Thanks for what you're doing! I hope this helps someone. I was getting killed by rats last year. They were getting into our pantry, workshop,barn steeling eggs from our chicken coop and in the garden. I watched KZfaq, tried homemade bucket traps, ordered fancy bucket traps, snap traps...etc. caught a few but didn't make a dent in the population. Then I came across a safe, homemade poison. Tried it in the pantry. It actually worked. After 3 days no rats in the pantry. I mixed up a bunch of the stuff and started putting it around our property. Within 3 days no rats, rat damage had stopped. I still keep the stuff around the property and we are doing great. Equal parts of sugar, flower or cornmeal, and Plaster of Paris. Dry mix, inside out of the weather I put it in shallow bowls. Outside I make a container from 2 inch PVC pipe with some 90° elbows so water can't get in but the rats can. Nothing glued, tape in a few places but the top piece is just pushed on so I can easily pull it off to add more of the mix. This stuff really works, safe if something else eats the dead rats it won't hurt them. The rats die a slow enough death that they go home to die. So no bad smell for the year I've been doing this. God bless KZfaq solutions! Thanks to KZfaq I was able to keep my old mower working at least 2 years longer.

I have been gardening for more than 50 years and have never found a video that was so simple to understand and very comprehensive. Thank you ever so much!

I’m on central coast CA. Pulled a potato bug today while putting a tomato in the ground. Took it directly to the chickens and watched with glee. It was gnarly. And I now have a favorite chicken

Came back to this to comment because I tried a natural solution and after just a couple weeks, it worked!! I told my kids (9 and 7) that I would give them a quarter for each ladybug they found and placed on a plant in the garden, and it worked! I’m so happy for the plants, and the kids made a couple bucks 😂

I have been gardening for 20 years and this is the first time i have heard about the black light on tomato worms! Love your segments! Keep them coming please! I like that you get right to the point too!

Rewatching again this yr as a reminder. Brian, you have completely changed the way I garden in the last 2 yrs! Cheers my friend

I am a first time gardener & am attempting to grow tomatoes & cucumbers from FL. I have watched my plants grow from seeds & do not want them to fail. Your videos are so helpful & simple to follow. Thank you!

Suggestion for Tomato Tuesday, maybe discuss verticillium and fusarium wilt and the importance of rotating beds every couple of seasons. Common diseases I've run in to over the years and can wreak havoc on tomatoes.

Not dark but real! And the knowledge is invaluable! Thanks so much!

Not a dark video, Brian....It's brilliant, covers alot and much appreciated.

Love these videos!! So helpful as I learn more and more about gardening. Always look forward to tomato Tuesdays. I planted basil around my tomato plants and so far seems to be working to keep pests at bay. I have about a dozen tomato plants that I started from the seeds in a tomato I bought at the grocery store and ate. Did it just for grins and giggles and was stunned that I now have plants loaded with tomatoes!

I shared this video to my sis and 2 friends, who are avid tomato growers in CA and Oregon! I'm an old Senior, who only planted fruit trees, roses, and flowers and orchids - no veges. Thks to you, maybe I'll plant tomatoes and other veges to replace my huge lawn! Love your informative video. U presented it so eloquently and to the point! TY!

Thank you so much! This is so helpful. You covered all the issues I have had as a new gardener. I love the bird bath idea

Wow, that was probably the best gardening video I’ve ever seen, and I’ve watched a ton of them. Thanks for the good work!!!

Thanks for all your 🍅 tomato growing tips to protect them from diseases and pests.

I am a master gardener but Brian you are a Master Tomato Gardener and so enjoyably informative. Love watching and leaning. Stay healthy you are loved my so many, Eduardo M.

Hi Bryan, when I bought my house in country, it was infested with mice and rats. tried traps, but expensive. wouldn't touch the bloody mess after each and after going through a lot, called pest control that uses poison traps spread around the property, toxic to humans and pets. worried the toxic washout after rains going into my well; told only remedy was a CAT, which i got. now no rodents, no snakes, rabbits, bugs, birds in house. An allergy test showed I was allergic to CATS. Never knew because he sleeps on my bed at night, close by, great companion, loves to accompany me to the garden(Catmint plant there)and best companion and friend. Never experience any allergies symptoms except occasional sneezing. He is well worth it.

Glad to hear you’re feeling better. I have bunnies. They’ve eaten all the leaves off my cantaloupe plants. I’ve netted them in the bed with my squashes, but very sad I only planted my group of 3.

This is exactly the video I need. I will definitely try this one. Well...I always follow your tips and if I have some issues on my garden, I will check back your channel and try to find a video in the past that talks about it. If there is none, I will be waiting for the livestream to ask questions. Thank you so much!!!

This was excellent. Been growing tomatoes for 18 years and these tips are priceless! I like the bacillus spay for the the caterpillars and cut worms

Thank you! I learned so much from this video. You hit a home run dissecting tomato plant issues that I am having. Again thank you.

Thank you! So happy I came across your channel!

One of the best videos on pest and disease I’ve seen, thanks.

I planted marigolds underneath my tomato plants as a cover crop this year and I was very surprised with the results. This was the first year without a single tomato worm. My neighbors tomato's was covered in worms just munching away. Next year ill take some pictures.

I am planting tomatoes with my grandson and this video really helped us keep them coming

LOVE your videos! Packed with great info. Congrats on 200k!

Love and appreciate your informative videos so much. Always look forward to them.

Love the videos Brian. I'm not a gardener but I watched one of your vids and I was inspired to give it a try. I actually woke today and said Yes! Tomato Tuesday. :-) Keep up the good work! Us newbs need all the help we can get.

I love tomato Tuesday. I hope you repeat tomato information from time to time! Like the aspirin trick.

Your program is really VERY helpful. Thanks!!!

Great info Brian. Made a note of all the sprays. Received my Neptune’s Harvest tomato & vegetable food yesterday. I have been catching rats because they are attracted to my chicken coops. I have used all sorts of traps. Found the best way to catch them is with a trap called a Ratinator. I bait it with chicken scratch. The traps are expensive but effective. Plus no snap traps to get your fingers in...not that I’ve ever done that. 😊🤣 One tip if you use a ratinator is to put a clip on the entry area before using the basin. Otherwise those smart rats will escape as you are carrying the trap to the basin.

Look forward to each & every video!

Congrats on 200K. I remember watching you 100K about a month ago. Amazing channel growth but no surprise because your videos and content are great. Keep up the good work and thank you for all of the tips.

Great info! Congrats on 200k subs!

by far the best info I have found so far, I also appreciate that there is not 5 minutes of monologue at the beginning...🙂 Really enjoy your channel and find it extremely helpful. I am a seasoned gardener and I appreciate your detailed explanations.

This will be my first time using pest control in my many years of gardening with dismal results. Thank you for this great guide. I'll write your solutions down. Hope your foot is getting better!

I’m learning a lot from you Brian .Thank you very much!!!

You are a good teacher! Thank you for the video.

Love your videos for tomato Tuesday keep them coming forever

Thanks for all the great information! God bless!

I'm looking forward to planting more varieties this year and having a bounty simply to enjoy, some for canning, and extra for sharing. Last year I had blossom end rot on my tomatoes early on and the leaf mold on my zuchinni at the end of the season. It's good to be armed in advance with knowledge on how to prevent these issues organically... and now I feel confident to have a slightly bigger garden that will be successful. It's very exciting for me! (Just waiting for frost date to pass, now.) These videos are so full of great info for new gardeners like myself, as well as experienced folks picking up new tips. Thank you for your dedication in sharing each Tomato Tuesday! Love the nod to Debbie Downer... hopefully she will stay in quarantine this year! 😂😂😂

I’m so jealous of your weather I live in Wny and it has been 30 degrees for about 4 days we broke records for the cold. I can’t wait to plant and am watching a bunch of your videos to get ready

Brian, I can't tell you how often I enjoy your videos! I love to watch them over and over..."this is a dark video!" hahahah! You make gardening so fun!

Great teacher I have learned so much. Thank you!

your garden looks fab!

I am a beginner gardner in Abruzzo Italy and always go to your videos for advice. Thank you

Thank you for the upload!

Wow! Awesome info. thank you!

This is a fantastic video. I am just about to start growing tomatoes and now I feel more prepared! Thank you!!!

Another great, informative video in the books! Well done, Brian! Well done. PS I saved this one for future reference.

You read my mind. I think about eating my own veggies all the time and it's such hard time to wait for them growing

Today I plucked 10 tomato horn worms from my yellow pear tomatoes. I am on a pond with gators so going out at night to search is out of the question. I have decided to start over in a different spot in my backyard garden. Thank you for the info/videos as I watch them over and over!!!

I've gotten all the fungal diseases and hornworms on my tomatoes. Thanks for the info! I'm sure it will help a lot.

Thank you for this video. I noticed small dark beetles on my tomato plants so I started googling tomato pests. I found your video and when you mentioned worm droppings, I went back outside armed with a magnifying glass and realized that those weren't beetles, rather poop. I could see that something was eating the outer stem. I couldn't find the worm (this plant does not have a lot of foliage, but it still wasn't visible). Thanks for your tip of checking for it at night, I came out armed with a flashlight and found a brown worm thingie.

So hood I listened twice already. God bless you

Thanks for this content!

I really like you explaining how to control pest! Rats is the one digging all my peppers roots! I’m learning so much on your video! Thank you!

You are almost to 200k subscribers....congratulations! Once again, I love how you get right to the point and save your viewers time. Was the baking soda recently added to the aspirin. I don't remember that from your other videos. Thank-you again for your gardening wisdom.

Thank you very much especially for the chilli spray - of course for garlic spray too 😊

Thanks again! I learn from about tomatos every Tuesday! Loving Tomato Tuesday! You rock!

This video helped me tremendously. Thankyou!!

Thanks for the great videos and the effort that you put into them. The best advice was about the black light. I went to the pet store and bought one sold for pet urine detection since I saw evidence of the hornworms but couldn't see them. I didn't want to wait for Amazon delivery so that is an option for those who may be impatient like I was. So far it has detected at least 5 critters before they did very much damage since I was able to find some small ones as well as a big one. I've never heard of this before so I am very thankful you mentioned it. Keep up the great work and thanks again for helping save my tomato plants!

Thank you! I took copious notes :)

Great video. I have saved it for future reference. My biggest pests are ring tail possums but I feed them in another part of the garden and this seems to help. Getting colder now in South Australia.

Thanks so much! We'll try some of these remedies! Blessings!

Thank you for the helpful video. So glad you are here to help.

Reference to non-coated aspirin for your aspirin/water solution: you can use coated aspirins if you add them to a pint of warm tap water, shake the closed container and let sit for about an hour. The aspirin powder will break through the coating skin and the skins will float to the top. Remove the skins with a spoon, then add this solution to the remainder of the one gallon of water.

I love your garden!! WOW

As always your content is excellent and your format & editing are stepping up as well. Thank you for your effort!

Very good. Keep them coming.

hello from Nevada your advices are so good thank you i am gardener for 4 years and this year is being very difficult for me with the tomatoes and peppers ,i think is the water and i do not have time for my garden like before is a long history but your videos give me the busst to go and take care more my garden,thank you for your videos...!!

Hi great video like your honesty about the bugs lol! I’m the same! Great to see your subscription numbers rise, no wonder your videos and presentation are great! Im looking forward to the next one! Take care ☘️☘️☘️☘️

Thank you I enjoyed the video I am learning so much

Another great tips. Congratulations

Very good information and also solutions to the problem too.

Great video! Thanks for all the info.

Congratulations on 200K, Brian!!! Well deserved! My property looks like squirrel heaven and we were about ready to put up a solar electric fence to keep them out when my husband passed last year. We tried pepper spray on the tomatoes last year and the squirrels apparently thought it was salsa and loved it! ;) This year I'm scaling back and doing most of my planting in containers and I'm going to try a tip I saw about putting plastic forks (tines up) in the top of the container. Hoping that will help this year. We'll see. Thanks again for all the great info. Congrats again!

This video has been very helpful to me. I have been stuck with blight in my Tomatoes then I had also identified fruits rotting in the bottom

Thanks for your video ; it really helps me grow tomatoes. Keep up the good work!

EXCELLENT INFORMATION!!! 🎉🎉❤

Hello, I have a very small garden, in containers. I have 5 large tomato plants all about 5 feet tall and one small one planted very late. I started lossing foliage on them. I found some 4 & 5 inch long hornworms and that was it. A couple days later I found more of their droppings and found another 4 inch long worm I watched your video and ordered a blacklight flash light like you talked about.. I found 9 worms on 5 of the plants tonight (8-28-21). They were in size a half inch to 2.5 inches long. Thank you for this information IT DOES work! I'll go hunting tomorrow night too!!!

Very informative episode. And congrats on 200K subs.

you are really wonderful at what you do and the photos help us beginners know what the initial issue is to address it properly

New subbie here 👋 Thanks for the awesome video. I look forward to binge watching all of your videos lol :)

You are very informative, your videos are well done. Thank you for helping people that are new to growing

Wow! Thanks for all the great tips, I had no idea that powdery mildew was prevented by spraying neem oil! I have been wondering why I haven't seen any signs, because it is so prevalent here, but I spray neem oil to prevent insects. Haha, a 2 in 1!

I listen to your explanation, watching you. Godbless

VERY informative. Well done. TYVM

Dark and necessary video. This is so helpful. 🙏 thank you for sharing

Thank you for this video. I have squirrels that dig in my plants. I put tinfoil on the dirt and that seems to keep them away, but I might try the pepper tea recipe.

Congrats on 200k🤗🤩

I gave you a thumb up, and so glad i found this video. Tomatoes are hard to take care of, thank you so much 😁🙏

Thanx I needed the info here!

The snap traps are great. I usually have a couple rats every year. As soon as my fruit starts to set I put a couple out and after that I rarely see anymore rats.

Oldy, but a goodie!!!!!!!

I just found your channel and i love it!

Sweet BBQ! And thanks for the tips!

Great content, thanks

You are awesome. Learning so much.

Very interesting information. Thank you.