In this video, I show you my 10 top organic ways to get rid of pests in your garden. There’s no need for harsh pesticides or chemicals just these simple tips to grow lots of fruit and vegetables!
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omg..i have just discover you! bless you for all the tip and profound knowledge!
I berry crab shell it breaks drown very quickly and the plants love it
GOOD STUFF!!!… THANKS ALOT!!!☺🍍🍆🍅🙋🙏➕👌👍🇺🇸
The man mark at it again !
Legit exactly what I needed haha
Have you ever used comfrey because I have it and I take the leaves and make organic fertilizer
When we had our garden my granny used to sprinkle bugs with natural soap dissolved in water
in south africa we use the marigold plant
Neem Oil.
My mother uses crushed eggshells with the pointy side up, as a ring of defense against slugs and snails. She also uses water that she's washed rice with as organic fertiliser instead of just tossing it out.
5:06 lol
Love your enthusiasm as well as your knowledge. I want to get out there to try all of them when the time comes. If I go outside in this winter weather I would be blown away!
At 5.10 in your video you flicked a bug with stripes of a plant. These are attacking my gooseberry bushes. What do you recommend for them, please.
I recently saw on another post where ants were building bridges, with twigs over the vaseline for the aphids. 😅 Nature's ingenuity!
A good ripe banana contains tryptofane which is good for the brain
This episode could use a southamerican speaking about cutting ants. Those pest ants have killed my entire but a few plants, veggie garden. I have been using rice to poison anthills and maybe it works. Maybe not. So far i believe i have exterminated a few, but it takes a month to act.
Thanks for this video. You have a great garden. I'm just starting out with an allotment and pests ate the crop this year. Shout out to all the useful comments from people for even more ideas!!! I haven't tried these but some ideas from guys at the allotment include using copper around beds as slug deterrent (a bit expensive these days but if you have any electric cables hanging around you could strip them and use) also sharp bits around beds to deter slugs such as eggshell which may put the slugs off. Thanks all!!
I have a question 🤔 that perhaps you mite not like to answer but I will ask anyway. If the laws change in the future can you grow a cannabis plant? Personally I believe in environmentally freindly cannabis growing.
Can I spray white oil on vegetables plants? Leafy greens?
I have learnt a lot. Thanks
Best example of IPM integrated Pest Management
I spray chilli, it works. Cheers from central Portugal
Hi Mark, I just tried your homemade organic spray using dishwashing liquid and oil and have basically wiped out my tomatoes and capsicums. The leaves are burning and dropping, plants look terrible. It took 24hrs. On doing a google search I have found loads of info saying most detergents are harmful to plants and not insects. For clarification, I was using a brand new sprayer bottle that has never had anything in it.