@mariadeal8649 Жыл бұрын

Yes we would love info on arthritis tea please.

@mariap.894 Жыл бұрын

@@mariadeal8649 I'm not sure if we'll ever get a response but I researched about making an infusion of strawberry leaves could help. I was so desperate that I started it this morning. I'd share the video but You Tube won't allow it💔

@mariap.894 Жыл бұрын

So, if you'd like to try it it's only 2 young strawberry leaves in 1 cup of hot water. Do not use dry leaves, it can be harmful. Or you can do your own Google research and see if you'd like to try. Hope this helps and sending to all who suffer with arthritis good wishes and a speedy recovery💜🤗🍓🌻

@kedeglow2743 Жыл бұрын

I've always used marigolds in our garden (along with many other flowers) and never had any problem with them. I will say one negative thing about them though; if you get a Blister Beetle infestation in your garden, those horrible bugs do like to hide in Marigolds. Once I thought I had gotten rid of them (after they took EVERY SINGLE TOMATO PLANT I HAD!), only to trip over a marigold and have hoards of them running out from under it in every direction!

@lauram.511 Жыл бұрын

would you share what zone you live in. I live in Zone 5 & was getting ready to plant a lot of Marigolds in my garden!!!

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

The problem seems to be regional. It looks like folks in warmer climates are agreeing with my struggles. Numerous commenters from California are saying the marigolds did to them what they did to me, oddly enough. But, if you've had success, keep doing what you're doing. If something isn't broken, don't try and fix it.

@carolgibson-wilson4354 Жыл бұрын

They also attract white flies

@lauram.511 Жыл бұрын

@@carolgibson-wilson4354 Thank you for sharing this info!

@user-jn9rj7hm6u Ай бұрын

we consume borage (= a regional dish): stems & later on leaves boiled in (lightly salted) water, then stired or fried.

@alexearnest9912 Ай бұрын

I've heard that marigold attract spider mites. They do self seed too. I'm pulling them up this year. I have been happy with Cosmos, Zinnia, Petunias, Sweet Alyssum, and Nasturtiums. Aphids and Spider Mites are my nemesis.

@Oiiiwhatswrongg Жыл бұрын

I grow as many flowers as I can, lots of mammoth sunflowers, native flowers, marigolds seemed to help everything in the garden pretty well too

@janettobia3793 Жыл бұрын

Upstate NY here and I planted borage several years ago and it still reseeds wherever it wants. I leave it in some areas and pull it out where it is unwanted. I read once in a permaculture thread that the leaves act as a compost accelerator and I also use them as a natural mulch.

@maryasdoss9234 Жыл бұрын

THAT’s interesting I had never heard of Borage being a compost accelerator. NEAT!

@rootsrocksfeathers1975 Ай бұрын

Your experience with marigolds is opposite to mine. I am however, in the N. GA mountains at 2000 ft elevation. I had mounds and mounds of them. Last garden season, we saw only one Japanese beetle and zero bean beetles however, both have infested my mountain property/garden every summer for years in spite of having sunflowers and borage planted. I seed save a mix of marigolds, calendular, cosmos and zinnias every year, plant millions of them around the gardens. I bet your experience, as you said, is the difference in location. I see dragonflies in my garden every year, love them. Good video! ~Cynthia

@jamam01 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very the valuable info. I'm a new gardener, your neighbor here in Bolivia NC. this is my first year gardening and your videos are helping a ton to learn a lot about backyard gardening. keep em coming sir!

@nolagirl7082 Жыл бұрын

I live in the south and the 4 big pests for me that have always been problematic and continue to be are Aphids, tobacco worms/bud worms, mealy bugs and spider mites. The budworms have already taken over my garden before I could apply my first round of BT, so I’m already behind this summer🤦🏽‍♀️

@toxicmale2264 Жыл бұрын

I think I have to agree on the marigolds. While they seemed to protect my tomatoes, I did have a remarkable amount of cabbage white butterflies regularly laying eggs on my brassicas.

@darylandcat Ай бұрын

I grow marigolds and red clover for my guinea pig. Last year was the first year I grew the marigolds, and I had no problems.

@PhillipJermakian 2 сағат бұрын

White cabbage moths are territorial and see pretty far, you can cut decoys from plastic divider cards in the shape of white cabbage moths and put them next to each plant. Worked great here last year. They won't lay eggs where they think another moth is laying eggs. There are so youtube tutorials for it somewhere.

@retrotek0409 Жыл бұрын

I've found that the variety of marigold used matters. Some are better at repelling mosquitos than others. The climate of your area determines the type of pests & a plants affect. If you find a flower to be a pest magnet, plant it away from your garden instead of eliminating it use. I pick the pests off of the trap crops & kill them so they can't reproduce. Being able to identify the young, larval pests helps eliminate them early

@secondchancehomestead Жыл бұрын

Correct and good suggestions 😊❤

@DovidM Жыл бұрын

Breeders have been told that many buyers object to a strong marigold scent, so they have selected for marigolds that don’t smell as strongly. The species marigolds like Tagetes lemmoni have a great scent, and repel mosquitos in their immediate area.

@lisacole1770 Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear Marigolds gave you a problem, I have them growing with Nasturtiums and have not had to use any pesticides again

@lori900 Ай бұрын

I'm in the SE and I just planted Marigolds for the first time in and around all of my tomato plants. Guess what I'm doing Saturday......Well I will put those in a couple of pots and move them elsewhere AND replant my sunflower seedlings on the OUTSIDE of my fenced in garden. LOL! Thank you for this. Timing to watch is impeccable.

@farmgirl3501 2 ай бұрын

I planted African marigolds last year throughout my tomatoes. It was wonderful. I did not have any tomato worms till the end of the season when they were the tallest.

@brendabadih8855 Жыл бұрын

Hi gardener. East Texas was grasshopper central. But concentrated on tall weeds allowed to grow outside. I hunted them almost to extinction at night. Just something I enjoyed. Big guys too. Fed them to my chickens. In Missouri it was squash bugs, flea beetles and cuc beetles. I started raising baby turkeys in a secure pen inside garden. The last 2 yrs were fantastic. A little turkey will peck at anything, spit it out dead. Very accurate aim even on the tiny flea beetle. By the middle of August turkeys out of garden and sept cool down almost arrived. Id still be using same system if in Mo. Now in subtropical Houston and developing alternative strategies for predators. Boots on gardener. Thanks for the healthy garden advice. B

@Deepdown___ Жыл бұрын

im in Houston. None of his tips work. Armyworms, ants, and aphids are my big problems. Nasturtiums have done nothing for me (except be pretty and bring me joy). Marigolds are neutral. they do nothing. Chives and alliums do basically nothing, the pests avoid them, but I found aphids on garlic and stuff like that before, and they don't care. Get you some organza bags. cover your fruiting plants. That will really help. I have no advice, I haven't found interplanting plants to work at all. AT ALL. They still come, they just avoid the plants they don't like. Ive had to resort to DE and other methods before. The best Advice I have is to space your plants correctly so you can control infestations WHEN they happen :) IDK who came up with these pest deterrent ideas, maybe people in the north/east coast, but Trap crops and things like that have never worked for me. The Houston subtropical bugs are a different breed; they don't freaking care. Or maybe I'm an idiot idk

@Beth-77 3 ай бұрын

Is there a good “backyard” gardening channel based in east/NE/SE Texas area?

@anapantz Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one who has had a terrible experience with marigolds in Southern California. Last year was my first time trying to grow an edible garden, and every channel said to interplant marigolds to repel pests. So that's what I did, and within a couple of days, the marigolds were completely eaten by pests. LOL!!! I tried it twice with the same results. This year I just got done planting less than a week ago (last week of April), and already the marigolds by the veggies have no leaves at all. So I would say it was not an anomaly, so I guess I'll be pulling them out... and I'm with you on this one... never again will I put marigolds in a veggies garden. Thanks for all of your great info!

@hollyf1380 Жыл бұрын

Marigolds are considered "trap plants" they attract the bugs to them thereby avoiding your main crop from being eaten.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, a lot of the advice out there is regurgitated over and over without actually trying. It's just as important to focus on the insects these flowers attract, because if the insects they attract are worse than those they repel, it won't end well 😂 I want to believe I could have a pest-free garden by planting a few flowers, but it isn't going to happen. The good news is, some of these plants can help in some way, and when paired with a good spraying routine, you can really limit bad bug populations.

@idahofmegal821 Жыл бұрын

It might be, you leave the marigolds. The bugs eat the marigolds instead of the vegetable plants.

@robertschmidt9296 Жыл бұрын

@@idahofmegal821 that's what I was thinking.

@MK-ti2oo Жыл бұрын

I'd say you had success then, that's a sacrificial plant so it may not repel pests but draws them to the marigolds so they eat those instead of your kale, tomatoes etc. If your crops were fine and the marigolds were eaten, I'd call that a success.

@julieclark9173 2 ай бұрын

I have't tried this yet, but recently learned from Laura at Garden Answers, to plant Calendula to attract the aphids away from roses or whatever else they like. I'm going to get some soon! Thanks for this great info.

@moniquemonicat 4 күн бұрын

Here's the flowers: Peredovik sunflower, Borage plants, Nasturtium, Pyrethrum Daisy. Here in Arizona we also use Marigolds to prevent insects. OMG! I see you have another video "How to Attract Dragonflies for a Mosquito FREE Yard" wow! more good advice! Love your channel!

@Ma1ingo Жыл бұрын

My biggest problem here in MI was hornworms. Last year I interplanted marigolds with my tomatoes and only had 1 worm - which was on a tomato plant at the other side of the garden from the marigolds. My brassicas are interplanted with borage and still had issues so this year they're all netted

@cfoster6804 Жыл бұрын

Good to know. I'm in MI too. I need to find something for my brassicas.

@christian5707 Жыл бұрын

I’m in California and every year I battle the green horn worm. I’ve tried basil and marigolds with no luck… those suckers will annihilate a tomato plant over night!

@DovidM Жыл бұрын

Netting works better than interplanting.

@bluewolf4915 Жыл бұрын

You could try planting bunching or spring onions. they can be direct seeded in clumps any time of the year.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

When I harvest my onions, I intend to replace them with a blend of bunching onions and leeks, since they will grow here 365 days a year.

@tiffanyvanlengen4393 2 ай бұрын

I needed this!!

@naturalbeauty637 Ай бұрын

I have tons of marigold seeds I haven't planted. I'm gonna plant them somewhere else. Thanks for that tip.

@johnnieblackburn3182 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you said that about marigolds. My sister plants tons of them every year and her vegetables around them, are attacked by tons of pests. I don't have them around my vegetables and had very little problems.

@paulettemayfield8171 Жыл бұрын

As usual, you bring great advice to us gardeners! Thanks!

@AjArpopP52 9 ай бұрын

Great video. I took notes for next year. An interesting thing happen to me. Long story short, last year that white cabbage moth destroyed my kale plant. I was gifted a seed package of spring onions so I had a rectangle clap pot so I wanted to see how O would do planting the onions. The pot is sitting next to my Kale plant. Low & behold that cabbage moth flys around but stays completely away from my Kale plant. I am super excited about that. My Kale plant is thriving and that moth is out there but does not come by my Kale!

@ByDesign333 Ай бұрын

Whew! I scarcely dodged the marigold bullet! Thanks 👍

@PlantObsessed Жыл бұрын

Great video. One of the best pairing and anti pairing discussions. Thanks 👍🏼

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The anti-pairing discussion is just as important, and a lot of people skip over that and only focus on the positives. It's just as important to realize the insects the flowers attract as those they repel.

@JennySimon206 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. You do the best pest videos.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad they’re helpful. I have insane pest pressure here, so you have to learn things to survive 😆

@bluekatgal7300 Ай бұрын

Roadrunner birds love tomato worms, and other insects as well as mice. We have many in our neighborhood and the frequent our yard and strip the worms off. 😊

@glendapeltier Ай бұрын

As I put away the last haul from the grocery store and wonder where it will go, I consider slowing down. Then I listen to you and know that is not possible. Working now on paying down my credit card debt that I have. Not from vacations but from a trip I needed to take to see my 93 yesr old mother who lives 3000 miles away.