To help me in my uk garden I leave an area with twiggy growth alone well into spring to overwinter beneficial insects. I also leave 2 or 3 parsnips to flower which really encourages ladybugs & other beneficial insects into my garden. Also lupin flower buds get aphids in spring and the birds totally clean them so any aphids that would attack my veg are culled 🤩
@michellejentzsch95647 ай бұрын
Very informative! Thanks for such a snappy video ;) P.s. Loved the flip flop
@GreenthumbsGarden7 ай бұрын
🤣😅 yeah it made me laugh too. Thanks MJ!
@freeasabird518719 күн бұрын
Great advice, love doing things naturally 👏
@Dollycakes6157 ай бұрын
Thank you very informative. I haven't had much success with my garden they killed my rose bushes, sunflower bush and I'm just not doing well gardening. I tried neem oil and soapy water but maybe I wasn't doing it enough or just too many. I'll try again this coming garden season in CT. Thanks
@GreenthumbsGarden7 ай бұрын
Hey Dolly, try and up the dosage, about 1 table spoon to a quart of water. If you spray them early in the morning then the aphids have all day to dehydrate from the sun.
@ratnacook563 ай бұрын
yea that bugs been sucking my snake bean's flowers, it might not gong to produce the snake bean this year. I was looking for it. but those didnt bother my green bean plants. I mix dry chili pepper and garlic and little bit vinegar, I saw somebody post on your tube. but I dont think is working. I am going to buy mild soup tomorrow and mix with the oil you mention and water. thanks for sharing met
@jasmineclowney92715 ай бұрын
Thank you sir!!!!!! Went on vacation and had a breakout when I came back
@tyronedarlow53397 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work
@GreenthumbsGarden7 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do! 😉
@fletchybabe61727 ай бұрын
Love to see how you grow your aloe vera Alex 😁🌱☀️
@GreenthumbsGarden7 ай бұрын
Thanks Fletchy ! Maybe a video on Aloe soon 😅 seen as we have so much of it😁
@maggiegibsonsfitnessandhea74033 ай бұрын
I’ve done all this and they continue to come back every week. How do I get it to stop coming back?
@brudibeutel54132 ай бұрын
I only have a couple plants on the terrace and not every plant was infected with those pests but what worked for me was squishing them with my fingers every single day. Every single day after work I searched my plants for aphids and squished them for about 1 hour. Some days even before work, so on those days I checked twice. Checking every leaf, every stem, also the stakes that hold the plants. After a week or two I couldn't find a single aphid anymore. They seem to prefer young parts of the plants, growing fresh out of the stems but some are to be found on older and larger parts of the plants too. Well, a week or two later I got black flea beatles. Did the exact same thing. At the third day I couldn't find a single flea beatle anymore. It takes a lot of time even if just 3 plants are infected so if you have a garden with a lot of infected plants that will take quite some time or might seriously be impossible since you still need time off, meet friends, sleep, etc. If you don't find a single one today, keep checking thoroughly on the daily since you might have just missed one or two and one or two aphids can become a colony in a heartbeat. I stopped checking thoroughly daily when I couldn't find a single one for a couple days in a row but I check a couple minutes maybe twice a week still. For next year I have planed to grow flowers too, not just vegetables, in the hopes of attracting insects whose larvae eat aphids and maybe flea beatles aswell. But since that is a future project I can't say if it really attracts beneficial insects into the 3rd floor. :D (I write this comment hoping in the 4 weeks your problem got solved already. :D)
@HyinaMufasa1318 күн бұрын
Use a pet hair roller
@noreenesannason78162 ай бұрын
Have you tried borox mixed in with meat kind. I am told that gets rid of the ants so I am experiencing with that now.
@zmalqp5554 ай бұрын
You could mention as a mild soap, Castile soap.
@Fano7757 ай бұрын
thanks
@GreenthumbsGarden7 ай бұрын
You're welcome! :-)
@katharinelockhart2637Ай бұрын
I use my hand to brush aphids off and if they stick too much I use a spray of water.
@GreenthumbsGarden14 күн бұрын
exactly, free and easy.
@kimfritz50227 ай бұрын
Great tips Alex keep up the good work 👍🏻😁
@GreenthumbsGarden7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Will do! :-)
@jamessteffens83373 ай бұрын
Can I use 8 on my sweet corn?
@nom5136 ай бұрын
when do we get somthing on the cherry trees again?
@GreenthumbsGarden6 ай бұрын
Soon! Just trying to find time to shoot the second part of the cherry and grading video
@nom5136 ай бұрын
@@GreenthumbsGarden thank you!
@oliviastar38122 ай бұрын
Where is your accent from Alex?
@GreenthumbsGarden14 күн бұрын
Hey mate, its a Yorkshire accent but I've spent many years living abroad speaking in a way that non native English speakers can understand.
@adamsmith65943 ай бұрын
concrete.
@juliekitching90337 ай бұрын
hiya r alex just fairy liquid 4 me little buggers x
@GreenthumbsGarden7 ай бұрын
😅 Works a charm!
@katereznikov87923 ай бұрын
No, does NOT work
@GreenthumbsGarden3 ай бұрын
Does work TOO!
@blakejamieson7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I have no idea if my garden has aphids but now I know what to look for 🫡