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@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 😬

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 💯

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. 😊

@lillyrose539

5 минут бұрын

Good idea ❤❤❤

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!

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 🙃

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.

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😊

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

5 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

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.

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

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

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I count find paradova. Haha

@Grannathinks

2 ай бұрын

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

@lsb888

27 күн бұрын

Thankyou❤

@lyrictiana14

13 күн бұрын

Thanks for saving us all time

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

The marigold variety that works is "Tagetes patula'

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

I needed this! Thank you so much for sharing!

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I love following both Mac’s channels!

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.

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

Appreciate your videos!! In VA along the coast and your info has been super helpful! Thank you!

Great information! Thank you!

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

2 ай бұрын

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

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.

Excellent video, quick and to the point. Love it!

You give us super info! Thank you!!

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.

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

11 ай бұрын

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

Thank you for placing chapter navigation links for easy reference❤

Wow! Never would have thought that as bout marigolds. Good to know.

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

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.

Very helpful! Thank you!

Great information,Thank you for sharing ! 😊

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!

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

7 күн бұрын

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

Best information on companion planting I’ve found yet. Thx

I needed this!!

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.

Always good to know the positives and negatives. Thanks as always for the education. I have planted most that you spoke of. Will definitely try the sunflowers too. Good to know about the borage too.

Awesome info, and it’s great to see another North Cackalackey resident 😊 I’ll definitely have to give these a try in my garden.

Excellent information ❤❤ thank you 🙏

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

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.

Sooooo close to me!!! Charlotte and just learning to garden!! THANK YOU!!!😊

Thank yooou for the info! You did great and I learned alot!

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.

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.

Appreciate this information. Thanks!

Thank you for all the gardening tips.

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

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

Excellent video, thanks. Heard of these before, but your added info was very handy.

Thanks for another great informative video!

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

You are amazing and so concise in what you are saying. And.....you are sooooooo knowledgeable. I love your video's and wish I had a place to have such a beautiful garden. It's not possible when living in an apartment setting. Anyway, many prayers to you and thank you for all your "special tips for gardening."

These are some awesome tips. Thank you

Whew! I scarcely dodged the marigold bullet! Thanks 👍

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 😊❤

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.

This is great 😊 I definitely need help to fight those stupid squash bugs, so thanks!

Your videos are so helpful for me in Columbia,SC!!! Pretty much the same region, gardenwise!! Im going to do the Sunflowers and daisies!!

You are so informative and get to the point! Thank you for all your help!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it! Glad the videos are helpful.

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

Thanks. Very helpful

Good advice. Thank-you.

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

8 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!

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.

Awesome video! Great information while looking at a beautiful garden. 👍

Thanks new gardener here and going to get all these today and get them going with my garden. 😊

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.

Interesting, thank you! I have grown nasturtium beside my cabbage for a couple of years now and think I have had less cabbage worms on my kale and cabbage, but I have maybe just been lucky? I have the winding ones and let them go upwards a high trellis and it seems that the top of the trellis attract the flies/motts more than the lower part of the plants. I will try to plant your way this summer and see how the outcome gets. Borage does not spread easily here (close to the Arctic Circle) so I guess they are manageable in colder climates. We do not have much pest problems over all, cabbage worms is the biggest problem for me and I know some people struggle with nematodes but I think they haven´t been taking care of the soil properly. I do not dig if I don´t have to, just loosen up the soil. Feeds it with a lot of leaf, cow manure in autumn and "a splash" of gift from my girls in the chicken coop. I also plant tagetes here and there in my beds to avoid nematods, especially Tagetes tenuifolia, a nice addition in a sallad or to spice up (lemony taste) potatoes or as a herbal tea.

Love all your great information.. thanks 🙏

I😅 like that you tell upside and downside of each plant😊

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.

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 😆

Thank you for this helpful information ❤

Nasturtiums are one of my favorites! Thank you!

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

21 күн 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

5 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

5 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

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.

Thanks fir your contents, greatly appreciated

Thank you for such an informative and helpful video! I've been trying to study this, read books, and put it into practice for years now, but most resources don't tell you what each flower does specifically, so this is beyond helpful!

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!

Hello! I just subscribed. Thanks for this informative video.

So true! I have several types of sunflowers also here in Eastern MA

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.

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.

Thank you for sharing such valuable information. Great video

Thx for the timestamps.