Is Neem Oil the Best Organic Pesticide? + Gardening Q&A Session

[@growingyourgreens]

Jump to the Questions that John will answer in this episode: 00:30 Post Questions for me to Answer Here 00:44 I forgot to add perlite and vermiculite to my planter, should I add it in? 01:48 How can I learn about growing fruits and vegetables in my area? 03:34 Is 1/4 is too small for mulch? Can I use sawdust as mulch? 06:12 Which Brix product do you recommend measuring food quality? 07:18 Do you use copper wire antennas in your garden for better growth? 08:56 Is neem oil good to keep pests away from my organic garden? 15:45 Have you tried to grow a cinnamon tree in Vegas? 16:06 What are your thoughts on raising tilapia to eat? 20:50 What vegetables should I grow in Hawaii? 21:23 GYG Tee-Shirts available at www.compassion-tees.com/ 21:40 What can I do to get rid of snails without killing them? 24:30 Do you ever bucket up your bathtub water? and use it to water your garden? Referenced and Related Episodes: Brix test your produce to improve quality kzbin.info/www/bejne/fom1f3t9f7BkmLs battle of the Bug / Neem Oil Episode kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWS0YaiGadSXnpY Blast Pests with High-Pressure Water kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3vcd3ernLKop5o Blast Pests with High Pressure Air kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHStn4OXbs-KgpY Dr Zymes Organic Pesticide kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3bZnp2frLdsp9U Aquaponics Hawaii Episode kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6uUnKKwpdeqbrs Hawaii Perennial Vegetable Nursery kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX-8hJKFYtOVhrs

[@fincarosa6767]

Nice! I plan to add an outdoor shower to my bedroom, when I build my back porch. It will go to water my banana plants in that area. Then I can use that bathroom for guests and after swimming. Hope you're enjoying your property here.

[@2Hearts3]

John, you are a wealth of knowledge and good sense. Thanks for sharing your expertise 🙂👍🌱

[@l0I0I0I0]

Just made 2 gallons of organic pesticide from another channel. Garlic, onion, high UI cyanne powder.

[@WilliamEspinosa-f8d]

You're the best, sir! Thank you!

[@LuminousTurtle2029]

I caught the livestream late but I'll rewind to watch. Thanks for this informative video!

[@DwightRndYoLip-iw1fw]

Id use coco coir fiber for high potassium kiwi fruits. Also can use cayenne and garlic in an oil soap emulsifier for bugs. Copper makes a fungicide, which could be a downfall. Been trying these fabric pot planters but they leach out so its damn near hydro growing. Love your videos jon, eat some daikon radish;)

[@allon33]

I found that compost worked better than copper wire on a stick.

[@dragoniousmaximus7304]

Lmao!!! Yeaaaa

[@Icarus169]

Man this guy hardly aged in the past decade. In fact… it looks like he aged in reverse 😂 ❤

[@kevinsabharwal1822]

Charcoal works pretty well to keep away mosquitoes

[@mjs8148]

Here in Georgia, in my garden, it seems nothing is working to keep the bugs away especially Japanese beetles on my grapes. We have neighbors so no matter how much prevention I do to stop beetle larvae in the ground, they come from the neighbors yards. Been spraying neem almost daily, seems like the bugs think it’s happy hour. They say yum! Neem oil! Let’s eat! Hornworms say oh yeah BT! Bring it on!!

[@48512]

DiPel® PRO DF Bacillus thuringiensis v kurstaki (Btk) OMRI Listed. This bacillus for Lepidoptera (caterpillar) control is labelled for use on Turf & Ornamentals.

[@48512]

Yakult+molasses+aloe Vera gel blended with water spray

[@VickyYoung-qg7fd]

WHat can you do to get rid of grasshoppers?

[@IronRangeGreens]

Sleven grasshopper control Not on your plants Look into RATTS (reduced acreage

[@steverichardson8655]

Get rid of your plants, they are notorious for attracting grasshoppers.

[@wMerlinw]

What types of soaps are good for plants?

[@cynthiaday2002]

In the beginning my cucumber had no problems. Now I am having problems with worm invasion in the cucumbers themselves. Any advise on what to do?

[@johnb-lz9mg]

Have you ever heard of trifecta crop control? If so what's your thoughts on using it for mold and or bug damage. I am growing cannabis.

[@newgooglacc8277]

Я вважаю що воно слабше за хімічний інсектицид . Якщо чисто органічний grow то це краще ніж мильна вода з попілом ( soap ashes spray) . Одне цікаво як PK booster замінити на щось органічне . В індорі на biobizz ростив кущі без pk не то наче . Знайшов biotabs pk і більше варіантів немає .На вулиці росте куш майже 3 метри висотою зараз. Підкажіть як замінити pk якщо вирощую на вулиці у відкритому грунті !

[@48512]

Yakult+molasses+plenty of aloe vera gel blended mix with water

[@TonyisToking]

I used to be a big proponent of not using Bone Meal and Synthetic fertilizers... I still loosely follow that philosophy myself, actually. But here's my thoughts... If they're waste products from industries that will continue to exist, why wouldn't we want to provide a way for those waste products to be recycled? Like you said, Veganism is a philosophy, and so is Organics. I think that Organics aim is not being served by avoiding using Synthetic fertilizers. We're basically creating a new need to DISPOSE of those WASTE products... What do you think the fertilizer industry will do with their ammonical nitrogen if it's not being put into gardens and off gassing into the atmosphere through natural processes? Chances are, they'll just start dumping it if they can't sell it. I'd rather it be dumped in a garden and cycled back into the ecosystem. Afterall, these petroleum products and GMO crops used to for cattle feed are literally being sourced from the Earth. It doesn't matter if it's GMO or Heirloom, plants sequester Carbon and other elements from the soil. Oil deposits in the earth are vestigal decomposition of those same elements. If we don't sequester them back into the ground via gardening practices, this can be catastophic. Lately I've been purposely using Synthetic fertilizers with strong discretion, only supporting companies that have a good product, in order to avoid the fertilizer industry failing. If the fertilizer industry fails and we're not able to recycle biproducts of industry... The Earth may be the consequence.

[@TonyisToking]

Oh and as for Contaminants in the bone meal and synthetic fertilzers. Synthetic Fertilizer are usually extremely pure and contain little to no contaminants. Bone Meals contaminants are limited to trace heavy metals that would be found in any organic source of fertilizer, including Fish hydrolysate. You have to consider the fact that plants can remediate large amounts of contamination in soils... sure... but when it's trace, chances are the micobiology in your soil will sequester and convert contaminants far quicker than your roots will. Most contaminants, like Cyanide, can be altered into other forms by biological chemistry and can be remediated without causing a risk to those consuming the produce. It is also important to consider than plants almost always push contaminants into foliar growth, not vital sexual organs. Meaning if you are consuming the leaves from one bed, make sure its clean soil. But the fruits of another bed are far less likely to be contaminated. The plant knows that those toxins depositied in the leaves will just cause that leaf to eventually corrode and new ones will grow. It cannot take this risk with it's reproductive organs and will not store trace contaminants in fruit or flowers. The best practice for any fertilizer is to cook it before you put it in your veggie garden. You want to let the microbiology take the brundt of the toxins. ALL organic sources of fertilizer have potential to have toxins and pathogens within them.

[@SuperStruct]

12:44 no matter how good the soil is a butterfly lands and those 30 caterpillars need to be dealt with... Neem oil is like my secret weapon and I've never had a plant croak except maybe the first time I ever used it

[@Internetpsycho321]

Do you add a couple drops of soap for a more even spread breaks leaf surface/water tension and allows even spread and not drops of ipm spray

[@SuperStruct]

@@Internetpsycho321 If I have it on me, sometimes just warm water works if the hose has been in the sun for a bit

[@Angela3.0]

😂 🐌 💚 !!! Thank You😊 🌞 🌼 🍃 You have been an inspiration to many ❤ 4 Many, many years Again thank You 😊 👕 !! Yay green 💚

[@lootbird]

million subs but doesnt know what Amish means? love this show!

[@jolIyjoeker]

I sprayed Neem oil and water on my cabbage and broccoli and watched a moth fly from plant to plant trying to eat it and tasting the Neem and flying to the next until it eventually went away

[@2Hearts3]

Guineas are good bug eaters. They're kind of loud, though.

[@LivingCastings]

What the bathwater

[@SuperStruct]

13:30 Mixing soap over neem oil? brother is that even organic?

[@steverichardson8655]

I stopped using Sluggo and Sluggo Plus because I heard it can kill your earthworms.

[@ionechisholme7552]

Neem oil is bad for bees?

[@rmcnasty7319]

Try wrapping nylon pantyhose , around plants , and somhowe it draws nitrogen from air.

[@rebeccasouthwick2941]

I have heard that people can be sensitive to neem. So I choose not to use it on my plants.

[@markasmaclean420]

It can be toxic to both people and plants I believe depending on concentration maybe I’m wrong

[@stevebaker8322]

Hi John K My teeth are my brix meter 😊

[@DirtRoadFarmers]

No. It's not even close

[@mikam8801]

Neem stinks and doesn’t work. I’m tired of giving it chances; I quit.

[@mac.jenkin]

Same. I never had any long-term success using neem controlling thrips, aphids or leafhoppers. Cleaning pests off plants with a blast from a hose and occassional Bronner’s soap spray have better results for me.

[@agdayem]

Same here. I’ve found plants from Artemisia family (like wormwood) repels a lot of insects, give it a try.

[@FosterFarmsOk]

neem oil doesnt work