Farmscaping for Pollinators & Predatory Insects

Discover key plants that add biodiversity and beauty to your farm & garden with Pat Battle. Learn about the dynamic interactions between plants, pollinator and predator insects that will help you create a buzz of biodiversity that helps sustain balance in your niche of the local ecosystem. Explore several more farmscaping video series on LivingWebFarms.org

[@GenerousWealth]

I learn a lot from the CLOSE UP'S and extended shots of what the speaker is speaking about. That makes learning increase. Like the insects. . . . plants. THANKS

[@DreidMusicalX]

You're way more entertained in the garden by anything on TV. Man, I feel the same way. Nature is awesome if you just stop to watch.

[@nicolasbergeron7854]

“The wild is the wisdom we don’t have” i really like that

[@argentvixen]

Just watched this again. I had forgotten how many quotables Pat produces in this one. So good.

[@josephobrien991]

For the last 2 years I didn't worry about aphid damage in the early going. I just leave it as it is. Then the wasps and other insects begin to feast. I learned this on my own just by sitting out there and watching what's going on! I love it. Just feed and water the soil and let the garden do it's thing. The garden is an amazing thing! Thanks for the confirmation of my discoveries. I love it!

[@jjayneartworkx]

I focused on a pollinators garden last summer with native and insectary plants and the results was an amazing super busy buzzing yard full of different bugs. I worked on colonizing ladybugs the summer prior and happily found eggs, larvae, and adults along with the plethora of hoverflies, variety of bees, dragonflies, butterflies this past summer. I even found a couple lacewing adults and a few of their cool looking voracious larvae and had 2 nice big preying mantids stick around til this last January. The focus made apparent changes...i had very few pesty bugs! I do gardening for folks and often get hired just because I do not use any chemicals nor machinery. 👍

[@kitmburau]

I've been watching videos from this channel for a while now. The way you point out eggs, and insects on camera and then talk about management in this video in particular.... wow. Makes this one of your best videos. In the top two for sure!!!! More please!

[@kinderranch1077]

Hummingbirds love Morning Glory. We had hundreds of Hummingbirds this year on morning glory vines

[@janetlasley5848]

Love this concept...I cut off the seeds of the weeds and don'allow them to shade other sun needy plants

[@moniquegebeline4350]

Here in zone 9 I’ve had them on petunia as well. They love wild canna also.

[@mattkrier5856]

Morning glory is so invasive though

[@davidschmidt270]

How do you not have a billion likes??? Mr. Battle I really enjoy your videos.... I HATE chemicals.... balance...so true.... WOW.....

[@Goodtimes523]

A bug control that I use is compost tea in the soil before I plant and garlic and pepper spray when the plant start to mature - 5 years and no disease or bugs.

[@18Rhapsody]

Are you at 7 years without diseases or bugs now?

[@thebookdoc.writing.and.editing]

I like the mentality. I have a south-facing balcony in eastern Spain and I could grow nothing I 'wanted' like I grew in the NE USA. I started growing local weeds and it is awesome now. Not fighting nature.

[@davemccormickmusic]

"We're not God....we don't know!" well spoken sir!....i love the way you give away knowledge...thank you sir!

[@LucynMommy]

I learn so much from all of your videos! Thank you so much for doing this and posting these videos!

[@guloguloguy]

THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, FOR THIS VERY THOUGHTFUL, AND AMAZING LECTURE/PRESENTATION!!!

[@bluewaters3100]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I have 2 little grandaughters who love gardening...and bugs! I will share this with them. Thank you big time!!

[@great0789]

This was hands down the best one on this subject that I have ever seen. Thank you!

[@davidschmidt270]

........I AM NOT IN CONTROL!!!!! My new garden mantra 😆😆😆 All jokes aside I really started to lose the joy of gardening.... what about this, what about that...how am I going to control this.... how am I going to get that out of the way...... it's like I really needed to hear that

[@thomasreto2997]

Watched your whole tour. What a great way to approach gardening/farming🍄🌈😃🤙

[@nayrtnartsipacify]

very best insectary plant ive ever seen is cardoon and artichoke. when they bloom its a bug party of everything you can imagine.

[@mycedarridge]

58:52 Yep, I agree! I've tried them many times with absolutely zero luck! Thanks for mentioning this, Patrick

[@stronggrom68]

i really love your channel ,God bless you for distributing this information

[@racebiketuner]

I'm in the second year of a similar program. So far the results have been dramatic. Very few pest problems aside from losing long beans to black aphids last year. They were planted densely in an area under development that had no flowers. I corrected that problem before planting again. Now growing 27 varieties of flowers with more to come.

[@BaskingInObscurity]

Marigolds work great, but you have to understand that most varieties are many generations away from the wild varieties. Stick to varieties named French marigolds or even back to minimally tampered calendulae, the source for all of them.

[@andresamplonius315]

There are other Tagetes especies, used as cooking herbs, that can be used just like marigold

[@nayrtnartsipacify]

as i understand it you plant marigolds for the root exudate that repels nematodes for several seasons.

[@momoney4931]

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[@momoney4931]

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[@kellymueller9818]

Cosmos have 19% protein pollen which is really good for bees

[@marshallwoodruff6550]

This video was amazing. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge

[@kerrywynn1949]

Morning glory vine is great for using as string to tie bundles of sticks together for kindling. Use it as a rope substitute wherever you can. 🦋

[@pnbhomesteading5356]

Really enjoy Pat's talks (I've learned a lot)...maybe someday I'll get to the east coast to attend some of the talks at Living Web Farms

[@gracegwozdz8185]

Grow weeds! They are our food and medicine. They feed and heal us. Love the nature!

[@sebastianstewart6894]

Nematodes are good for cutting back on insects. Biolumenescent shells indicate nematodes.

[@deborahandrews9728]

Another surprising beneficial insect for all garden worms/caterpillars is wasps and hornets. I have discovered that if I wait a few days after the appearance of worms, the leaf rollers, webbed worms, etc… become food for our friends with stingers. Wasps do not bother me out there. I just pretend they’re not flying in my face checking me out, and they do, but they move on within seconds. Hope this helps someone. Be blessed, y’all! And stay warm.

[@kt9495]

I’m trying to find my zen outside with the wasps but dang. I’m in N. Houston and we have the giant red ones. I’ve had 3 grown men tell me they’ve all been stung multiple times for just being alive. The last place I lived had lovely bees. I think I’ve seen one since I moved in last year.

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

Ticks have the benefit of being a chicken's favorite candy. If a chicken has been in a spot, there probably aren't ticks around

[@mtpocketswoodenickle2637]

Opossum too eat ticks.

[@TexasNana2]

Very informative. Is there a part two? Thank you 😊.

[@herbgardener4007]

Great companion plant for cucumbers is tomatillos or ground cherries. Cucumber beetles love ground cherries but then stay away from the cucumbers.

[@valentin.saniuta.po-derevenski]

Слушайте внимательно этого парня с седой бородой, он в этом что то понимает!

[@mycedarridge]

Also, do you have a part 2? I'm needing to get to my flea beatles! They are TERRIBLE in my garden!

[@olsonlr]

Winter blooming honey suckle (kiss me by the gate) is a great late winter pollinator.

[@franklatsch16]

YOU CAN ALSO PLANT CERTAIN KINDS OF HERBS OR OTHER PLANTS NEXT TO OTHER PLANTS AND THEY WILL HELP RUN OFF THE BAD BUGS.

[@philipcarrigan4352]

Hello Mate. Watched this and you rock. Jah feed your soul .Babylon 'an ting ..,... Always sending peace .

[@dungeoncartographer1759]

Dock (especially patience dock) is delicious!

[@JenniferMoleski]

Tough crowd. (I chuckled at your jokes.)

[@joansmith3492]

Practical, useful information. LOVE IT!

[@stephanygates6491]

Natural tillage is also in wind blown trees, mudslides, frost heave, flooding and severe storms.

[@steve0506]

dont forget moles! or other burrowing critters

[@subtropicalpermaculture]

Hummingbirds all over my shrimp plants . Pollinators love the white flowers on chaya

[@Angrycapitalist]

The idea of having specific herbivorous insects feeding on intentionally placed plants in order to feed your desired predators is fascinating!

[@mmccrownus2406]

NOTES we want aphids that live on non-vegetables such as MILK WEEK, GOLDEN ROD, BURDOCH very and very late the Beneficials are disadvantages Aphids clone and massively reproduce, giving birth while being born go from 50 to 100000s, many bugs love to eat aphids grow plants buzzing with insects grow what you love, you'll be outside the box and youll watch it, ART OF PUTTERING let your peripheral vision teach you weeds are important part of a farmscape Ticks have the benefit of being a chicken's favorite candy. If a chicken has been in a spot, there probably aren't ticks around SUNCHOKES are great insect feeders you look for what the bugs like don't worry about diversity so much as LOTS VIETNAMESE CILANTRO is a great habitat for big bugs that will feast upon undesirables CALENDULA blossoms all year, and has many volunteers, edible YARROW LEAF FOR WOUNDS BUCKWHEAT continues to BLOOM a long time, cut it with a weed eater, cut it down a few shoot level and it wil flower again If you spray once you have to keep spraying, cuz no balancers Plants defend from insects by making more anti-oxidants CUPP PLANT- forage, inects, holds water for insects

[@angobansoar8174]

Great video. Lovely stuff. Big thumbs up.

[@pamcreations]

Good information. But folks, I have a question here... How to do I deal with mealybugs & red spidermites (getting out of control now)?...

[@lumpiasauce8699]

I have a peach tree,and noticed that ants are crawling along the leaves probably trying to eat the fruits. What should I do? I have a grape vine and the little green grapes are somewhat sprouting,but there's lil white flowers blooming within them. I'm so confused!!

[@OfftoShambala]

Cool! I have brassica flowers right now.

[@squidpickle4361]

flea beetles are the bane of my existence and he said he was going to talk about how to deal with them later but video ended! How does pat stop them from eating all the eggplant?

[@danielclark8910]

Smart weed and Vietnamese Salontro Give Cover for Big Eyed Predator Bugs that Love Eating Flea Beetles !

[@mamaduck6845]

What can I do to help keep the Japanese beetles down? Hand picking I do but don’t always have an hour a day to dedicate. That have hit my grapevines and raspberries really hard.

[@doloresreynolds8145]

I found that basil is a great trap plant. It makes getting rid of them easier if they are mostly in one place. There are Japanese beetle traps that can help reduce the population in your area if used for a couple of years.

[@jeannemanzella9687]

Thank you for sharing!

[@maryedmo7798]

Thanks for all the wonderful information. Where do we go for handouts, website or a book containing specifics? There's so much, I can't remember it all, and would like a good reference.

[@spudgn]

I have least some farm property in the Philippines. I would like learn these same basics for my next chapter of life.

[@patriciadavis7444]

GREAT INFORMATION ,,, MANY BLESSINGS

[@blakechasteen]

Is there a part two to this one???

[@e-nbglobalenterprisesllc7713]

Looking for your handouts for this and can't seem to find it

[@FreeRange1234]

DO you mix the BT in with the soap spray?

[@soutpilaar]

Are there as by bug that can kill mildew fungus?

[@hateonskillz318]

Love lady thugs for my garden and use white netting around the garden to keep them I side they Stat around longer. And last year found a preying mantis and put it inside the netting and everyday I came back outside their was another one around the first one I got. She must have been a string candidate for a mate. Cause her milkshake brought a new guy around everyday and just kept putting them in my netting and like he said eventually beneficial feeds on beneficial as the mantis age everything they started eating the ladythugs and finished out the season being the last to be around. Find your own way to make nature work for you

[@davebezo5134]

Spider mites??? Anything i have been lacking on why these became a problem and they pretty much just wanted to destroy my string beans was insane they spread from the outside to the 2nd floor deck garden also they seemed to like the marigolds on the deck

[@moniquegebeline4350]

Copious use of pesticides especially any containing neonicotinoids like ‘Bayer’ are a problem 2 fold. Firstly they kill off spider mite predators which fits the content material of this video - but secondly studies have shown that these pesticides act as a fertility drug to the two spotted spider mite and increase their reproductive rates. I have controlled them rather easily with WATER believe it or not, using the water while gently rubbing the back of the leaves to dislodge them and wash them off, then covering the plant in diatomaceous earth overnight and rinsing in the morning. I also removed plants that seem to be prone like morning glory. I grow nasturtium with my bean plants 😁

[@lumpiasauce8699]

Sheet!! So what did you do about that??

[@davebezo5134]

I basically threw out the beans an marigold's to keep everything else alive it sucked losing my string beans. Provider bush beans do enough to fill my 5 lunches every week with 4 plants

[@petefromdewoods5157]

Great show

[@cqammaz53]

Where in Pa are your classes so I can join your class

[@manditorino]

hi! thanks for sharing, love the class. i live in brasil, is not that kind of info. in my town we have a slug african pest out of control, but the municipality is not doing anythinh really. this guys pass very bad diseases to hummans. i read that i should crush them and creep it up into lime, to kill posibel eggs (each one puts 400) and the diseases too, but i don´t think that lime would be good for the garden. also the groundwater it´s too close. do you have any advise to help us? thanks so much!

[@cqammaz53]

Where are you in Pa I would like to join one of your classes

[@kevinmcveigh2784]

Thank you truly inspiring God bless

[@steveroberts3713]

What an interesting video 👌

[@emarkjacobs]

Thanks for this

[@jimsgardenproject3507]

So how do you actually use the yarrow for cuts? Just lay the leaves on the wound? Mash it up ?

[@Arcane_Circuit]

The easiest way to make a poultice is to mix just enough hot water with ground yarrow to make a paste, then apply it to the area. If you have dried herb that is not ground, you'll need to mash it up a little to make the paste .

[@olsonlr]

I haven't finished watching yet, so please forgive me if I'm being redundant. I have 2 pests I cannot control and wipe out my crops completely. 1. Squash borer. 2 flea beetles on egg plant. What can I do please.

[@moniquegebeline4350]

Squash borer- when planting gently wrap the base of the plant (where it meets the soil line and slightly under) with tin foil or tulle (a fabric you can get at a craft store like Joanne’s or michaels). I found this helped tremendously and I didn’t have to spray at all (the video recommends spraying Neem + BT. BT is great it kills any worm/caterpillar like insects it is a naturally occurring bacteria. Flea beetles you may need big guns like Spinosad (which is considered organic) but I have read that there are certain nematodes that will control the issue that you can add. Google that.

[@moniquegebeline4350]

My nemesis is the fire ant which are a continuous problem and have no predators at all. I’ve become accustomed to just planting around them I don’t think they add any composting value like other insects they are just a nuisance!

[@sarzootashoota351]

Have you tried a borax/sugar solution?

[@franklatsch16]

ALSO CHICKENS CAN HELP GET RID OF SOME PEST TOO.

[@dangriffon]

How do you feel with squash beetles?

[@chipfriday8166]

5 stars !!!!!

[@mamaduck6845]

How can I attract beneficial insects to deal with earwigs and sligs?

[@moniquegebeline4350]

Google- Predators of earwigs-birds, lizards, frogs, centipedes, spiders, and yellow jackets. Put up some bird feeders and stop spraying is first and foremost. Slugs you can trap with small dishes with a little beer or crushed eggshells at the base of the plant

[@petermorhead4160]

Some of the most beautiful flowers in my yard are "weed" plants.

[@petermorhead4160]

Mow less, flower more.

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

I have a lot of ladybugs, wasps, hoverflies and spiders but it seems like nothing wants to eat cabbage aphids 😭. Maybe I would just have more of them, I don't know.

[@wertiaaudit5746]

Great seminars

[@freekuki]

actually you have to worry about the white butterfly... mind your cabbage!!!

[@planetbob4709]

ticks are food for Guineas

[@evvie01]

Sounds like aphids are the plankton of the land loving insects.

[@glennmaillard9076]

Evelyn Mitchell That is a fascinating comment. Definite food for thought.

[@evvie01]

@@glennmaillard9076 I keep a few curly docks around throughout the summer so the ants have a place to harvest nectar instead of searching for it in my house. It also keeps the aphids busy so they leave my other plants alone.

[@glennmaillard9076]

Evelyn Mitchell Sounds good. I am growing a green manure crop (Winter here down under) and I plan to kill it by either cutting down or rolling and covering with black plastic late-winter and early-spring. But with the idea of diversity doing the main job on pests, I am thinking of broadcasting patches of selected mixed vegetables to grow like a green manure crop itself. Just an experiment, but if thinking a green manure selection why not a vegetable garden selection? With a few annual flowers thrown in to boot. Will not expect high yields, but I am a home gardener so I am not looking for bumper yields. I just figure that a selection of legumes, broad leafs, a very, very small quantity of cereal, and flowers, may make for a ‘wild patch’, growing a few vegetables and a lot of diversity (and a bit of joy). Think plant guild. I have the room. When I say ‘broadcast’ seed, I mean careful broadcast. Onto bare soil. I will use 50% shade cloth to protect them until they up and robust. Did that with my green manure and worked a treat. It’s an adventure. NB Taking a punt you have heard of people like Gabe Brown. Runs crops and stock. I reckon you’ve heard of him, somehow. Saw one of his talks about the general principals of regenerative agriculture (not sure he actually calls it that), and he spoke of growing a twenty acre block of mixed vegetables each year by direct drilling (I think) and leaving. People from the town come out and harvest as some kind of fund raising fun activity. Ever since I saw it, I thought I’d try it on a very small scale one day. Just the other day I thought, hey, it’s just like you’d grow a green manure crop! Go figure!

[@evvie01]

@@glennmaillard9076 That sounds very exciting. I have heard of Gabe Brown, it's been a while though. I am trying that with some seed bombs. I mixed clay, compost, and a mixture of sorghum, wildflower, brassica, sunflower, buckwheat, and a few other seeds together into little clay balls, let them dry and threw them into an area that needed some wildlife foraging plants along the edge of a storm overflow drain that is right next to my apartment. The steep sides makes it difficult to hold soil so I was hoping to kick start some green growth. There are lots of Deer and small critters in my little plot of land, and my garden can't feed them all and me too.

[@glennmaillard9076]

Evelyn Mitchell Just letting a little wildness develop sounds fun. 👍

[@dallasgardener6283]

Hydrid yarrow reverts to white in 2nd generation

[@adenclarke9939]

Can someone please go ahead and count how many times he says "ya know"

[@guloguloguy]

IMHO: YOU REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE SMALL PATCHES OF MIXED MILKWEEDS, SCATTERED AROUND...

[@mayb2395]

doesnt plant nutrition handle most of this???

[@mmccrownus2406]

High heat stresses plants which makes them desirable food for insects. Further, there are many stresses and difficulties in feeding soil and plants. See John kempf channel

[@adenclarke9939]

Ya know

[@guloguloguy]

....I HOPE THAT YOU MIGHT EVENTUALLY LEARN TO NOT PLANT EVERYTHING IN "ROWS",... LET THINGS GROW EVERYWHERE,... THEY'LL FIND THEIR FAVORITE SPOT, ON EACH PROPERTY...

[@kevinchiles9638]

fwiw ticks feed opossum.

[@mayb2395]

plants do not look healthy. :(

[@HarrisonCountyStudio]

💮

[@sacredweeds]

I know farms that regrow from the seed they harvest from their plants. They rarely buy seed.

[@ernestknight8442]

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