A SIMPLE AND ORGANIC SCHEDULE TO CONTROL GARDEN PESTS!

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[@russellbarron6775]

A few years late seeing tis. I started gardening when I met my wife, over twenty years ago. She is an Asian farm girl. A friend of mine kept talking about "Chinese okra" he gave us some seeds. We had to soak them and scratch the outer seed coat. My wife cooks them up like a fried squash but with pork and shrimp paste. About the same way she cooks bottle gourd. Good show.

[@Bluecorner841222]

Wow thank y’all for sharing all of your knowledge I really appreciate the time and care y’all take in explaining it all to us. No matter how many degrees one has tried true experience always wins in my humble opinion many blessings - farmer 👩‍🌾 blue 🙌🏻🥕🌸🌞

[@alisavanfoeken8906]

We enjoyed the episode titled, “Complete Guide to Seed Starting and Growing Transplants.” Keep up the information and we always enjoy your guys’ humor!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@hattiecolley54]

Thank u both. Great information and products. A wealth of knowledge.

[@teresaballard2137]

Just love listening to you guys talk The bantering back and forth just cracked me up.

[@ambers9463]

I appreciate the information on your pest programs!!!! It's sooo helpful for this newbie. And the information on Sevin was great .. and that your bees do well with the products you suggest. Everyone out here where I live says, "Put Sevin dust on it!" Balancing good pest control while protecting pollinators is difficult with all the misinformation out there... Especially when surrounded by commercial farming.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@marvinwendel2960]

Morning gentlemen I thought about it really hard this morning what my favorite episode was and came up with THE ONE NEXT. After last night's episode I laughed until I cried.plus i got a lot of great information on gardening thanks guys The Breez

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching, Marvin!

[@marvinwendel2960]

Just call me breezy

[@fdabill1]

Wow this was so informative thank you. I’m a new gardener & am struggling with things eating my veggies. Tried using Neem oil & it doesn’t seem to help much. Just ordered the products you suggested. Thanks for sharing this helpful information. 😊

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad we could help!

[@littleblackdogsb706]

Super glad I found this channel. Very interesting report out on the vine okra and variety trials. Thanks so much. I am a very inexperienced gardener over in Indiana, so I really appreciate this show. I am having a flea beetle problem already this spring. I have got to get a handle on it before my eggplants go in. ** I just ordered a Let the Beet Drop T. I can't wait to get it. :-)

[@michellem5997]

It's helpful to know the species of cucurbita you're selling. Here we have heavy vine borer pressure so I'm always looking for early producing C.Pepos & C. Maxima. For longer season crops, I'm looking for C. Moschata. "Al," from what I've found is C. Moschata.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Algonquian is actually C. pepo.

[@carolavant3778]

Great show, buys! Y'all have taught me SO much about gardening! I certainly hope that people will listen to your advice about Sevin, too - It's a horrible bee-killer.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@jeffmartin693]

Ive started some of that okra just going to transplant this week, I hope that you would do a short cooking vid on frying them, I have only ate them in stews and soups.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We might have to do a cooking video soon! Thanks for the idea!

[@bbtruth2161]

Good info fellas. Thanks. Will check out your site for some sprays for next year.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@TheCrazeenana]

Wow 😊3 yrs ago you didn’t even have 100k today 242k that’s awesome love your channel❤

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks so much!!

[@kennaoconnor4633]

I'm growing Luffa in zone 9b up here in Northern California. As soon as we hit 90° the luffa took off. They are curling up the pole I put up. I don't think I'll eat them as I have enough cucumbers and zucchini. Great for baths though! Great show as always!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@littlewing5682]

I’m growing them for the first time. I had no idea you could eat them!

[@cherylbrowning3303]

Watching on recommendation of Adler farms thanks loving this information kudos to Chad ,case and adler

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching.

[@texheel]

Going back and watching older episodes...so informative and entertaining! Really interested in High Humidity area seeds...how about a package plan similar to y'all "Cool Season Garden Collection" to help us 9a Texas Gulf Coast growers out! Thanks fellar..we appreciate y'all so much!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We'll keep that in mind. Thanks for watching!

[@cherylbertolini3140]

Can’t wait to see the garden videos

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@sarar371]

Love your channel.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching, Sara!

[@MrJohnsonbj]

New to gardening here. Really enjoy your channel and these shows! Informative and entertaining. One question that’s been nagging at me. Is possible to mix a liquid, organic fertilizer with your insecticides and fungicides? Or is it better to do those at separate times and applications?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We do those separately. We like to apply fertilizer at the roots, while the insecticides/fungicides get applied broadly to the entire plant.

[@johnandleighs.9193]

Enjoy the show guys . A little off topic I was wondering when your going to plant your sweet potatoes this year. I haven't heard you speak about it much . John S. Thanks

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We hope to be planting them in the next week or two.

[@CraigArndt]

This was a great episode. Since you hit 100M, you popped 2 grand in no time. If KZbin gives you a plaque, make sure you show it on a future RbR show.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We'll definitely do that!

[@DJPOD21]

Happy birthday Travis 🎉

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thank you!!

[@marvinwendel2960]

Morning one more thing . U's are my farms almanac. I farm in a 2ft y 60ft raised bed garden (try to firgure out how much fertizler I need in that garden.) I lost my pepper plants to to much fertizler. But I learned. Two more things talk about advertising I think with all the new gardeners and a lot of containers and raised bed ones. You need to make a DIBBLE. Those handle boys could make a great one. I think they would fly of the self. I want a bandana!!!! Also lol The Breez

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@barrywootten626]

Great show as always. Definitely would like to see a backpack sprayer.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@elevatedincorporated5747]

If you guys want to hit 100k do a video on how to help your garden in a heat wave. And tips and tricks on quick heat. Good luck!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We'll jot the idea down! Thanks!

[@waynebusse6376]

The most important commodity is time. The best time saver I have found is a mist blower. I have used backpack sprayers for twenty five years and the most important thing is coverage. It takes time to spray all surfaces, like Greg said, the under side of the leaf is where the bugs are hanging out and feeding. I use a telescoping wand that extends 18" on my backpacks, and that helps but the game changer is the mist blower. You can walk at a steady pace and get much better coverage, the blower pushes the spray through the plant and flips up leaves to cover the under sides. If you have rows of beans or taters, you can cut your spray time down to minutes instead of hours. The sprayer makes a supper fine mist that sticks to all surfaces and you will use about 1/4th that amount of spray and get very little run off. There is a control valve that limits the amount of spray so you can go slower and do a better job getting all surfaces.I spray my full size apple trees, tomatoes in the hoop houses, pumpkins and squash. It is great for sweetcorn, I love to put some micros and N on at ear-set and you can reach three or four rows at a time. I even spray liquid shade on the hoop houses with it. I bought the Stihl 450 for about $ 500.00 and I plan to buy a second one just for organic sprays to save time cleaning out the sprayer after using some chem fungicides. I use my backpacks now just for herbicides. Trav, if you got one, your dad could borrow it on Saturdays.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@donnastormer9652]

Could you give us your go to stays pre organic for the same conditions? That would be very helpful, thankyou

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Can you explain what you mean by "pre-organic?" Not familiar with that term.

[@LegacyHomeandGarden]

WOW! What a great informational episode! Learned a lot and appreciate your insight. Hey, I shared you site on my facebook page hope it helps. Do ya'll have a retail location?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We don't have a traditional brick and mortar store -- just our shipping warehouse here in Norman Park. But we do stock everything here if you ever want to stop by and purchase anything between 8-5 during the week.

[@michaelbriggsbfn1130]

Happy birthday early. My birthday is May 30th too. 1963

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Birthday twins!

[@rosenbergerw]

I looked up the Georgia spinosad execption and it turns out a brassica pest, the diamondback moth, was developing a resistance to spinosad. I suppose they wanted to decrease use throughout the state to slow the buildup of the resistance.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good to know!

[@perryhubbard3036]

Good show on pest control. I have a couple of questions. I wonder about combining Liquid-Cop with Spinodad and B t. I know you said it was ok to combine these, but copper has a deleterious effect on many microbes. Since both of these products contain a bacteria, is it really the best plan to combine them with the Liquid-Cop? What do you think about running the Complete Disease Control through a drip system? Easier than injecting it and still goes directly into the soil. This product is also very concentrated so a little goes a long way in a drip system.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You could inject the complete disease control in a drip system. We've had really good success with mixing the copper and spinosad. The spinosad appears to be working very well even when mixed with the copper.

[@Firewoodmaninvirgina]

What is the tank life on them sprays? Meaning if I have any mix left in the tank after spraying will it last one day, week, two weeks . My first year year using what you recommend. Good show 👍👍

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Spray what you mix. Don't save mixed sprays as the pH of the water can buffer the chemicals and change the composition.

[@cindiperron]

i've lost 6 out of ten grapevines, and the other 4 don't look well; will the garden insect and liqui-cop help? the leaves are turning yellow with rusty spots as well as some insect problems. the other question i have is i have several fruit trees and a few of them have scale. what do you recommend for good disease control and for regular maintenance for them, the fruit tree spray? thank you!! can't wait till we can visit you in person again!! we're jonesing for a visit!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yes, that combination would work as well.

[@kencollins7046]

My troubles are powdery/downy mildew and vine borers. I had a great stand of winter and summer squash then the vine borers hit. I was told you don't have to worry about them until June and July, but they hit at first of May. Now, plants are gone. What do you recommend for these pests?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Start spraying early, as soon as the plants have true leaves.

[@samuelgriffith86]

Just out of curiousity do either of you raise any livestock? Mainly interested in poultry if oyu have it, but curious as to how you would do other things as well.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Greg has chickens. I (Travis) don't have any livestock.

[@TmBone69]

That backpack sprayer would be great guys

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@jlf9471]

I get squash bugs not only on my squash plants but on my Asian eggplant varieties for some reason. They sadly love those plants as well.

[@emartin945]

The slugs and snails are destroying my summer squash. I put out beer traps and so many slugs and snails go into them but still haven't been able to get any squash for myself yet this year. What do you suggest?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

SLUGGO! - hosstools.com/product/sluggo-plus/

[@heimatliebe116]

Hi Greg and Travis! how do you treat grasshoppers? They seem to be one of my bigger garden pests in Southern California.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Don't have any grasshopper issues here, so hard to say.

[@heimatliebe116]

@@gardeningwithhoss Thank you!

[@heatherreis7839]

I remember watching a video that yall did bout tilling and you said that after a good rain get out there and cultivate, that it was better on the plants then fertilizer. I cant find the video but i was wondering, we've had rain now here in FL for i dont know every day for the past 2 weeks. Would i have to get out there every day it rains and do that or wait for it to all be over and then do it? I did it once or twice already but its been down pour non stop and last i checked we're looking at more rain all next week. Also im not sure how your weather is up there but if you get a lot of rain how do you keep your plots from flooding? I have mine in ground but i made hills and all in an out between the hills is flooding out.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I would wait until it's all over. If you cultivate before a heavy rain, you can have some erosion issues.

[@heatherreis7839]

@@gardeningwithhoss oh lol. Welp looks like i aint getting in my garden for another week or so

[@karolinagirl6765]

So I try to use organic products as much as possible when I can and typically do not have heavy insect pressure. But, we have had a very wet spring and this is the first time I have started to have an issue with small slugs in the garden. I have never dealt with this before so it’s very new to me and I’d like to use some thing to get rid of them that I know will not harm the earthworm population. Can you use some of these “broader” insecticides without harming earthworms or is that impossible? What do you have as suggestions that will at least decrease the population of slugs.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Have you tried Sluggo? - hosstools.com/product/sluggo-plus/

[@tomjones4318]

How bout those worms that chew on corn leaves and you don't see it till the leaf comes out? They seem to be deep in the plant. Will spraying into the cupped tops get them? Neem oil also works as pet dip.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That's corn earworm and they eventually eat the ears. Spray spinosad down into that whorl and it will take care of them.

[@AveryOCason]

Greg, Jar knows you wur one of dems low landers ans didn'ts trust you'uns, lol!!!🤣

[@gardeningwithhoss]

😂 😂 😂

[@ambers9463]

Eastern Kentuckians say you'uns too!!! 🤣

[@dyannevans9179]

Greg n Travis , I saw what Danny tater look like and they were not good at all . I'm not sure if he didn't plant them in good soil are what . Not sure if he had that soil tested . If you guys recall my crop of the potatoes did very well here in McDoungh ga. And I started pulling then up approx. week early cause it was getting hot. Ron have a good one.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Looks like he could have used a little more fertility.

[@rhondah76]

I want some of those seeds!!! I got to get to searching.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have a link to the seed varieties in the description under the video!

[@timroy1535]

Also Greg is right..I also like all the chicken but the breast is my least favorite too...brought up that way and I'm glad....how's the cornbread recipe coming Greg?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Greg is working on it!

[@lareyfreeman4380]

I bought sprayer ($89.) to spray with my garden hose. I used it three days but left the water on it, (35) pressure and it sprung a pin hole spray out of the side of the tank. Can I buy just the tank or will liquid nail seal the tank?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You can try to seal the tank. I would start there.

[@darleneh7413]

What do I use for aphids. Can't get rid of them. Thank you

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Neem oil, Horticulture oil hosstools.com/product/neem-oil/ hosstools.com/product/horticultural-oil/

[@Farmd427]

When do you bust out the bicarb products?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

If the powdery mildew is especially bad, Bi-carb does the trick. Really helps in a rainy spring.

[@larrytbowman5962]

At what plant growth stage do you start your pest control spraying. Do you start right after planting

[@gardeningwithhoss]

As soon as true leaves form or when transplant shock is overcome and they start to grow.

[@donnastormer9652]

Sorry , what I meant was, before you started using organic treatments ( pre organic) for pests and diseases what combinations did you use to control things in the garden? This info and a talk on your 5 favorite winter crops in the south would be very helpful.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We practice good crop rotation, being sure to not plant the same family in the same spot in consecutive years. That helps tremendously.

[@doggiefamily908]

I've grown luffa last year. Four plants gave me about 56-60 gourds.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That's great!

[@johnsheppard1491]

I’m interested in the atomizer sprayer

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@suemerritt1679]

I only have 5 raised beds and 7 planters. Also a fig and a pear tree. My main problems right now are aphids, wooly aphids and tiny mites. I can't afford all of your products. What can you suggest?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

The Tank Down Garden Spray should do the trick!

[@agdayem]

When do you start spraying plants? How many weeks after germination? Or is there another sign to start?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Usually once they overcome the transplant shock and start growing.

[@jeannewilliams956]

When do you start this spraying regime, how big are your tomato plants when you start spraying these products?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We start as soon as the plants have overcame the transplant shock and start growing.

[@NancysFanciesDesign]

You don't use the Neem Oil any more, Travis?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We tend to use it more in the cooler months. When temperatures get 90 or above, Neem Oil can burn the plants. Same thing with Horticultural Oil -- we use it more in the cooler months.

[@annathibodaux3839]

Do either of you add epsom salt to your pepper plants?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have. Works well to give them a little pep!

[@johnchaffin5494]

My yard is connected to wild forest on two sides I can't control pests, ants are the worst. Will those suggestions help me you think?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That can be an issue. Forests and some trees especially can harbor pests. If you can't get your garden into more of an open space, might want to consider some type of insect netting.

[@seedsandsanity5525]

Also, do you have to stop spraying and number of days before harvesting? My littles have a tendency to eat off the plants on occasion 🤦🏼‍♀️🤞

[@mydailyreward2090]

If you have little ones, stay away from sprays. Just hand pick them off as you see them and plant marigolds

[@gardeningwithhoss]

All these are safe to harvest within a day or two. But completely non-toxic if one was to eat something after it was sprayed.

[@steviehenry2176]

Are you working on getting the Cherokee bell pepper need by sakata seeds?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Don't have that one on the list currently, but we can get it.

[@steviehenry2176]

@@gardeningwithhoss It would be greatly appreciated if you can get it for me

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@sharonrimsza7960]

I have started having issues with leaf-footed bugs, not stink bugs, in/on my Pomegranates. My crop was devastated last year, but not this year! I would rather use organics…what do you recommend. This year I think I got to them early by pulling off the adults and dropping(drowning them) in soapy dishwater. Time will tell. I have several citrus trees and a couple of raised vegetable garden beds and a very nice strawberry garden and do not want to harm the bees or hummingbirds or the tarantula migration. What can you recommend or where can I research? Too many differing opinions on Google. The horn worms I simply pull off my tomatoes. Six this year. The birds grabbed those real quick when I tossed them on the gravel. And for the ‘rat’ that thought I was growing a small field of strawberries for and my tomatoes…I put 3-4 mothballs in plastic medicine bottles with holes poked in the tops laying on their sides to keep out any rodent. That way the offensive odor was there but the chemical from the mothballs did not get into the soil and was not affected by my automatic watering system. I won with the rodent (pack rat probably) this year. I’m sure it will be different next year! 😎

[@gardeningwithhoss]

hosstools.com/product/bug-buster-o/

[@shadytreez]

Love the mothball idea! A tip on the hornworms...if you happen to have a black light and shine it on the tomato bush the hornworm glows!

[@sharonrimsza7960]

@@shadytreez Yes they do! We have a couple of those black light flashlights. We live in AZ so we give them to the grandkids to look for scorpions, and other bugs and things. 👍🦂🕷️🐜🐛🪱

[@jo2sj490]

What do you guys ?use for peach fruit plagues

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Peaches are tough to grow down here, so we don't have any peach trees.

[@jo2sj490]

Thank you for answer. God bless you

[@sarahdowner4806]

I've seen people on KZbin using diluted peroxide as a spray for disease preventative. Have you tried it? What are your thoughts? I grow the smooth luffas for sponges. I know they're technically edible when small, but they smell so peppery and unappealing I've never tried it!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Have not tried that.

[@phoebejernigan9473]

When you say you can mix chemicals, how should this be done? Let’s say the labels say to use 1 oz. per gallon of type A and 1 oz. per gallon of type B, do I use 1 gallon with 1 oz of each in it? OR do I use 2 gallons with 1 oz. of each in it?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

For most combinations, we take our mixing pitcher and add 2 oz of X, 2 oz of Y and whatever else. Pour it into the sprayer and add water.

[@shirleyk623]

The flea beetles are eating my potatoes, green beans and chard. What is the most effective spray? Does diotomaceous earth work?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I would go with pyrethrin (our Take Down Garden Spray) to knock them down and then use DE to prevent further population booms.

[@shirleyk623]

@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks☺

[@agdayem]

Any ideas about how to fight off "Pickleworms"? Thanks

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Spinosad works if you spray it regularly, a couple times a week.

[@agdayem]

Will try applying twice a week thanks

[@agdayem]

Hoss Tools Is it ok to mix Spinosad with other organic pest controls like Bt and neem oil to get a mega strength spray? Or does it cause an issue when combined?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You could mix it with Neem Oil, but it would be a waste to mix it with B.t. since Spinosad is basically just a stronger version of B.t.

[@flowerpower2079]

I visited your website to order the Pepper Pantry book & was not able to find it. I then called your customer service line to order it by phone...but got a message that you guys are not taking phone orders. What do i need to do to buy this book from you?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We no longer carry the book, but you should be able to find it online at plenty of other places.

[@smpbiker9233]

How big are the Sunflowers?🌻

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They are growing! We will have an update next week.

[@joshadair4744]

Do you have problems with junebugs eating your corn leaves

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Have never had any junebug issues down here.

[@joshadair4744]

Hoss Tools I live in douglasville ga and they look like them lil old monkey toys that you hook the arms together hanging off my corn they’ll be 6 or 7 hanging on to each other hanging from the corn and they are destroying the foliage

[@TheHerbdude]

What is a fish cooker?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

A big @ss pot that you heat with propane.

[@v8v83838]

OMGoodness...Greg did I hear you say “wasp” with a “T” sound at the end. I’m not making fun...I would never do that...but that’s exactly how my husband pronounces it, along with many of the locals. After I married my husband I moved to a small rural town in Mississippi just 50 miles from my coastal home of Biloxi. Who would have thought that just 50 miles away they speak a different language. There must be some genetic linkage between our my now home in rural Mississippi to yours 😳 Lol.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Here in the south we say "wawst"

[@larrytbowman5962]

Why not add the backpack sprayer.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It has a higher price point that most folks are used to seeing on a backpack sprayer. But it's definitely worth it.

[@jerrynunnery7147]

army worms do you know what i mean. look like little capitlars. eat holes in leaves. leaves i have never seen them in 12 years. they destroyed my whole tomato crop. can you help?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They can be tough. They move in quickly and do there damage. Bug Buster 11 will work on them, you may have to hit them earlier next ye

[@lindakangas1045]

Are all of these organic?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Most of them. The Liquid Copper is not certified organic. Take Down has an organic active ingredient (pyrethrin), but the Canola Oil in the Take Down is not organically sourced. So that's why Take Down isn't OMRI certified.

[@CDESONE]

Are you saying luffa?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yes!

[@brunkesbackyardgardening8638]

SUN FLOWER UPDATE???😃😃

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Coming on our Garden Goodies video this Sunday.

[@weegie2818]

Best way to kill ants near kids, pets a dchickens?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Our Ant Control should work: hosstools.com/product/ant-control/