Natural Pest Control: Caterpillars, Aphids, Cabbageworms, Root Fly, Pigeons

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2 жыл бұрын

Caterpillars carnaged your cabbages? Pigeons nibbled your veggie plot? Then you're yet another victim of a brassica massacre! There's nothing worse than the sinking feeling you get when you go out to your precious garden only to discover that pesky pigeons and creepy crawlies have eaten your dinner before you even had a chance to harvest it. We hear your cry for help! Never fear, Ben is here with his top tips for natural pest control.
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@harryshouse007 2 жыл бұрын

Ben simply and brilliantly explains all you need to know. I'm a 60 + year old rookie veg gardener, and thoroughly enjoy Ben's short no waffle posts. A big thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@andersonomo597 2 жыл бұрын

Same here- another big thumbs up for the "no waffle" presentation and an additional one for the puns and wit!

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much guys, it's thoroughly appreciated. :-)

@anneonimus7204 2 жыл бұрын

Ditto 😀

@anneonimus7204 2 жыл бұрын

Ditto!

@patapatasel 2 жыл бұрын

Oh! - Ingenious that water pipe box contraption! Always thought these were expensive gardening center buys but it isn't! - Mind Blown!

@janined4875 Жыл бұрын

same. loved that idea. i have an insect net that i haven't used bc I didn't have anything to net it over. bamboo sticks I have, but it wouldn't work because it will rip it. the upside down bottle is such genius, i'm going to do that this year.

@harriettejensen479 2 жыл бұрын

For those of us with long growing seasons, growing brassica overwinter mitigates most of the pest damage from butterflies.

@John-gj9db 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great information Ben. I had a “brassica massacre “ of my own when the neighbours pet sheep “Jack” jumped the fence. Unfortunately he was smart enough to pull the netting off and munch the plants down to the ground!

@1ANRS 2 жыл бұрын

Not much you can do about sheep I suspect, sadly!

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

What a nuisance! Jack be nimble and quick!

@snuffoutrouge5109 Жыл бұрын

Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag? Or would the neighbour have worked out that you had lamb for dinner and his sheep disappeared on a serious note an electric fence would stop the sheep.

@just_norma7 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Ben. I’ve just started veggie gardening and I’m learning heaps from your channel 🙏🏻😊

@GrowVeg 9 ай бұрын

Super stuff - thanks for watching. :-)

@ironmaiden3751 4 ай бұрын

No matter how many videos I watch I just keep learning something new from Ben. Love the bamboo corners with water pipe bent over the top for a temporary poly tunnel, excellent as always.

@GrowVeg 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Happy gardening! :-)

@gagglesc5631 2 жыл бұрын

Gosh, I so look forward to watching your enthusiasm for your gardening Ben, and absolutely welcome your invaluable advice. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom ☺️

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome - thank you for watching!

@lyndaturner6686 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the timely reminder Ben , I planted my Brassicas yesterday then found the netting had a hole in it so onto Amazon to order more.👍

@marianreddy9848 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben, you are the best gardener on KZfaq in my opinion, so happy I have subscribed. You have given me hope, my brussel sprouts, cabbage and Cauliflower got massacred last year but this video has given me hope and I have sown some cabbages and Cauliflower.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear Marian. Hope you enjoy a great crop this time round, and thanks for subscribing.

@PatiMascarenhas Жыл бұрын

Best channel on gardening ever! Love your motivation and inspiration! Thank you❤

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Pati - really appreciate your support. :-)

@jillwright8196 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ben, you are always a ton of help!😊

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jill. :-)

@aquageraniablue6990 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben for the good advice. I really enjoy your channel and look forward to your new videos. Cheers.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching. :-)

@davidthescottishvegan 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Ben. Yes pests want their share of our vegetables. Good advice & tips how to deal with the pests.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

They usually get their share as well David!

@heidihofkamp666 2 жыл бұрын

I had a brassica massacre and I watched this way before. I've never had an issue before. I don't have pigeons I have lots of squirrels and rabbits. Every year one learns more and if you continue to ignore issues, you should not be gardening. Ty for your vids, one who feels like they know everything still learns. I'm in Wisconsin so my season is very short. Marigolds are also a great companion who deters pests. Ty again.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Heidi. Gardeners are always learning!

@reer5340 Жыл бұрын

this is a perfect example of an author that knows what he's doing. Right on cue, full of useful tips, onwards and upwards!...

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! :-)

@wrongwayconway 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the gauzy IKEA curtains and use those to cover my strawberry beds years ago. Recently I used bird netting and the darn birds land on the netting and peck at the strawberries. So it's back to using the gauzy curtains! And to keep birds from getting caught up in it I hang strips of tin foil and anything that rattles to warn them off.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Sounds like the gauzy curtains are just the ticket!

@sn232 Ай бұрын

Window sheers work great also! Good idea on the gauzy curtains!

@chiefredbird7315 2 жыл бұрын

I've lost all my broccoli and cauliflower in the last two months. When I pulled them up they had very little roots . Grubs!!! But after watching this video maybe it was the flies you where talking about. The stocks of the plants got very soft and then they died. I'll give the netting a go. Thanks for all you do. Fingers crossed on the new plants I just planted.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it sounds like cabbage root maggot/fly. Netting them should help.

@chiefredbird7315 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowVeg thank you

@Toodarnbad 2 жыл бұрын

Big thanks to this video Ben! So many of these pests have been progressively showing up on our farm in southern Ontario Canada… now have some resolutions for this upcoming week :)

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff - hope you manage to get the upper hand on them again.

@trishgreydanus7004 2 жыл бұрын

BT is available in Ontario and my experience with it has been fantastic for any kind of worm or caterpillar. Will be extra careful not to spray anything else.

@tennesseenana4838 2 жыл бұрын

I have most of my plants covered in Tulle! Birds get their feet caught in the bird netting, which is why it's used in some countries to capture them. Unfortunately, the birds can lose their legs or end up so trapped that they die in it.

@1ANRS 2 жыл бұрын

I agree and that's what I don't want either. I find if you go for the slightly better quality netting (the black one that Ben showed in the video), then that should minimise the problem over really cheap netting though.

@DanielleAndersongraphicArtist 2 жыл бұрын

I triex bird netting last year, not knowing this and a bird had its neck broke. I tossed it out. It was horrible.

@Vivienwestphal Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ben! I was on a "search and destroy" mission in my lupin flowers just yesterday 😂 it's my first year planting anything so I was shocked by how much the catapillars loved my flowers. Thank goodness, they didn't touch any of the veggies! Thank you so much for this video! Saving all the tips for the next year of gardening! ❤️❤️

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Glad your veggies are safe!

@mariadasilva8785 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ben! I love the water bottle tip. I am already using tule for some of my pots but I am holding it in place with clothes pins.

@johnbaxter189 2 жыл бұрын

War!!!!! Many don't know about true battles. Protect the garden!!!!

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@MaLuisa_Peinado_Vallejo. 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ben. Fantastic video.

@millitaylani7011 2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel so much generous info for home gardeners. Have learnt so much and thank you for giving so many alternatives.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear. Thank you for watching. :-)

@babyroot3479 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful information as always. Thank you!

@susank6267 2 жыл бұрын

Well done video! Lots of helpful advice! I always enjoy your videos. Thank you!

@TM-ho4ry 2 жыл бұрын

A Brassica-Massacre!? Amazing

@kurt2272 Жыл бұрын

Higgledy piggledy😂 love it. Getting pumped up for this upcoming growing season!

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Great stuff Kurt!

@kurt2272 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy watching keep us smiling !

@deirdretrotman2104 2 жыл бұрын

Great video yet again, thank you. I have to net literally everything in my garden until they start to flower. ! But it’s peace of mind!

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Peace of mind counts for a lot Deirdre.

@christianerardt3705 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice, thank you. Bird feeding also helps keeping the birds out off the greens. In wintertime birds sometimes nibble on my salads or other greens. Now i have no problems on the salads because of feeding them. 😊💚🌱🐞

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Smart move Christiane.

@snuffoutrouge5109 Жыл бұрын

I give my waste feed from my budgies to the wild birds being up to 15 ring neck doves and they have never eaten by plants.

@snuffoutrouge5109 Жыл бұрын

and they have never eaten my plants. and I forgot about the thirty sparrows that also eat the seed rather than my plants

@braden8155 2 жыл бұрын

Great ideas! Thank you for all your advice and knowledge behind your videos. This is truly helpful for myself who is a wannabe gardener.

@BM-hb2mr 2 жыл бұрын

If you grow one plant. You aren't a wannabe, you're doing it just fine GROW GROW GROW

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the whole process of growing - it's life affirming and fantastically good for you all round! :-)

@eleanorjpoindexter4299 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great suggestions! Happy gardening!😀😀😀😀😀😀

@creative_grassrootsgarden 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful advice, thanks for sharing! 💚🌱

@rebeccamcnutt5142 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion about using tulle as insect netting. I had worried about the cost and availability of the "real" stuff. Genius!

@alexkolt7441 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben! I look forward to your boost of positivity each week. I love brassicas - especially broccoli - but stopped trying to grow them because of the pests but also because I was never able to get the actual broccoli flower to grow. Maybe you can do a video on that someday! I’m in northern Virginia, USA so it might just be too hot here..

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

They do love it cool, so that may be the issue. Mine are just about to reach the point of harvest - they've grown so quickly. But it hasn't been too hot.

@dianeladico1769 2 жыл бұрын

Grow them as a fall crop. Take your average first frost date and count backwards using the days to harvest on the seed packet. Start them a week or two before the calculated and transplant them out when they're ready. Keep them covered with mesh but the bugs here in the US are not as aggressive later in the season. Don't worry about frost-a light kiss won't hurt them and will even sweeten them up. Good luck and happy gardening.

@partidaportet27 2 жыл бұрын

What pests are you getting? There is new science uncovering what pests cause problems and why. Most insect pressure is a sign of poor photosynthetic efficiency ergo poor health/ stress. Learning how BRIX can indicate the potential for insect pressure is worth investigating I feel. How to increase the BRIX levels of our plants is the skill that will help us avoid having to insert added materials, energy and inputs

@sappir26 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you. Looking forward to your next video. 👍

@Beltloop29 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tips. Thanks

@sjk7314 2 жыл бұрын

An excellent video! Love your fun playing with words. I am very familiar with brassica massacres, unfortunately.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

An all-too-familiar experience!

@melanielinkous8746 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben! I have some leftover netting from my Halloween costume. I'm going to use that on my Brassicas this season. 😊

@juliabentley1659 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, I recently bought a vegepod from the Chelsea Flower Show, which has a domed lid for maximum light, with some sort of mesh that nothing can get through. It's the medium vegepod and is a metre square with about 36 inches of growing space either way. As I had already planted my other vegetables I've sown some turnips, kohl rabi and cauliflower, although I will only be able to get 2 or 3 cauliflowers squeezed in. It also has a water reservoir below the soil so you can go on holiday for up to 2 weeks. I'll keep you posted on how I get on. This is so exciting!

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

That's really super to hear Julia. Very best of luck with it and keep me posted. :-)

@liamcoote6178 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Ben. Learned lots of new tips.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Liam. :-)

@priscillajoseph765 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant tips and advice, as ever Ben.👌

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Thanks Priscilla. :-)

@Cansan2904 2 жыл бұрын

So informative!!!

@yaneejitkaeo 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, thank you very much for your top tips 👍

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching Yanee. :-)

@deanatankersley6851 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this great knowledgeable tidbit.😊👌🌱🐛

@avermontlife 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your suggestions. Last year we tried tulle, as it was cheaper by the yard than netting. However, it is so flimsy, the squirrels and chipmunks tore right through it, and it often snagged, ending in a holey mess that had to be discarded. We try to avoid plastic here, so that was frustrating. By the end of the season, we simply went back to the thicker netting, though still plastic, will last a few more seasons. Rabbits can squeeze through a hole of 1" or more. For squirrels and chipmunks you need a full hooped enclosure or a box with 1/2" netting. We cut down branches and trim them to use as hoops instead of plastic or purchased materials. Most of your building materials can be gleaned from smaller trees in the woodlot, and round wood is your friend, lasts decades rather than bought lumber, which lasts a year or two.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Well done on doing so much to avoid plastic. I think any plastic in any covering you use is worth it if it helps you get more of a crop.

@Whistlewalk 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Ben.. You showed me a couple of options I hadn't thought of.

@GrowVeg 11 ай бұрын

So pleased the video was helpful. 😀

@albertawalters3731 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Ty!🧚‍♀️

@janetyoung2735 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben to help with the brassica massacre - we've got pigeon attack at the moment.

@Kitchenlabofficial 2 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful full greenery and fresh air

@Jardin-de-invierno 2 жыл бұрын

Always love the videos

@conniewojahn6445 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Encouraging and informative. Thank you.

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Thanks Connie.

@patriciamoalusi310 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you SIR for your information. 👋

@lonademaris Жыл бұрын

Great advice. Thanks much.

@armel369 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tips. Thank you

@cindythoms7246 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you!

@joyelias6975 Жыл бұрын

Netting is the best solution. It's quick, efficient, and instantly effective. Planting deterrent plants requires the time and resources for them to grow. Thank you for the vid.

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think with brassicas netting or insect mesh is much the easiest solution!

@jessicamasch7830 Жыл бұрын

These videos are like a Bible for me , thank you so much Ben for your wisdom and always great budget friendly tips !

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

So pleased you're finding them helpful Jessica. :-)

@daisy1441 2 жыл бұрын

Brassica family: member of the family of vegetables that includes broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, and turnups. Also called cruciferous vegetable.

@myrustygarden 2 жыл бұрын

We have been on a double edge sword here it’s been so wet and cold we barely have any cabbage whites about but the same cold and wet is stunting our growing season. But hubby built me a huge brassica house 😂😂. Peas and brassicas loving the cool wet. Thank you for sharing 🐝 safe

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

That's very kind of your hubby!

@donnawillaert326 Жыл бұрын

Last year I fought and lost to the cabbage moths/worms despite BT, neem oil, etc. My daughter & I used your brassica protection plan this fall 2022 with the bamboo canes, turned over plastic bottles to support fine insect netting.... and it's working splendidly!! Thank you, from Georgia, USA I took pics to post but I don't see how to post them.

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

So pleased you've had success with this Donna, that's great news!

@dollyperry3020 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect video And very timely!

@melanieallen8980 2 жыл бұрын

brassica massica explains it perfectly @!!I have never heard of garlic mustard in Australia..sounds nice!! great video!

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Melanie. :-)

@LINDAWATSONGARDEN 2 ай бұрын

Very informative video Ben thank you. You really are a know it all.🤣 Joking aside you do explain very well and know your stuff.

@zoq8384 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a novice gardener and planted brassicas first time in my new allotment. I think I’m already experiencing brassica massacre as all my brassicas been eaten by birds and a few left over leaves are ridden with pests 😞 But thank you very much for this very useful video. This will help me next time

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear of your loss. Such a shame! Next time you will have a fantastic crop hopefully.

@lolarubio8339 Жыл бұрын

Que bonitoooo! Me encanta como lo tiene de bien organizado,

@charlottescott7150 9 ай бұрын

Thank you

@bluestar.8938 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Ben : )

@amberkat8147 2 жыл бұрын

I liked this so much I shared it to Facebook.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful - thank you for sharing!

@raydel5732 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again

@psydon2646 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love this blows channel for his puns 😂 brassica massacre, gotta use that one 👍🏻

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

It's a good 'un!

@nigelmccomb8106 Жыл бұрын

Good advice 👍

@michaele1278 2 жыл бұрын

I'd leave seed/feed for the birds, but here in Canada the squirrels are just too smart to allow that to happen.

@carolinejackson9405 2 жыл бұрын

mix the seed with black pepper & chilli powder.

@michaele1278 2 жыл бұрын

@@carolinejackson9405 Haha......thats almost evil. Haha. I'll try it.

@redmoon383 2 жыл бұрын

Update on my tomato, it's growing strong and I even have the beginnings of a couple little ones. Super proud plant papa right now

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Great work!

@lindasands1433 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks 👍

@Zeverouis Жыл бұрын

Tip, make sure you garden on a garden complex. Your neighbour's will get the insects, you'll just have a couple aphids and mayhaps a dove or two.

@anthonykandes9683 Жыл бұрын

Net curtains, for the charity shop Job done,👌

@annakeiller2820 4 ай бұрын

Great ideas, thank you!

@mantisman760 2 жыл бұрын

Lots more mega tips. Thanks. X

@FaceEatingOwl 2 жыл бұрын

You are very good at what you do.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :-)

@alanlangburn9487 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff

@careyostrer6193 2 ай бұрын

Good idea about their use in the compost heap! I do collect the masses of snails we have and make sure I take them quite far away as I know tests have been done and they are able to return to the same spot if you just remove them to close by! Interesting to hear about the RHS trial of snail and slug barriers!

@Pausereflectandbreathe 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben! White and yellow butterfly caterpillars always feast on my brassicas. I will protect some of them this year and leave some for their dinner because my husband love butterflies. 😊❤️🙏

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a fair compromise.

@snuffoutrouge5109 Жыл бұрын

you could collect the caterpillars into a jar and then feed them and watch them turn into butterflies

@roxanadcortessoto6440 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea! I want to use right now just in case:)

@jamesalanstephensmith7930 Жыл бұрын

Like the bottles!

@tashasgran Жыл бұрын

Just a warning on barrier nets. Birds can get tangled in them.

@heliammusicchannel Жыл бұрын

Another huge nugget of valuable info Top man ! ( you should write a book😉) On (another) of piste but related matter... The slugs are getting a bit rowdy in my back garden 😂

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Have you seen our slug-busting video? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLCmiNqcq8DJf4E.html

@heliammusicchannel Жыл бұрын

@@GrowVeg if it’s the beer traps then yes..... there’s now a big slime trail to the local kebab house , I think they’ve gone! thank you

@WayToVibe 2 жыл бұрын

Hitting up fabric stores at the end of holidays is a great way to get deals on tulle by the yard. It's polyester, comes in all sorts of colors, and easy to work with. It can also be less than $1 a yard if you guy it on those post holiday sales. Makes great covers and barriers.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Smart move!

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@CoastalGardensNW 2 жыл бұрын

Great ben it's the dogs I struggle with here 😂😂

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Haha - yes indeed. Mine can dig uninvited occasionally!

@CoastalGardensNW 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowVeg I have 4 so it is quite the challenge 🙈

@ninjabrown8560 Жыл бұрын

great video thanks ben! definitely need to get some 5mm mesh netting by next year :)

@marlenemcmillan8891 2 жыл бұрын

Such good info

@ummammaryasir3913 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video! I learned so much! Alhamdulillaah. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that. Thanks for watching. :-)

@PaulAtreidesMuadDib 2 жыл бұрын

I was giving up on brassicas.... Thank you! Just purchased a bunch of Tulle for a song. Love the idea you can wash it and put it away

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff - so pleased you're going to give brassicas another go. :-)

@valoriegriego5212 2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Ben and cute little Rosie! 👋 Wow...great vid full of info that really helps us save our food. 👍 This year I purchased the insect mesh and put it over a PVC frame my husband made. Inside that cage...got the idea from y'all's fruit cages...I placed my 2 potted zucchini plants. This year the vine borer didn't take out my plants! I got to enjoy my zucchinies before we hit the 100s. I've got hoops with tulle all over the garden; yet, I still learned more from you today!😀 Occasionally I will use BT...that really helps save our food too! I'm looking forward to your tutorial on tomatoes...I can use it.

@tesstess3371 2 жыл бұрын

Did you have problems with fertilization? Did u hand pollinate the flowers? The borer has been awful in my garden

@valoriegriego5212 2 жыл бұрын

@@tesstess3371 I have no problems when I hand pollinate. Squash are super easy to hand pollinate. I was so desperate for zucchini...saw a fruit cage in a UK video and said I had to try it.🙂 It works. I plan to put collards and kales in containers in there too...keep the cabbage moth from laying eggs on my leaves.

@tesstess3371 2 жыл бұрын

@@valoriegriego5212 thanks, that will be my next try. I had squash growing in three places, all taken by the vine borer.

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Valorie, that's appreciated. Filming the tomatoes video today - should be a few useful tips in there I hope. :-)

@dianeladico1769 2 жыл бұрын

@@tesstess3371 That is one evil bug. I'm using mesh and Bt K this year. Just one word of caution-if you plant your squash in the same spot as before make sure the grubs haven't overwintered in the soil otherwise you're trapping them in. I think they only live in the top two inches so dig around and be sure. It would be awful for you to go to all that effort only to lose them.

@jongreen2713 2 жыл бұрын

What advice do you have for squash boarers? Or thoughts on the use of nematoades for pest control?

@irasemacalvillo6851 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos!!! Just what I needed, al the information to protect my brassicas. I started the seed about a month ago and they were all eaten by the worms😔. Now I'm ready!🤣

@brendablack1554 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos. So educational and friendly ❤. Can you do a late winter 🥶 garden starter? 😊

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Brenda, appreciate that. Look out for our video on New Year's Eve on getting started with a new garden. :-)

@francesbatycki404 2 жыл бұрын

You inspired me ages ago to try brassicas this year. Other than my Chinese napa cabbage bolting almost as soon as it was in the ground, things are looking okay. Starting small with two types of kale and some pac choi (if that’s a brassica) and hoping I got the flowers off the Chinese cabbage quickly enough. My year of experimenting in the garden. Thank you. Happy growing.

@mariap.894 2 жыл бұрын

FrancesB. Do you have a snail problem on your bok Choi? I lost mine to snails! 😡

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

A great start. Pak choi is indeed a brassica also. Hope everything grows well for you Frances.

@francesbatycki404 2 жыл бұрын

Marie P. - not yet. We do get snails and this year we’re getting way way way more rain than usual, so I suspect the battle will begin soon enough. 😐

@mariap.894 2 жыл бұрын

@@francesbatycki404 Same here, we have rain almost daily. I almost want to quit bc It's becoming a daily battle. It takes away all joy from the garden. Best of luck to you Franes🙏💖🍀

@francesbatycki404 2 жыл бұрын

Marie P. - but it’s so beautiful here, rain or no rain…. And it’s better than the fires! 🫠