Get Rid of Pests in the Garden, the Lazy Way

[@phildo39645]

This woman is a wealth of knowledge and a truly a treasure..👍🏻

[@phildo39645]

We love You Anne and thanks for sharing all the tips n tricks! The garden is as beautiful as you are! 😉

[@heidibear44]

Agreed!

[@StephanieMcCamon]

I totally agree. I appreciate most, her being herself while telling us. 😊❤

[@love_4_life865]

She is an absolute love!

[@gardeningingatineau]

Funny too 😂 "whatever reason, science"

[@johnw3952]

Love this woman's sassy little presentation and she's got some really good tips.

[@libbysmithstudio]

Love your humor!!! Great information, as always, and served up in the most snarky and adorable way. You're a great teacher!

[@dennisf.macintyre117]

Dear Anne... I watched a video of a gent who had 3 gardens as well as a chicken coop. He watched his chickens when it came time for Sundown. After several times doing this and timing them heading to roost he figured out how many minutes before the time for sundown he could let the chickens go for the protean, ( the slugs ) ., then before they disturbed his plants, there was Sundown and his chickens were heading back to roost in the coop; And with slug filled tummies...

[@aussielass5621]

❤

[@mcohen8025]

Chickens belong in the garden in the OFF SEASON, not during active gardening season! After everything annual is pulled out, cut down, harvested, composted... THEN you release the little destruction-machines to wreak havoc on the garden. They'll scratch through the soil and get all the overwintering bugs. Not for too long--maybe every day for two weeks or so--because they will create holes everywhere from their dustbathing that will need to be re-leveled. But in my experience it's been worthwhile, especially for squash vine borers and Mexican bean beetles.

[@MessyTimes]

Sound advice.

[@aprilm9551]

Thank you, good info!

[@sunnysweetspot6499]

Thanks for saying this…before and after garden season!

[@williamrivas477]

Try not to let the chickens reach the compost bin because they will eat the california red worms needed

[@rachellibman4493]

I learned how to grow vegetables by apprenticing on a farm. One thing I vowed never to do in my own garden was to use row cover or landscape fabrics - absolutely HATED having to scramble to put row cover onto beds when there was going to be a frost or to deter pests, only to have to annoyingly pull them down when we harvested, and then remove them and roll them up alongside landscape fabric. Not to mention holes that would accumulate, thus making the fabric obsolete. Any garden task that is not putting organic material in or taking food out is such a chore and should be minimized. I'm planning my first garden for 2025 and these tips are all super helpful. I love your channel and would like for more people to know about lazy gardening!

[@lauradeck8975]

The third thing that chickens are good for is…. Manure for your garden. As for copper to keep slugs away, I found a copper tape at the garden shop that can be placed on your potted plants so slugs won’t crawl up the outside of your plastic pots. You can also stick it to a few bricks or othr items and place them around your garden edge so slugs won’t cross the coipper border. If you don’t want to purchase beer to trap slugs and snails, you could use a mixture of yeast, water and a pinch of sugar, 🌻

[@Chrysaphius86]

I have been mulching everything this year because of Anne

[@creativesparkclara]

Reading all the comments and I agree with everyone here. You’re cute, funny, knowledgeable and hubby and I learn so much from you. Thank you for what you are doing to help people get out there and grow stuff! ❤

[@judyheim6998]

Oh my gosh do you ever have my number, plant those seeds and. Come back to the garden when ready to pick. Yep. That’s exactly what I want!

[@jennleighwesson6089]

So, when folks tell Me I’m unsuited to farm life because I’m a late sleeper, I say “animals!!!” Same way I kept my kids alive. I adore you

[@joycleckley2881]

Plant catnip by your tomatoe plants to deter the tomatoe horn worm!!! Just learned this is year and Im 63 yrs old.....

[@lorrainemartin7637]

So does Basil

[@WookofWallstreet]

Super invasive idk about this

[@susankeith326]

Plant it in pots, not the ground. ​@@WookofWallstreet

[@wbshappy1]

@@susankeith326 And when the plants flower and drip their seeds outside the pots, what do you do? I've seen mint grow 6 feet tall in one season! Good luck with that, I'll never deliberately have it in my garden! The birds may bomb a seed in there, but I won't sow them! LOL

[@terrythedad7240]

@@wbshappy1 and that’s exactly why to plant in pots. Keeps the monster contained. And trim heavily before it goes to seed. Then you have some lovely leaves for tea or mint jelly.

[@PrayNow4all]

She doesn't seem to be "LAZY" AT ALL!!!😜

[@susanshelit]

Selectively participating 😊

[@PrayNow4all]

@@susanshelit HA!😂

[@elmartell5724]

That cicada was just trying to help you illustrate what you're up against 😂😂

[@AndreaDingbatt]

I ABSOLUTELY LOOOVE THE IDEA OF VACUMNING THE GARDEN!! THANK YOU!! SORRY CAPS-LOCK STUCK.... XX

[@phildo39645]

Keeps the neighbors from bothering us too..lol 😂

[@SuperReznative]

Was thinking the same thing for years...but neighbors night think I 'm weird..but I digress

[@AndreaDingbatt]

@@SuperReznative Ah! F*ck the Neighbors and let us get Vacuuming the Garden!!

[@sujo0603]

I have been using DE for a couple of years. It works but dispensing it has been a pain. I bought one of those stupid little pumpy thingamajigs. A number of streams of profanity later, I finally decided there had to be a better way to distribute this stuff. I gave serious consideration to using this nifty little gadget I have in the kitchen for dusting cake pans with flour when I spotted a discarded window screen while foraging. Cutting to the chase- I took it home and cut a piece to just fit the top of a pint canning jar and voila! My very own DE shaker that works better than anything I have tried previously. Just throwing that out there for anyone else having the same struggle.

[@danarzechula3769]

Oooo gotta try that thanks for the tip

[@alyssacampbell1958]

Buy a cheap bottle of baby powder and fill with DTE or save and reuse a spice container. I use both lawres seasoned salt container and a baby powder container for dusting chickens. Works great.

[@jameswidener7440]

Both of those are awesome 👌 thanku!!!

[@emmyhusfloen]

Been there... Yes, those blowing aspirator dispensers SUCK.. Thanks for the idea..

[@kellyober9580]

Thank you! Awesome idea :)

[@RustyBobbins]

That is the BIGGEST French press I have EVER seen lol. I love it. Thank you for all the tips!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

😂😂😂 it takes a lot of fuel to run this fire

[@tauruszuma]

I just learned more in 15 minutes than 50 years of gardening. Thanks Anne

[@nicholasryan5401]

Greetings from Ireland, Great video, Its the bees knees. My biggest problem is slugs and snails and I use slug traps with a homemade slug bait. Use one cup of water , one teaspoon of flour, one teaspoon of sugar, one teaspoon of dry yeast and one teaspoon of salt. The yeast lures them in and they get a lovely surprise when they hit the salt.

[@HomemakerOnAnAcre]

Saved your comment, thanks!!

[@wbshappy1]

I've thought of doing the same thing. My ancestors came from Enniskillen. Where about are you?

[@nicholasryan5401]

I live in Ballylynan County Laois and I was in Enniskillen twenty years ago and its a nice town and the countryside around the town is beautiful.

[@wbshappy1]

@@nicholasryan5401 Nice to hear from you. I'm in America. The ancestors I mentioned apparently owned the castle in Enniskillen. Sometime in the early 1800's, one of them entered America through a port in Virginia. The chain of relatives seem to have been merchants in France, and then for one generation stayed in Scotland, and finally moved to the Enniskillen area during the Plantation of Ulster under King James, I think. They seem to have been big shots over there... Over here, they were mostly farmers. Anyway, nice to hear from someone that's actually in Ireland!

[@Storm_Lily]

Food grade diatomaceous earth has been used for a long time to de-worm livestock, dogs, and cats. Yes, it works for people too. The pest killing action works differently internally compared to externally. That being said, I am saving this vid for repeat watches. It is full of helpful info! Thank you!

[@midnull6009]

it kills good bugs too...

[@wbshappy1]

IDK how helpful this will be to anyone, but I heat my house with wood pellets. Last year, 3 of my wood pellet bags got wet, swelled up and became useless. Being made of hardwood saw dust, I've used them as the base of my compost pile; the temperature of the pile has remained steady at 120°F ± 10°F for the last couple of months, with only the addition of weeds and grass clippings. I'm ecstatic! I enjoyed your video. I have a couple extra ideas for you. A couple years ago I accidentally dropped a slug into a bucket of hard wood ash. It was dead immediately. I have found since that hard wood ash (along with being useful for making lye) contains Potassium (5-7%), Calcium (1-2%), and a buttload of micro nutrients in their salt forms. (I'd always wondered why after sitting around a camp fire for a while, my lips tasted salty.) However, ashes need to stay dry, because everything in them leaches out in water; Warning: they have a pH of 10-12... So acid lovers (Azaleas, tomatoes, etc) won't like having it around too much. (Not to worry though, the max recommendation I found is 5 pounds of wood ash per 100 square feet per year. I don't think I'll hit that mark killing slugs! I made my own soil additions this year. For Phosphorus I made bone meal. So easy! Bought a couple pounds of ribs, and boiled the meat off them in vinegar, and dehydrated them. Then ground them up in a food processor. Bingo, Instant Phosphorus source. I made banana tea by lightly chilling up banana peels and soaking them in room temperature water for a a couple weeks. I filtered and composted the peels after that. Both these additions only require minuscule amounts to get results. Like a teaspoon per gallon: or some other prorated ratio. I add Magnesium by dissolving epsom salts in water--again, a little is all plants need in a large quantity of water. I do the same thing for the micro nutrient boron--I dissolve a little borax into water... Heavy blossomers like Brussels Sprouts need a lot of boron. Eggshells are a nice thought for adding Calcium, but a better method is to make calcium acetate: by pouring 5 times the amount of (BAKED--THAT'S RIGHT "BAKED") (crumpled, that's right "crumpled", not powdered) eggshells worth of vinegar on them, covered loosely; and let sit for ten days. (Baked, because any moisture will cause mold; and crumpled because they are easier to filter out later. Watching the eggshells i's kind of lava-lamp-like. The eggshells ride CO2 bubbles to the surface, then gently descend back to the bottom, while others repeat the process. It's mesmerizing! Anywho, spritzing your leaves with this fully processed Calcium acetate is much more bio-available to prevent bloom end rot, than waiting for calcium to leach out of eggshells put into soil. I watched the slug I mentioned earlier crawl over Diatomaceous Earth, eggshells, and a copper penny. So while I have heard these myths, I don't believe them. A light dusting of wood ash is better method for killing slugs. but it's probably best to spray them plants in the evening and hope the slugs walk over it. I hate beer traps for slugs. They work and work well; but they are smelly, have to be replenished everyday; and are just plain icky. Can't wait for your next video!

[@xodroid9853]

I don't get it. You have a hot compost pile inside?

[@wbshappy1]

@@xodroid9853 Of course not. My compost operation is outside. I mix in leaves, grass clippings, coffee grounds, urine, hardwood ashes, paper, sawdust, etc. The addition of 3- originally 40 pound bags (before they got wet and swelled up to unusable condition) was just what the compost pile needed to kick it into high gear. All the rules of composting still apply, but from this experience I learned that a lot of browns are necessary to make a compost pile work.

[@juliabrown5948]

Love love love this video. ❤️ Not only is this SO SO practical and helpful and also hilariously uplifting, but it makes feel so less alone in my battle against pests!

[@speakrighttogod]

Anne, I LOVE IT! You are HILARIOUS and so down-to-earth. Thanks for sharing AND showing pics of the creepy crawlies. A very interesting video. Seems like you covered it all! Blessings to you!

[@littlecountrykitchen]

Corn starch uses for compost, seed spacing slurry like for carrots, and root hormone! ❤

[@TrishTaylor-bk5pp]

Yay you! Let's hope Anne finds this tip. 😊🥳

[@audreyparsons8833]

I watch you for the gardening and building inspirational advice, and now I watch you even more because of your voice in the mental health field. I personally never faced a lost pregnancy, but people I love dearly have. Thanks for being a voice in this darkness.

[@raydel5732]

CORN STARCH ---pack in 5 lb bags and sell it to your local Chinese restaurant.Ray Delbury Sussex County NJ USA

[@thedancinggymnast]

I have so many cables that are now extinct or were redundant in the first place because they were a weird connection. I never thought to strip them down! I considered buying copper cables but didn't want the expense. Thanks!!

[@TrishTaylor-bk5pp]

So brilliant. Yes!

[@davecadena5537]

Bugs having orgies in the garden. Love the funny analogy. I guess that's why my wife and I enjoy watching, listening and learning from you. We LOVE this channel. Dave and Vicki from OC California

[@cadenransom781]

Hey ~ we swapped places. We moved up to the Seattle area from the South. Some tips for your snakes: Spread mothballs around 3 sides of your home, barn, sheds, etc ONLY 3 sides! A couple that lived near us encircled their whole house and almost divorced when the snakes began coming up inside the house to flee the smell. She took the kids off to Mama's leaving him to deal with the cottonmouths & didn't come back most of the summer. Goats kill snakes too. I learned this by seeing my herd form a large circle facing inward, then taking turns bouncing through the center to the opposite side. All 22 goats, even the weaned kids took turns. Later I walked down to see what was so fun about that area to find cottonmouth "jam" in the center of the trampled field. Nice to know that any cottonmouths headed across our pasture toward the house wouldn't live long. Subscribed last night & watched a few more of you videos. The Don't get a donkey video is really helpful since my daughter wants one. Appreciate all the points you made pro/con for her to consider. BTW I don't think the suggestion to adopt a well trained donkey from elderly farmers is morbid at all. It would be a relief to meet the people & help with the transition for their donkey to a new farm. Sales barns are fine, but you don't get the backstory, habits, & favorite treats info when the gavel bangs.

[@devoncrumay5040]

Hi Ann. I now know the best reason you were sent to me on YT. First, I am amazed at everything you do and you are a wealth of knowledge, and your lessons in the garden are even greater than the precious plants and animals you tend. Your philosophy on weeds is about more than just the physical garden. It tells me also that it makes more sense to live with the weeds of life, acknowledge them, stop fighting to no avail and discover what they are trying to tell us. Then, find what our soul soil needs and root down something more beneficial in its place. ❤ Thank you For helping me think of life in this way!

[@GreenthumbFL]

Thank for the tips, I agree I love seeing my chicken running around in the garden, but they dig out my fresh plants, scratch the roots out and destroy the garden in couple hours. I only let 1 out here and there to eat some bugs… but if I left my 16 chickens out they will destroy everything in a matter of minutes. I should definitely considering getting ducks. ❤

[@johac7637]

I've gone to small breeds, as I'm not in it just for the eggs, Silver Speckled Hamburgs, Blue Audasian, etc. they are super alert, don't hang around for Falcons.

[@lindanelson8969]

We just let them in the garden to get our ground ready in spring and in the fall after we are done with our garden to clean up the reast of the over grown plants.

[@amyc4398]

How about guinea fowl in the garden???

[@Love-144]

This is just in time! Thank you Ann and you’ve been in my prayers! Please drink lots of red raspberry leaf tea and nettle!! It will really help you recover ❤️

[@nancyseery2213]

Great video. You always manage to remind ourselves to not take everything in our gardens too serious. Looking forward to getting in the garden again tomorrow (rain today) and putting out my green beans and corn one more time. I manage to feed the first round to the birds and bunnies. This time the repels all goes out with my seeds. Hubby has been encourages to use the border of these areas as his personnel potty to help keep them away! Smiles from M'boro and keep on growing.

[@darrenwalker905]

Billy's Bone Sauce literally saved my fruit trees!! Best deer deterrent ever!

[@debrawarrick2911]

LoVE it! I'm also originally from WA and u're the first person since my Grandpa I've seen use and recommend beer for slugs. Thanks for passing this useful tip on...and for reminding me, Grandpa's are the best! He also grew nasturtium which I continue to grow in his memory in my garden beds here in MI.

[@tahoe4beauty]

Yes.... Anne of all trades, in four an a half minutes of meeting you.., you have endeared yourself to me with your witty ways and my kind of gardening logic! I will resume watching this in the mañana..but as a refresher could you make us/me a solid 3 minute video of what chickens do..(48-51 seconds) LOL !! ✍)))

[@PatrickRogerson]

Bahc

[@cbak1819]

Here in WNY slug fest is in mid- early summer.. rollie pollies and snails as well. I went out and got 30 the past few rainy days.. thank God for them..

[@MrHoshitokazoku]

I love your personality. You make learning fun 😂God bless you!

[@elmartell5724]

For your cornstarch problem: fill a kid pool with Oobleck, put on a bathing suit, and go nuts. Love that stuff 😂 Always wanted to try jumping on it.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

😂😂

[@hillbillychapel6761]

Thank you so much for this video!! My daughter was having lots of allergy issues and thought she might be allergic to lady bugs. She is allergic to sea food! You have solved that mystery for us! Love all of your content. You are very informative and fun. The whole family loves to watch. ❤

[@jodigoodman269]

Slice and fry radishes in BACON grease in the cast iron, just like you would fried potatoes! I used to think I hated radishes but,,,Game Changer!!! This year I couldn't wait till my radishes grew. I also chop the tops and wilt them in with the radishes. Just wish I wasn't 60 years old before I made this discovery!!! My 2-year-old grandson love it too!!❤️

[@gwenjohnston-petrarch5071]

I stumbled upon this channel and fell in love. I love her enthusiasm and her knowledge! I'm an older 'newbie' to the great state of TN and have been struggling to build a small self-sufficient homestead. All this while working full time, having limited resources and being an older person who might not be quite as spry as she was a couple of decades ago (although, more determined). I am also unused to the cast of thousands where pests are concerned. Back where I lived on the East Coast, I would catch some huge slugs in the beginning of the season, kill the eggs and have very little slug pressure through the rest of the season. Here, it has taken a lot more early morning forays into the garden to pluck the little miscreants from my tender plantlings and cut down on that pressure. And she is absolutely right about the soil. Awful! It's hard to grow anything in chert rock soil. I have been building the soil where I can with compost and hay and anything else I can get but it takes a while. I don't think her tag-line of doing things the 'lazy' way does the channel justice, however. There is nothing 'lazy' about the way she is building her homestead, she's merely working with nature to bring forth the best situations possible. burgeoning life-long fan!

[@sheilakopaska1263]

After getting rid of my carpenter bees, I finally researched the subject and I want to know why get rid of them. They’re excellent pollinators and they don’t hurt your house.

[@HeartlandFamilyDesigns]

They hurt it if they bore holes in it

[@MattyDemello]

Every bee has a pollinating purpose. I noticed carpenter bees polinate my blueberry bushes where honey bees just don't care for it. The honey bees go to my apple trees and other fruit trees while carpenter bees fly right by it and go on my blueberries. You definitely don't want them nesting in your homes wood, though. As long as they stay away from my home and polinate my blueberries, I'm fine with them.

[@MattyDemello]

Also I noticed yellow jackets all over my blueberry bushes just eating any worms and pest. So I'm happy with them too. I was shocked to see them this year just cleaning up pest on my trees.

[@jamiegiddens5103]

Carpenter bees drilled holes into my expensive wooden front doors.😟

[@CherylAnderson-qs4iq]

​@MattyDemello May I add that I've recently learned that Carpenter bees are the bees which pollinate tomatoes, which Honey bees ignore.

[@GrandmaSandy]

Thanks for sharing another great video and some great inspiration for the garden. You’re always so much fun to watch.

[@rootedlifehome]

Anne... hope your doing better after your loss

[@BrendaHawke-kc2vn]

LOVE your humor! You're a riot!!! LOVE Gardening - GREAT ideas!! Have heard a lot about vacuuming pest. I had squash bugs again last year. Will try the vacuum this year!! TY

[@hawkspiritweaver6664]

LOL.... you are cute young lady.. Loved your tree planting video.. I messed up with a peach a few years ago and it turned into a bush... Not quite the result I was looking for. So a couple weeks ago I planted two more apples, a cherry and a replacement peach and gave them plenty of wonderful space and soil to do their thing. Been working on a large pollinator garden with spots around the yard for the butterflies and bees to munch on, have a layens hive waiting for a swarm to descend upon me and building up my garden beds as there is no soil here. Just 1 inch of what might be considered almost soil... dug down 2 feet, filled the holes with tons of organic matter and have 18 inches of wonderful self made compost and mulch creating wonderful homes for the gifts of growing foods. Keep up the good content..

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

You seem to show up just when I needed you most. ❤

[@sherischneider2390]

Corn meal is also great for getting rid of your cut worm problem...tried and true.

[@rhondacaron275]

Cornstarch is a great additive for making breading batter for fried foods. Anything from General Tso Chicken, to Cod Fillets, to Onion Rings. Yum!

[@PatrickDenehy-f4k]

As opposed to all-purpose flour?

[@kimberlyflouhouse422]

@@PatrickDenehy-f4k Yes or on addition to flour.

[@hellspyro666420]

⁠​⁠@@PatrickDenehy-f4kyou can add it to the flour for a crispier breading/batter

[@bekahbeeb]

​@user-hx2hl1zw3w yes. Coat the meat with corn starch then dip in beaten eggs.

[@Ann-Aliyah]

Time to embrace that very distant Scottish heritage, Anne, and make some shortbread for gift baskets with that cornstarch 😊

[@maritzacruzplantingwithsalsa]

Cornstarch is awesome sauce. I use a bunch of cornstarch in my garden which feeds my soil and keeps it very healthy. Cornstarch has high levels of magnesium, phosphate, calcium and potassium but more importantly it helps retain water. I live in a VERY HOT HOT HOT zone that no matter how much water I give my plants/flowers/veggies/fruits nothing retains water because its 98 almost every day and we have 80% humidity so every thing gets dry - quick. So pouring some cornstarch to your soil keeps it moist longer. I live in Tampa, FL zone 10a by the way so I totally get your heat. Thanks for all your videos I absolutely love them, game changer in my gardening. Thank you so much!!! Maritza

[@92Gwendolin]

never thought of that solution - thank you!

[@aaronhopkins6697]

Made me laugh when you ate the garlic 🤣 made me sub. Happy gardening from Australia 💚🌲🌞🌏 Corn meal damn, 😅. The ants might eat the corn flower with the same outcome. And i must say you are blessed to have such a beautiful little farm.

[@marilynstrunk1528]

Anne, I just want to thank you SO much for your videos! We are also in your zone but in NC. We followed your process of creating a raised bed from logs. Oh boy! Our garden is beautiful and blooming. Thanks for the great tips!

[@janisosborne1775]

Cornstarch is a great fertilizer, I use it on all my plants especially my flowers.

[@shivananda7482]

Also a fantastic and natural substitute for baby powder. Keeps ya dry on the hot and sweaty days.

[@92Gwendolin]

Oh interesting! wonder if it has a similar effect of retaining water like water crystals..

[@brendakay5917]

High energy...I'm pleasantly exhausted :D Thanks Ann this was educational and affirming there are better ways to deal with pests then using chemicals. Happy Planting

[@mehtarelingolien]

Use corn starch paste to plant carrot seeds. There's vids demonstrating the details and the how-tos.

[@darcy8195]

Yay! Just what I needed to hear! I am excited to lay down mulch, sprinkle cornmeal, plant companion plants and more!!! Thank you!

[@8thcelisabeth]

Seriously great video. I feel super smart now. I have garlic and dill everywhere. The dill wasn't even on purpose. I also put coffee grounds and egg shells everywhere for soil conditioning. Never had an issue with slugs, never seen a hornworm. No squash bugs. I do, however, have the worst squash vine problem in the history of the pest. I am an unwilling expert. Written a lot about it, made a ton of video about it. SVB's even attack C.Pepo and C.Moschata when there are C.Maxima are RIGHT THERE. Population is that high. I just want to trade SVB's for a different pest. They are jerks. Got some great video of a wasp dragging off a Colorado Potato beetle larvae. Love em. Bunnies killed my peach tree. Yes I wrapped it. Record snow in 22-23' lifted them to 4' up the trunk. Best peaches I've ever had, from MY tree, in South Dakota. South Dakota!! Yeah I'm still mad. 🤬 This comment feels like the beginning of some needed therapy over the murder of my peach tree.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I can absolutely validate the need for therapy over a murdered peach tree. Those bunnies must pay!

[@ricsgarden7394]

@@AnneofAllTrades I have only been doing this for 2 years but I started placing onions between as many plants as I can. The bug pressure "seems" much less. I have never seen a bug on an onion and they are much cheaper than Garlic. Plus you get onions

[@kimtingchaleun2910]

The word lazy is most attractive to me to watch your video, because thts the best describes me as gardener.

[@janisosborne1775]

I put the beer out and this morning realized that the racoons had a party and no beer left for the slugs!

[@jillz1542]

Try diamanthus earth

[@aussielass5621]

😂😂😂😂

[@enriquepena5206]

I caught 40 slugs on my tarps and upside down pots, should I give them a salt bath, throw them over fence to noisy neighbors or put in compost pile? 😂

[@rebekahheath3905]

😂❤😂

[@gaborszegedy1673]

@@enriquepena5206 I like the neighbor idea.😆 We have a small creek behind our back fence, I just toss them over. I hope the mallard ducks like them. Or the fish?

[@kelseylivingston5611]

Corn starch - thickening everything, dry shampoo, fried foods, dusting floors to watch for critter activity, roux base instead of flour, pie filling, grease stain remover, and sweaty feet. I’d definitely put that cornstarch on your porch though - there may be critters the snakes find yummy scuttering about. Hopefully it’s just the nap spot though. Last year a rat snake (George) hitched a ride home with me - and it may be my imagination but I do believe the other snakes who lived here have since moved on. Sending all the admiration and appreciation - I adore your videos ❤️❤️

[@annacallisto7491]

You are so cool, I love your way of talking and explaining and you are really funny 🤣😊 thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@bettytaylor756]

Good morning Anne what about getting ready to squirrels and raccoons❤

[@bogdiworksV2]

Dill is like the unofficial herb of Eastern Europe as a region, i think you can safely add to any local food and it'll enhance it. Needless to say, i love it and am chuffed to hear it repels garden pests.

[@valentinacordoba0725]

Puddin!!! I make chocolate puddin with cornstarch. I use coconut milk and Hershey's chocolate powder

[@wbshappy1]

Paper Maché plant starters can be made with corn starch and newspapers. The starch acts as a stiffener and glue. I used strips of newspapers, and junkmail fliers, etc. Seeds aren't choosey, and for as long as it takes them to root and sprout to transplant size, this works well.

[@MajICReiki]

Great video and fun, great sense of humor about pests, and a new use for a handheld vacuum 😅 Thank you for this delightful video packed with info! ❤ I just watched a carrot seeding method from the channel Her Eco Life, from 3 years ago. 1 cup of water to 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch heated until cloudy gelatin substance (not boiled). Carrot seeds are primed in water in a jar for 2 days then mixed with the completely cooled cornstarch gel, and pour-sown into trough rows already dug in the garden. The corstarch treatment keeps water around the seeds, and spread them out from eachother. I haven't tried this yet but sounds like a possibility for the 50 lbs of cornstarch 2 tablespoons at a time.

[@92Gwendolin]

Thank you! What a great tip! And yeah I loved the vacuum tip as well LoL

[@deannewilliams3321]

I use corn starch to thicken things like stew and gravy, but you can also use it as a body powder. Thanks for the info!

[@user-yv7kw1nr2q]

LOL my chickens did this to one of my gardens, needless to say they ended up with their own area. Oh my, feed the drunk slugs to the chickens, love it!😁

[@lisahix5177]

Blue Hubbard Squash IS THE BEST TO MAKE PUMPKIN PIE 🥧 🎉❤

[@thomasprogar3143]

I saw one of your videos and it was heartwarming to hear how much you care for your cows and so I watched this video and was disheartened to hear your disdain and lack of respect for chickens. I hope you can learn to see them for the amazing animals they are and give them the care they deserve from a place of love.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I think you missed my very dry and sarcastic sense of humor here ;) if I actually did hate chickens, I wouldn’t still be keeping them twelve years later.

[@thomasprogar3143]

@@AnneofAllTrades Sorry I missed your humor. Thanks for responding and I appreciate what you are doing and hope you can continue to spread your message.

[@Moffit366]

Copper grounding rod. And I did not know about shellfish allergies and ladybugs .

[@thomas2782]

I definitely knew they bit, fortunately I don't have a seafood allergy

[@PaprikaPauline]

I just found you and you are the only one that gave clear concise information I could understand thankyou! Im a new subscriber now

[@wolfgangschmidtke8023]

Hallo Anne und danke für deine Nachricht und tschüss aus dem besten Germany aller Zeiten 👍👍🇩🇪🇺🇲🌈🍉🌶️🍍

[@nmayor4232]

Döp, Döp, DöDöDöp

[@angelacox8496]

I love watching your videos I have learnt so much from you thank you. I am from Ohio I grew up in the country but when I married my husband i moved to a small city. When you talked about the frogs I had to smile. When I was younger I lived near a swamp and 3 strip pit ponds. We call your frogs spring peepers. They are loudest in the spring when they are mating. I actually miss it. I was so used to it it became like white noise to me as well as the cicadas. My cousin's would come for a sleepover and couldnt sleep because it was so loud. I use cornstarch for frying things especially any kind of Chinese chicken and the sauce to thicken. I use it in gravys just be careful not to use to much unless you like jello gravy which was a huge favorite of my mom's side of the family. This is my second year of gardening in the city and I have had to teach my self from KZbin. Growing up in the country we had lots of deer rabbits ground hogs it discouraged my parents from gardening. They were to poor to invest in fencing so they gave up. Right now I have a pesky squirrel digging up my carrots, not eating them just digging the up. I have been having trouble with the rolly pullys eating my strawberries. I didn't think they would bother them but I have actually saw them do it. Thank you again for your advise and good luck with all of the noice I really do miss it. I rather hear that then traffic trains and helicopters.

[@dominickfiorenza2639]

SNAKES KEEEP AWAY FROM UR HOUSE , MY GRAM PUT OUT A BAG OF LIME MAKING A LINE AROUND THE HOUSE , IT BURNS THE SNAKES BELLY AND WONT CROSS .. I STILL DO THAT AT MY HOUSE TODAY.. HOPE YOU ANDN UR FAMILY WELL😇😇😇

[@costcontrolaccounting4613]

Just make sure that you have no snakes on or under your balcony before you do that!

[@heydavis4168]

Anne you are awesome!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JohnnySahn]

Rollie pollies actually eat seedlings. I have plenty of wood chips as well and plenty of rollie pollies and every year I have to put DE all around my seedlings and on the stems as I've literally seen them on the stems chewing them off. They really suck. Once the plants are bigger with stronger stems they don't bother.

[@GoingGreenMom]

They eat seeds and roots too. But also slug and stink bug eggs.

[@Debbie-Keller]

Exactly!! They are eating my baby seedlings. Too many roly pollies.

[@cyhomer]

..yup

[@JohnnySahn]

@@GoingGreenMom I didn't know that. That explains why I never see slugs or stink bugs! Thank you for the information!

[@JohnnySahn]

@@Debbie-Keller The DE works if you haven't tried it! You really have to baby them though and put more on every other day.

[@Blessed-abc]

Such a fantastic breath of fresh air, you are!! I love your screen presentation too❤

[@commonlaw5400]

Snails will slither over razor blades. Brian Lowell of Next Level Gardening did a exhaustive video about what will stop slugs and snails. I've got copper around my hostas- buggers are still making pinholes in the leaves.

[@rawilson7768]

Glad to know someone else in life whose favorite food in the whole world is watermelon! Love it! I wish I was good at growing them but no luck.

[@boreduser1583]

A lightweight cheap badminton racquet is perfect for carpenter bees!! I can hear’m now going Pinggg with each swing! 🤣🤣

[@MangoTheLegend]

Wiffle ball bat was my weapon of choice for them as a kid 😂

[@92Gwendolin]

Corn flour - you can sub it in for flour for recipes as it's healthier than most flours. I LOVE chicken pancake. Just corn flour+water and chicken thigh pieces cooked in a pan, served with korean dumpling sauce (soy sauce, vinegar, optional chilli powder) and chopped spring onions.

[@LaurensVRC]

Is this the infamous no-dig comedy channel? This was hilarious.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

😂😂 unintentionally so, but I love that label

[@samueltucker8473]

They are delicious and nutritious and the tiny tunnels they dug out through will improve the soil. They are loud. . . Learned so much.

[@Critter145]

The infomercial intro was perfect

[@joysoul352]

amazing presentation... this was wonderful and packed... thank you.

[@l.skipallen9080]

I have used Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth [DE] for 50 years for animals because: 1. it is NON-toxic, 2. it works in the gut to "grind up" worms and 3. it kills external parasites, too. Use caution when dusting to prevent you, or an animal, from inhaling it or getting it into the eyes. To be effective for killing insects, it must be dry - it does dissipate in the sun after a couple of days so it's necessary to reapply to plants after a rain. I hope this helps you. 06.01.2024

[@thomas2782]

I was wondering if you could emulsify it like kaolin clay, spray it on so when it dries it works...

[@FreedomLovinLady]

no, it is not effective after its been wet when used on the garden, but does remove internal parasites when digested, works differently for each type of pest

[@moongoddess33]

Anne is just awesome with all her knowledge and she is a great teacher!!!

[@bonessam9618]

Awesome info, Anne. TY! Love your energy. 😊

[@clarabrubaker6433]

You are one of my absolute favorite farm/garden content creators + educators! This is all really helpful info. I did want to share that in my experience, earwigs can become an issue if there's not enough decomposing matter to support their population. They are the main nibblers of plants in my raised bed gardens, all season long.😢I just have a small backyard garden and this may not be an issue at a larger scale. I have found spraying DE on them when they're active at night (taking care to avoid flowers, in order to not harm pollinators) to be really effective at reducing their population if it's getting out of control. I never have too many aphids though, and that's probably thanks to the earwigs! All about balance in the end☺

[@hummingbirdforestgarden]

We have ducks and they are the best little dudes ever!!!

[@harmonyfamilylifetk]

You can use cornstarch as a thickener instead of flour for gravy etc, you can use it with some dish soap to scrub your pans that are needing a good scrub, it's abrasive and better than most scrubs.

[@Havrix_ggs]

Just be careful with the coffee grounds it can make the soil more acidic if you use too much. That being said some plants dont care, good tips!

[@DaveE99]

Actually that’s really only if it’s not been brewed. Brewed coffee like from Starbucks that they give away says on the bag it’s an average of 6.7ph. Which is just about right. If really worried about it brew it again, or add a cup of wood ash

[@kellyklapp1232]

Earwigs most definitely eat plants, a big favorite being dahlias. Trying a thing I saw shared this year and smearing Vaseline at the base of my plants. They supposedly won't climb up it!

[@se5594]

Butt fruit?!?🤣😁😄 Just finished wood chipping my paths!

[@petegdula4749]

Thanks for confirming that so many things I was unsure of are true! Also learned some new stuff, too. Thank you, Anne! Happy to have found your videos.

[@marijeb278]

❤. Your hatred of chickens is quite hilarious. My darling but critically stupid silkies are the total opposite though. I'll happily let them roam through my garden because it takes allfive of them an entire afternoon to scratch up the earth enough to take a little sandbath. Their egg-laying skills are shit though, and according to my neighbours, look like a bunch of demented cotton balls, so I'm not sure if they are worth the trade, but I still adore them

[@thisll-doit]

That copper rod you didn't know what it's for looks like an earth rod/stake - buried in the ground and connected to a building's electricity supply, it makes your electricity work and protects the building, wiring, devices and appliances. Also used for lightning protection on the old copper phone lines. Just sharing knowledge😊 Thank you for sharing yours with us.🙏💖

[@MRTOMBO]

Diatomaceous Earth is a mechanical/physical injury mechanism. To us it's like super fine, fluffy, talcum powder. Under a microscope it's teensy shards of crystal/glass. Bugs walking through it get those particles sticking to the CARTILEDGE at their joints (it's softer and flexes), and the shards of Diatomaceous Earth cut that open as they move around. They get cut open, start leaking, and die of fluid/blood loss. I've seen this stuff work to completely kill off a Carpet Weevil infestation in an apartment I had once. Weevils crawling everywhere, on my legs when sitting down, etc., and I had a parrot so I didn't want pesticides blown around. I sprinkled this stuff across the carpeting. Not a ton so it looked like bags of flour dumped on the floor, just some, and along the edges at the walls. 3 Days later I was finding dried up weevils everywhere. Pulled out the Vacuum, all done.

[@angelspodcast1111]

Great tips loved the beer idea 😂

[@lauriegirlie9675]

You can make powdered sugar with cornstarch. Just blend it with granulated sugar. Easy sweetsie!