BT Spray

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4 жыл бұрын

We were noticing caterpillar poop and chewed up tomato leaves in our tomato alley. So we had to pull out the BT spray (Bacillus Thuringiensis) to stop the life cycle of the caterpillar culprit.
BT targets most caterpillars. BT is a bacteria virus that erupts and stops the life cycle of the caterpillar. The caterpillar must eat some of the sprayed plants leaves for this to happen. You want to make sure you have good spray coverage on both sides of the leaves and to spray during the evening so you DO NOT harm beneficial insects.
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@AJsGreenThumbLLC Ай бұрын

Excellent demonstration of using Bt Sidney! Thanks so much💪🏾

@TheNakidGardeners Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@lvp6905 4 жыл бұрын

Sidney, thanks for the information you provide in these videos! I love your channel. Keep'm coming, please.

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Im glad you enjoy the content. Thanks for stopping by and watching

@louisianagardeningguru5824 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Keep up the good gardening work.🌻

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you for your feedback and watching. Stay blessed.

@TeamBensonHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Your tomatoes plants look so green. I like that lil sprayer you got there

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

They love that area with clay soil. Clay soil gets a bad rap but it has so many nutrients in it

@Strictlyfishin76 4 жыл бұрын

Great video y’all!!!

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you for your feedback and watching. Stay blessed.

@ourselfreliantlife 4 жыл бұрын

Take 2!🤣 Great tips Sidney!👍

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Lol I don't know how many takes we do most times. There are a lot of bloppers some funny some frustrating lol thanks for stopping by

@HomesteadByBigfoot 4 жыл бұрын

Nice tips on using BT I have used BT and Neem oil only the rest I used insects. Great video.

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. Now we got a routine so we decrease the chance of an invasive. Lol thanks for stopping by and watching

@bearfruitgardening6908 4 жыл бұрын

BT works for me. Thank you for sharing.

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

You are quite welcome. Thanks for stopping by and watching

@Theb3stisbaq 22 күн бұрын

Hey I'm here from Washington!

@TheNakidGardeners 22 күн бұрын

@@Theb3stisbaq welcome. Thanks for stopping by

@MelanietheModerator0525 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information.

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for atopping by and watching

@EssayonsFG 4 жыл бұрын

Good info Sidney. We use Bt on web worms mostly in our mulberry trees but even had them on a pecan tree this year which I thought was unusual. Rob

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Man yall have just about everything growing out there. Didnt know web worms attack those type of trees. Good to know. Thanks for watching. Stay blessed

@EssayonsFG 4 жыл бұрын

The Naked Gardener neither did we before this year, Sidney. The more we grow, the more we are learning. Take care, Rob

@cait1333 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I just found your videos and I'm gonna go binge watch them all. Very helpful and informative 💗

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for stopping by and watching them. Is this your first year gardening?

@cait1333 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners I'm on my 3rd year but still definitely a newbie :)

@jasonclayton936 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners will bt spray wash off in the rain.

@TheNakidGardeners 3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonclayton936 yes it will wash off during the rain so you will have to reapply another application

@jasonclayton936 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners thank you I have squash vine bore eggs on my squash plants. I will be applying it on them every night. I have 32 squash plants.

@GardeningwithLadyCheryl 4 жыл бұрын

Good information. I use BT also. The black light works. It will illuminate those worms at night. I enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing.

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

We ordered one and came the next day after we uploaded the video. Now we check weekly and spray weekly. Thanks for sharing. stay blessed

@HomeInTheSticks 4 жыл бұрын

Good info sir, BT is some good stuff for sure!!! Dan

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

It sure is. Came in handy a lot last year during the fall. Im sure it will again soon. Thanks for stopping by and watching

@bry8tiyze 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for confirming my idea to use a little soap with the BT! Especially on the brassica family, the leaves are so slick the spray droplets just roll right off!

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it a great cheap surfactant to use on the plants when spraying for pest. Are you currently growing brassicas now?

@evanroy9425 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners Wont the soap kill the bacteria in the BTK though?

@TheNakidGardeners 3 жыл бұрын

@@evanroy9425 no sir. The soap acts as a surfactant.

@evanroy9425 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners Ended up doing the same thing this eve, added peppermint for a real purdy scent though, hahha.

@evanroy9425 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nakid, good fun sir...

@angelasbusybeesgardenandho4627 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I am going to get that BT, especially if it kills horn worms and hopefully squash bugs.

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Im not sure with squash bugs. There is a powder you can get to stop the life cycle of those

@lostpony4885 Ай бұрын

Its cabbage worms for me, the extra being spore toxin so maybe will help with rust leaf curl botrytis i dunno i am getting some BT today.

@lostpony4885 Ай бұрын

Also a mystery fungus on my greenhouse-overwintered tomatoes that could be a pm. BT help me

@unitedwestand5100 4 жыл бұрын

Good job! No mercy for the pests...

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Haha got to stay up on the schedule

@lostpony4885 Ай бұрын

Hey i use those cheap 12." pavers everywhere too they are great

@TheNakidGardeners Ай бұрын

That Definitely come in handy

@LIFEEVERYTHINGUNDERTHESUN20 3 жыл бұрын

NEW TO YOUR CHANNLE LOVE THE INFO

@TheNakidGardeners 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you made it through to us. Are you growing anything right now? Stay blessed!

@ReapWhatYouSeauxLeJeune 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I’m going to inject the stalk of my squash plants with BT next spring .... my squash didn’t do go at all cause of cut worms....

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Cut worms are the soil devil. They got a hold of some of our sprouting okra and pepper plants. Hopefully we will have a good winter to kill off all of the soil bugs so there wont be as many next year. Thanks for watching and stay blessed.

@growmiezhomiez8760 4 жыл бұрын

Reap What You Seaux you can inject bt into your plants stalks? Do you think I could this with cannabis?

@RodeoCowgirl-55 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners we had below 1 degree for long time in texas this winter and I still see those bugs in my garden. Hate those bugs as they all over my garden

@TheNakidGardeners 3 жыл бұрын

@@RodeoCowgirl-55 those bugs are the worse aren't they?

@RodeoCowgirl-55 3 жыл бұрын

I thought hard freeze over period of time will kill all bugs. I don't believe it anymore as we really had bad hard freeze weather this year broke a record here in texas never been that cold and it seems like the bugs survived.

@Jamescityboygardening Жыл бұрын

I want to let you know, no one has ever mention usi g a blacklight flashlight to see the little green monsters. Thanks for that til.👍👍

@TheNakidGardeners Жыл бұрын

They really glow using it, so much easier to spot!

@Jamescityboygardening Жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners Again thanks be safe

@parcgeuzeiabderrazak9244 4 жыл бұрын

hello. The development of pests and mites strains, an effect on efficacy BT Or what do you think?

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. What plants are they attacking? Maybe you might need to use another solution I can give you.

@charmed2284 3 жыл бұрын

Can you put this on plants with edible leaves like cabbage and collards? I know you of course wash after harvest, but wanted to be sure. And does it work for slugs? I finally saw its the slugs that are eating my collard and kohlrabi leaves. Slugs were eating my strawberries earlier this year. I put straw around them and that helped but now they are eating my brassicae plants

@TheNakidGardeners 3 жыл бұрын

This is the main spray we use during the fall due to the bugs that attack our brassicas. We spray them once a month to keep cabbage loopers, cabbage moths, and caterpillars from eating our collards and other crops

@erich3412 3 жыл бұрын

can you list the name of the spray bottle with pump on top? Do you have a link (via Home Depot, or Amazon, etc.) Thanks

@TheNakidGardeners 3 жыл бұрын

No problem! 😊 www.amazon.com/dp/B07VLWCG3N/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_X2HF7XZE9S5MGZ1E8B7G?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

@DannyTillotson 4 жыл бұрын

Just wondering if the dish soap you mix with the BT actually kills the bacteria (bacillus thuringiensis) that you're wanting and only leaves the dish soap to kill the caterpillars on its own?

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

The dish soap is just used as a surfactant to help coat the leaves. It does not harm of the BT. We have been using this for two years now. We are getting great results from it. What do you use as a surfactant for the BT? Have you been seeing results?

@DannyTillotson 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners I use it in the soil so there's no need for me to use any surfactant. But I'm 99% sure that dish soap kills bacteria that's the whole purpose of why they make it, and BT is indeed a bacteria. A bacteria we want to use to kill the larvae as its harmful for them but safe for us! I'm sure you're killing the BT but the dish soap you are using is what is giving you great results as that also kills insects. Anyway keep up what you are doing bro. Anything that works right? 🙏

@ram33309 Жыл бұрын

Avoid hard, or alkaline (pH over 7.0), water when diluting Bt for spraying. It reduces its effectiveness. If you add insecticidal soap as a sticker, add it to the Bt mix at the last minute. Because it tends to be alkaline, it may reduce the effectiveness of the Bt.

@JC-mx1mk Жыл бұрын

How often should you use it?

@TheNakidGardeners Жыл бұрын

When I see catapillars, we use them every day for the first 7-10 days. Then, once a day for 3-4 weeks or until there are no more pest issues

@coastncontainergardening9120 4 жыл бұрын

Does this work for ants on my pepper plants?

@TheNakidGardeners 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be concern with ants on the pepper planta unless there are aphids. Use cinnamon and sprinkle it on your plants if you are. There is a video i did on controling ants. Check out our playlist on pest control

@williamlouden6164 2 жыл бұрын

Is it okay to use olive oil with the BT to make it stick to the leaves

@TheNakidGardeners 2 жыл бұрын

Olive oil would not help the BT cover the leaves. Plus it would be as heavy as the BT. The surfactant would be lighter to help spread the three components of the oil, water and solvent.

@williamlouden6164 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners thanks for the info

@amateurastronaut5006 2 жыл бұрын

How do you get the liquid spray to stick to the leaves? Every time I try it just beads up and rolls up.

@TheNakidGardeners 2 жыл бұрын

Are you putting a surfactant with your BT? Might have to increase thr amount if so. Then shake in between each plant.

@amateurastronaut5006 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners what is a surfactant?

@TheNakidGardeners 2 жыл бұрын

@@amateurastronaut5006 a surfactant is something that will blend the two unlike ingredients together. So dish soap will help spread the BT/cold pressed neem oil solvents mixed with the water evenly.

@amateurastronaut5006 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakidGardeners thanks. I tried some fragrance and dye free Palmolive today mixed in. Works pretty good. I figured it would decrease the surface tension of the water and make it spread well.

@TheNakidGardeners 2 жыл бұрын

@@amateurastronaut5006 there you go!