How to Keep Pests Out of your Garden, 5 Tips for Organic Pest Control

[@goodpeoplefrost]

After learning a lot from you I’m happy to be able to teach you something hahaha you should always release the ladybugs at night because they don’t leave their habitats at night and many will stay where you want them to if released at night. During the day a good amount will fly off elsewhere! Apparently after establishing their “bed” the first night they’ll make that area their home...cheers!

[@LaFanfanTulipe]

Is that true?

[@rlopez18m]

@@LaFanfanTulipeyes its true but i recommend doing research before releasing these. some environmentalists are saying its not wise to release them. but im not sure what to believe! lol

[@jenniferanderson8050]

How cute Tuck was under the big leaves🐾🐞🥕

[@jamesprigioni]

He's a smart pup, he knows how to find his shade. He's much smarter the I am lol

[@BlackDaddy]

Tucked away😂😁😉 noooo....okay...too corny

[@WILLITGROW]

#shedwars

[@camericadianstudies1921]

@@jamesprigioni Whoever is helping you with the camera is doing a great job.

[@DiaryErnesstaDiAustralia]

So lucky to find this chanel a year ago and took it into action. I started it with couple pot of veggies, now I have 5 established raised garden bed 🥦🌱🐞 Some fruit trees, citrus start to produce and the rest go dormant (as it's close to winter here down under) 😅 Got 1 worm bin, 3 chicken & 4 quails that keep giving me eggs and free fertilizer. Never aiming to fully self- sustainable, but I am so grateful to have what I have now. Especially during this pandemic. *best time to plant yhe tree is 7 years ago, the second best time to plant it today* 🙏 James & Tuck 👩‍🌾🐝

[@WILLITGROW]

#shedwars

[@DiaryErnesstaDiAustralia]

@justagirlsd 007 Thank you ^^ If James can do, so do we ;)

[@rivrrrat319]

These videos make me want to grow a Yorkie.

[@geraldinemc1656]

Lol

[@sabin97]

make sure you water it generously and provide the proper nutrition so it develops healthy leaves, like the one in the video.

[@WILLITGROW]

@@sabin97 #shedwars

[@WILLITGROW]

@@geraldinemc1656 #shedwars

[@jeddricktaylor3800]

lol..stopp it

[@BlueGardenCottage]

Just thought I'd let you know...I tried your painted stones idea around my strawberries. The fact that in the last two and a half weeks, I harvested 19.75kg from my front garden proves that it absolutely worked!

[@jamesprigioni]

😁❤️😁

[@MegaGrowthInc]

@@jamesprigioni I really could use some help with my orange trees in Florida starting to get fungal disease. The problem we run into down here is that we're a lot of rain and have had issues in the state with fungal issues. Which in turn starts to affect all of our plants from tomato's , okra and so on. If I spray Copper fungicide how long can I wait before I get some ladybugs to keep the aphids and other insects away? Sorry to comment on someone's comment, I just cant tag you otherwise. This is a very very big problem that seems to decimate my whole garden.

[@Lisa-md7tq]

Thanks so much! I will definitely try that out.

[@bruceleong9534]

Love the pro-active v reactive approach. And Tuck cooling off under the lettuce leaf has got to be the cutest thing I’ve seen on KZbin.

[@LazyIRanch]

RIGHT? I love seeing that darling pup! ❤🐕

[@tauceti8341]

Whenever my chickens are laying down under my patio I don't wanna go outside because I know they'll get up in curiosity. They're so peaceful. Today one even had her head tucked in her wing sleeping and that other one right next to her chilling sitting guard.

[@k.sullivan6303]

BIG ADVICE ON PEST CONFUSION: Make your garden beds and raised beds circular and tell the pests to go eat in the corner!

[@cf8959]

James, I love your channel! I have a bunch of Food Forest and Tuck shirts that I wear all the time. I really love that you actually share your mistakes and failures with us. A humble person doesn't act like a know-it-all....although it's very obvious you know a LOT!!!

[@betsywyatt9071]

We spray painted and added black dots. The kids had so much fun!! They loved placing them in our strawberries ♡

[@robertpecora4565]

Thank you, James. Your skilled teaching and experience have been a great help for me as I begin my first vegetable garden at age 72. Congratulations on your fine work!

[@pamelaadams3649]

Omg, look at Tuck resting in the shade! How cute!

[@ghhehxusjsush]

21 fruit trees planted and 20+ yards of wood chips since I started watching your channel James thanks for the inspiration!!

[@jeffgavioli609]

James, You are definitely an inspiration. My blossoming family (I am 36, wife is 33, baby girl is 4 months) just purchased a 1 acre property in MA (both grew up nearby) and I am using the lockdown to begin building us a self sustainable type property where we can try and live off the grid as much as possible. We get an abundance of sun exposure here during the day, especially in the backyard area where I am starting with a series of raised vegetable gardens. We are starting with essentially a blank canvas in the yard, with fairly rocky terrain, and I am finding guidance in your videos. You give great detail and show everyone that they can do it too. Thanks for putting the extra effort in to share your work with us. It's very easy to just do your own thing and not try to help others. Looking forward to future videos. Jeff G. Ludlow, MA

[@tanarehbein7768]

One of your most practical videos. I planted two 10' low hoop tunnels in early spring with beautiful cool weather plant starts. In one weekend the voles mice and a mole wiped it all out. I guess they thought in was a cozy spring shelter too. Great to be encouraged by your positive attitude even when your hard work is destroyed.

[@lainafields]

So frustrating! My food grade 5 gal. white buckets are on the way for just that reason. Container gardening, let's go!

[@raceface_m2579]

Release the ladybugs in either dusk or dawn, so that they’ll stay in your garden and not just fly away. These are really great natural tips!

[@WILLITGROW]

#shedwars

[@katv3607]

Yes, I heard that too when I purchased some. Or maybe it was on the bag. But dusk or dawn is best.

[@greggdehner3078]

That is a good tip. I have never wanted to buy ladybugs because I assume they will all just fly away.

[@Pamela-jr3ht]

Love the red painted rocks. I used red Christmas ornaments (hard plastic) as fake tomatoes to keep the birds from eating them.

[@JohnnyC10071959]

I love this guy. SO excited about gardening and a dog person to boot. Go James! This is by far the best gardening channel I have found. I have a small garden but big dreams

[@CanineWild]

Your enthusiastic greeting at the beginning of your vids always brightens my day - thanks for the great attitude and huge amount of info you put out! I've honestly learned so much from your channel! Hope to have a better garden this season, and when I bring in those veggies you'll be someone I have to thank for that!

[@hadleycontractor496]

Your videos have been great to get a real kickstart gardening, helps alot especially during this crazy down time. stay safe!

[@jamesprigioni]

Glad to hear that Phil! Me and Tuck will continue to be here sharing our garden journeys. We are excited for things, its not even summer yet!!!!

[@ronalynbaniqued3070]

Wow, I'm here since you only have 2.3k subs, and now 400k plus. Wow, James keep up the good work and may your channel grow more, you and Tuck deserve it. ❤

[@donnarichey144]

I would hang or put irish spring soap and I cook hot peppers, onions, garlic and strain and let eggs sit in a gallon of this stuff till its stinky, put around plants.

[@WILLITGROW]

#shedwars

[@connieyoung3341]

I tried the Irish Spring soap. Didn't seem to deter the bugs at all. But I think it may help with the bigger pests (like the raccoons and other digging creatures).

[@OncuFarm]

interesting and useful videos for novice farmers like me. plant pests sometimes sometimes bother farmers. thank you for sharing. greetings from oncu farm in indonesia.😊👍

[@urbanfarm3561]

Inspiring video.😊👍

[@DapurUtie22]

very inspiring video.👍

[@sbwhite599]

i love james pidgeoknee's enthusiasm times ten!

[@kated3165]

First year we moved into our house, the first rainy day revealed the ungodly amount of slugs and earwigs invading our modest terrain. Gardening was a futile nightmare that summer. There were also tons of mice around the house, many of which kept getting into our walls. Previous owner would diligently clean all of the fallen leaves, including the small wooded sections and secluded corners. Bf and I turned out less zealous and left the leaves alone in those areas. The following year those leave beds began crawling with an army of shrews. Slugs and earwigs are now a rare sight when I garden, and the mice mostly vanished. Now I leave strategic ''leaf bridges'' around the house so that the few remaining shrews (most of them left after the bug invasion was taken care of) can comfortably remain hidden while patrolling around the sensitive areas I need them to. Wonderful little garden allies these guys are!

[@mcslapperson]

This has been my number one show during isolation. I'm starting a plot in a community garden down the street. I'll share all the stuff u showed me

[@caballefam]

An electric fence is a must for us to get rid of the wild pigs and my husband also made a big bird cutout made of metal that he painted black and a bit of white to imitate the real bird and hang it in a pole over the garden,so it looks like a big birs flying and this is effective in scaring the small birds that are already starting to eat the cherries and we also put annet around the fruiting cherry trees, but despite the net, the birds still find their way. But atleast they're still enough left for us compared to last year.

[@roberts9565]

I have been making habanero pepper tea and spraying on flowers and plants before they fruit. Deer hate it, small animals too.

[@gimi2395]

How about beetles? Or other insects?

[@TruthAndLight4995]

Absolutely! When we first put down a garden on our rural property, NOTHING touched it. We had zero safeguards. We were naive and the wildlife gave us a break for 2 years. After that, it was ON! The deer, the groundhogs, the field mice, the rabbits, the birds, the bugs. . . I almost gave up!

[@iprincessirene]

Very true! This is my 3rd year in this home gardening. It's been a chore. They all found my house this year!

[@WILLITGROW]

#shedwars

[@thebarefootgardner4687]

Vera Braswell What did u do?

[@thebarefootgardner4687]

How did u keep them out?

[@jeas4980]

I remember that day! I spent... gosh about $180 on hostas and other shade garden plants. The deer destroyed them in ONE NIGHT! I cried. I seriously cried it was such a waste of money at a time when I didn't have money to waste. 17 years later I keep bears off blueberries, Rabbits off strawberries, squirrels off pecans, deer off Apple trees, mice out of chicken grains, and slugs off potatoes as a routine! I've even developed methods to surface grubs before planting (wet black plastic), bate squash bugs (nitrogen, straw and sticky flowers) and white flies were really my last frontier...someone suggested lace wigs... I'll give it a try!

[@Sasbeans2810]

I came here because I had a groundhog eat 5 tomato plants, all of my romaine lettuce, and even some of my leeks!! I fenced it up now and planted some onions in with my lettuce, thank you for this video!

[@jerseygirlvet]

I just learned “A LOT” with this video, every time I saw any bug I would loose my mind and my first reaction is to kill them. Didn’t know lady bugs were good. I get a lot of them. Thanks. By the way, your garden looks great. My biggest pain in the *** are chipmunks and squirrels.

[@parmeetsidhu867]

Same with me. Squirrels eat all my strawberries. 😒 I barely get to pick 5-10 from two plants.

[@kaopointmanneil5862]

Our Ridgebacks seem to keep all those pests away..... even the smell of them around seems enough!

[@rocker06903]

This year I started fighting back against chipmunks. I got my first one within minutes of setting my first trap: A five gallon bucket with water in the bottom, and sunflower seeds. Make ramps long enough to allow sunflower seeds to stay on the ramps and not slide to the ground. Leave some seeds at the base of the ramps, up the ramps and on the surface of the water. Peanut butter can act as a "glue" for some sunflower seeds on the ramp. Chipmunks can't resist and fall into the bucket going for the seeds. If you want to relocate them, don't put more than a couple of inches of water in the bucket. Be careful, they won't survive long if the water is higher than they can reach standing.

[@angela1857]

Your camera person does a great job! Thank you for making it easy to see everything!!

[@ritagene3435]

Tuck under leaves is the cutest thing ever!

[@icecastles1432]

I use my left over essential glass warmer bulbs and put in lemon grass oil or any other oil that repel bugs. The heat of the day warms up the bulbs and releases the scent to keep the critters of my plants.

[@clockerbell9717]

Am so grateful for all the tips you are giving!!!

[@blaze9504]

I just love this channel it has almost everything about gardening so a big shout out for you

[@Downeastwaves]

Thanks James!!

[@wendyplatts7986]

I love your great energy. Your info is fantastic. Tuck is adorable. So are you

[@Jan-yz6pl]

You are beyond creative! Thanks for all the information!

[@ajpetrone8653]

That dog is everything 👌🏻💖

[@catspaw3815]

Hey JP! Besides all the good advice in the vid, just wanna say thanks for the much-needed shot of energy! Just can't help but smile watching this channel, Tuck, and your intro/outros

[@love_lyzza]

O wow! So, this is a new vid! Im used to watching and commenting on the old ones...im glad to see you and Tuck doing well this quarantine..new subscriber from the 🇵🇭! Thank you so much for sharing! 💜

[@vmcshannon]

Lots of good ideas James. Especially the cleaning up of left over fruit etc. thanks.

[@deannamcnamara3393]

I am from Australia and I love watching your videos.... So many handy tips and tricks..... Thank you James and Tuck :)

[@tayaria7280]

Fencing, Good bugs, companion planting, soil health all very good tips thanks 😊

[@johnenglert3105]

Thank you my friend. Your videos inspire, inform and motivate us all!

[@jamesprigioni]

You're welcome John, and thank you for the kind words. They mean a lot to me and Tuck my friend

[@angiesaeteurn3852]

Great tips I’ll implement in my garden! Love watching your videos and seeing Tuck, he's such a cutie

[@SimpleEarthSelfReliance]

31 birds disliked this video. I love that you "try" without outside input, I do it a lot, and I find new knowledge all the time that way. Like dealing with my bermuda grass. Keep it up James, good stuff! Regards from the South of South Africa :)

[@andrewcramer2193]

Fellow Saffa here! Love this channel!

[@mauryhill9703]

And how do you deal with that Bermuda grass?! Mine is everywhere and I have to weed so often to keep it from choking my plants!

[@chrissydecker6793]

I'm a virgin garden grower. I have 2 raised beds 3x6 and live in Kentucky. Hoping to learn more and learn from my mistakes. One thing I've been advised about is every year is different. Hope everyone has a good harvest. Good luck and thank you good sir for this informational video.

[@TheSolarpunkFarmer]

Awesome and informative video! When it comes to good companion plants, I HIGHLY recommend trailing nasturtiums. In my experience, they are great at repelling soft bodied insects such as aphids. Plus, they form a nice groundcover, making them an excellent understory plant for taller statured, erect crops such as kale or tomatoes.

[@highridgegraphics2816]

James your knowledge is amazing

[@uniqutilities2831]

This knowledge is golden. Hope the plants will be ok. Unexpected freeze on the way. I put blankets over my plots. Fingers crossed.

[@theartsyintuitive]

I luv this channel! I cant believe how much I've done in the last 2 weeks and what has helped is this channel ...I love lavender so I planted a few ...its been so tricky..I cant tell if underwater or over watered...but I'm not giving up on especially the lavender...I do have some drying inside so I'm happy bout that.

[@phyllisannbonviso6641]

Tuck was a hunting!!! and resting under the plant -adorable- eat him up with a spoon!!!! PS loved the video.

[@notflanders4967]

Probably takes me twice as long to watch your videos because im always rewinding to make sure I take it all in. I like to watch/listen while staying busy around the house. Looking forward to watching your food forest grow this season!

[@charlesgosselin3579]

I’m inspired by you I have 13 acres in Quebec going to get it going 3/4 of it is wooded. Started two years ago cleaning up the wood taking the Rottenwood out cutting small trees leaving room for the bigger ones big project I can I plant the same things you do it’s colder.

[@Chad5564]

You get me so excited to grow. Thank you so much.

[@mikeinnj4424]

That cold frame is looking pretty sharp! Great job!

[@emilytian4783]

Love your dog! He adds life to your garden.

[@jamesprigioni]

Thanks Emily! Yeah he is the heart of the garden

[@robertmattner6610]

I have been working on my fruit tree and Berry bush orders. James and Tuck, You make everything exciting. Keep up the good work

[@stevestokes4206]

It is nice to see another person from New Jersey gardening and you have a lot of great tips so I'm a new subscriber looking forward to watching your videos and thank you

[@schizogardener]

These videos are absolutely captivating! Great job!

[@terrivanderworken4695]

Perfect timing James, I was hoping you would cover this topic! I gotta get busy improving my fence to keep the bunnies out. Looking forward to see how your food forest grows this year!

[@Caz1242]

Love Tuck sleeping under the green foliage ❤

[@aniduverge8156]

I love your enthusiasm!!!

[@HUNarutofan19]

Your garden somehow manages to look even better after each video and I always think it can't get better the last time lol keep up the great work.

[@spalmer1773]

I learn so much from this guy😉

[@jamesprigioni]

Let’s Gooo!!! ❤️

[@Andreasplace]

James you was triple amped on this one I played it back twice I'm glad to be learning with you.!!!

[@plsstopusingmyname]

I don't have garden, because i live in high rise building ,but, yet i like to watch some gardening shows. Its therapeutic for myself. When I was a kid the school i went, used to give us pice of land so we can grow staff learn about how plant grows, on top of that. Our teachers used to makes us compete for the best grade. You know the saying goes, " everything i learn in life, I learned it in kindergarten " its so true. One more thing, there is a saying, if you end up lady bug landing on you, you meet very important and respectful female near future.

[@future.homesteader]

If you want to garden lots of things can be grown even in a high rise apartment. Look into microgreens, sprouts, plastic bottle gardening, salad greens, window gardens, terrace or balcony gardens if you have a terrace or balcony, cooking herbs, etc. Lots of veggies make cool looking house plants: carrots are a pretty plant with feathery tops, rainbow chard, Malabar Spinach is a nice vine plant, Basil of all kinds grow fast & smells wonderful, etc. Lots of options even in an apartment.

[@kcnnanna]

Great tips. I agree with the companion planting and experienced great results with planting onions around my cruciferous plants.

[@KeithOutWest]

Chi Nnanna - Do you get any onion taste into your surrounding plants then? Thanks.

[@kcnnanna]

@@KeithOutWest none that I can say

[@WILLITGROW]

@@KeithOutWest #shedwars

[@WILLITGROW]

@@kcnnanna #shedwars

[@pamelakeller1693]

Love your videos. Tuck gets so much healthy food from the garden. I saw on someone else's video that they laid hardware cloth down before filling up their raised beds so no moles or other animals could burrow in. You have so many good tips.

[@SmallGardenQuest]

Great tips now it's time that I implement them 😊

[@patstone3259]

Okay, I’m loving the rock idea. I can hardly wait to get some paint. I made the mistake of feeding birds and squirrels for years. Now i want to grow some things on my patio so i have to retrain the birds and squirrels. I have changed the time of day that they eat. But now i have to move them further away. But i want to put some rocks just in case they get curious. Thank you so very much!

[@chantaltulliez8066]

Wonderful ideas James...thank you so much for sharing

[@G-boi]

Thanks for sharing these tips, they where realy helpfull :D :).

[@flash-gz1hu]

Tuck is such a chill dude. 😎

[@chantaltulliez8066]

So glad you are back with all the enthusiasm that you are known for and great tips... I have practically lost all my brassicas to the white butterfly...at the moment here in Australia we're having an abundance of insects life after the fires then the rain....lovely butterflies everywhere but unfortunately the white butterflies like my brassicas!!! anyway shall find a solution...

[@censoredonlineonly5571]

👍🏿Thanks Tuck. Jame and the camera person complete you.

[@jamestucker9965]

Everything plays its role in the creators design 😊 I love all his designs 🐛 🌿 I welcome slugs and bugs 😊 birds take care of them 🐦 etc etc 🌈

[@t_206]

James, you're great and my wife and I love your channel, attitude and enthusiasm. Proud to say we painted some rocks red and put them in our strawberry pots. You're right, they do actually look nice, it's so silly but we think it works, too. Thanks for doing what you do, happy gardening!

[@winskypinsky]

Cayenne pepper on peas! Brilliant. That answers my question. ❤️ Tuck!

[@jeniplucena2174]

That is awesome technique! I will do the same in my garden. New subscriber here from the Philippines.

[@IntegratedPestManagement]

Hope you make some more specific videos on dealing with pests..love to see what you're doing against specific pests and what's working for you! We've got some specific videos here in the midwest and it's always fun to see how creative and unique people can get to solve pest problems around the country!

[@timbaker6033]

Love your relationship with Tuck thanks for being a great teacher , you are very easy to like , your channel is loved I'm starting my new garden !

[@brittanygomulka4537]

Your videos are so helpful and informative! Thanks for sharing!

[@classymom9047]

I love this channel so much ❤️

[@theabundantbff]

Thanks for sharing! I just started my garden yesterday.

[@amrveda]

Wow, James makes gardening fun.

[@auggied6760]

Your videos are the best! Thanks.

[@rhondajohnson494]

OMG Lucky Tuck resting under the plant. To cute!!!!

[@beverleybrangman2191]

You are a great inspiration . Very helpful. Thank you

[@pbjsilverstudio4882]

Thanks James!! I’ve been learning so much from your channel. I really wish I had found last year but not even sure I would have gotten my garden in then anyhow. This lockdown has given me the time (sadly, away from my business) to immerse myself in my other love which is gardening. Now, the Coronavirus and the state of our country and the fact that this may go on for some time has given us a sense of urgency to DO THIS! So we have started relatively small, our original garden plot but are planning on starting a food forest. We definitely have the room. We live on 2.5 acres and already have a few fruit and not trees.

[@robertmattner6610]

Glad I re-watched this Video. Looks like i will have to install a Fence. Almost 300'. Lots to decide.

[@dinacasey7034]

Thanks for the advice James! Enjoy your presentations and your enthusiasm. From MO.

[@kathrinekerns8398]

Wonderful gardening methods.

[@MrBrianDuga]

I have a worm tower in the center of one of my raised beds. It's awesome but in the spring the birds dig up the soil around it to get to worms that have gone on a day trip. That with a ground-hog problem (more than one) - it's discouraging. I may relocate my raised beds and put a fence around them as well as mesh under the area. they sit. Lot of work.

[@melissaantone9207]

Thank you, James. I am having a groundhog issue, so I searched your channel first because I knew you'd have some great tips. Thank you for inspiring me to go bigger with our garden this year. :) Thank you, from Joplin MO

[@bevlyons9707]

I always feel better about trying something new in my garden after one of your videos ! Thank You.

[@sweatfocusrepeatbelieve952]

Very informative video!!!! We had to put up a fence because the bunnies are plentiful in our neighborhood! Thus far, it’s working!!

[@olivegobin1584]

Cute! Tuck resting under the tree. Thanks for the tips.

[@edricheson]

Bro! I get so into your enthusiasm about your garden! I wish everyone was so excited about food trees and bushes. I live in Cali and just started a small strip garden in some pretty rocky soil. I want to do melon, pumpkin, tomatoes, and cucumbers. The plants are root bound, but I'm just going for it anyway. This is an experimental project, so I'm not going all out. Do you have any recommendations? You are definitely the best guy on the net! Killing it bro!