We Have To Start Over! Some of the tomato plants DIDN’T survive.

[@chanwittwer4925]

1 tomato in the bowl, 2 tomatoes for Kevin, 1 tomato in the bowl, 3 tomatoes for Kevin.....😂😂❤❤

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

I like the way you think! - Kevin

[@tamararoberts9307]

Lol

[@lynnwillard3414]

it's great to see experienced gardeners have real life issues. nothing is more discouraging that seeing other peoples perfect gardens all the time when we are here struggling LOL

[@CreepingThyme]

Missouri here & I also grow in the tubs. I have found that my plants do a lot better against bug’s & disease if I don’t group my plants. My squash are scattered throughout the garden between tomatoes, peppers, green beans, flowers etc.

[@teresabry]

Videos like this is why I trust and love y'all because this is real garden life not just the perfect plants and harvest. Thank y'all.

[@anitakleinman7542]

Greetings from Mesa, Az. I would appreciate a future video on liquid or dry fertilyzer....how much, how often. I appreciate you sharing your experiences and wisdom😊

[@ricsgarden7394]

For the last couple of years I have been placing onions in between all my plants. It seems to have decreased the bug amount by about 90%. I have no proof this is what caused it but I never see any bugs on Onions here so I think it may be warding off insects from neighboring plants. Onions are cheap. Give it a shot

[@jeas4980]

I do that with radishes too. Works really well.

[@tulipsmoran5197]

garlic has the same effect

[@anneo3754]

You should not compost the rust damaged plants. Burn it to kill the fungus spores first 😊 It's looking pretty good still in the greenhouse!

[@m250xl]

The 70’s called and they want their mustache back. 😂

[@ashleehouse5204]

I especially enjoy the random plants. I have 2 tomato plants from my neighbor throwing scraps over for the animals. They are doing better than the ones in my garden.

[@rrbb36]

Congratulations on the “tomato recovery”. As far as the squash bugs go, delayed planting is such a great strategy that I’m surprised how few people actually know about it. However, I’m trying out a strategy discussed in a Missouri Extension article I read recently. They recommend planting a “trap crop” at the 4 corners of your main (squash) “cash crop”. The “trap crop” they recommend is the Blue Hubbard Squash which the SVB apparently PREFERS above all other varieties👍 What an adorable hat, Sarah-it looks great on you❤️

[@lisaosterbauer1565]

I want gardening glove that go up to shoulder when picking cucumbers and squash I itch so bad after. I love gold rush yellow beans we pick before they get waxy. My father is passing away for agent orange my garden and watch channels about gardening is my saving Grace !

[@debracolantuono7547]

Hi! From New York ! Yes, squash bugs were destroying plants...found out a couple of years ago to plant squash later in season (early July) It worked! Hallelujah!!! 😊😊

[@corinne7126]

Upstate NY also and started planting squash plants in July

[@amysheffield9583]

@@corinne7126 I am from upstate ny as well. I am Rochester NY area where are you located?

[@amysheffield9583]

I am in Rochester NY area where are you located?

[@debbymullies8381]

I watched a recent KZbinr show how he gets rid of them - my plants grew so beautiful and then started looking awful - this guy said to put water in a spray bottle and put some Dawn dish soap in - shake it up and spray on the stem and on the bugs - I did this the other day and it worked fabulously!! My plants quickly regained their vigor and are blooming like crazy - this was the best remedy I have seen!

[@Dianatorres6990]

Yes Dawn I good for getting rid of fleas and oils on dogs. I know right? 👍

[@lidip8700]

FYI: Castile Soap is easier on plants. Tip: keep that Dawn Soap water away from pepper plants. I used it once for bugs and my peppers nearly died.

[@debbymullies8381]

@@lidip8700 oh thank you for that info!!

[@tamararoberts9307]

Sarah, you look so much younger without glasses ❤ i used to but now in my 60s 😊 but at this age i don't care as much 😉. Great harvest !

[@elizabethblane201]

When you did the "milk" video, my two yellow zucchinis plants were almost dead from powdery mildew. I started spraying them with 40% milk and 60% water once a week. They have made a miraculous recovery and all the new leaves are healthy and the plants are starting to pump out more zucchini. I'm now a big believer in spraying milk for PM. I didn't have an aphid problem, but it sure works well for PM. I also use it on my winter squash, melons and cukes.

[@wichitatxgal]

God Bless you and your hard work. I learned so much from this video. Both of you are wonderful teachers.❤

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Thank you so much!

[@MNTNSTARZ80.]

One thing I found that controls squash bugs is a 60% milk to water ratio sprayed on plants weekly as they grow before there's an infestation. Making sure to get the underside of the leaves.

[@HorseyGal4ever]

Do the squash bug stomp, it's a garden dance!😋🥰

[@roxanneheusdens8051]

Haha, Kevin, your shirt made me laugh today!

[@lauracrazyhatdiscoveries8429]

I watched a gardeners video Seven Sparrows Farm. His job was to take duct tape and scissors into the garden. He lifted all the leaves every few days. Any squash bugs eggs he pulled them off w the tape and it kept them free from an infestation. I tried it w green frog tape cause that’s what I had it worked fantastic! Up until about three years ago I’d never had them. That year they came in like a plague. Her advise worked very well!

[@LanceBailey-iu9vo]

Thank you, Kevin and Sarah. Harvest is always the really fun part of gardening. It was fun to watch.

[@sharonsnyder367]

Do you still have rabbits

[@kimberlyllamas5804]

You just look so dang cute with that big hat on. Your green house looks amazing.

[@whitestone4401]

Your videos are always filled with great information. I hate to say it but I think we need a good cold, snowy winter. The bugs are just out of control this year in Michigan.

[@leahtruckenbrod1279]

Same in Illinois! I tried to help build my newly turned over lawn soil by mulching with shredded leaves and combined w milder winter I had a horrendous start to garden, replanting so much. IIncluding marigolds!!

[@juliemcgugan1244]

Same in Paphos, Cyprus. It just doesn’t get cold enough for long enough to kill any of the pests. And then they come back earlier and are stronger every year!

[@dietrarobinson8597]

Awesome find on cherry tomatoe plant

[@kathyelseroad3166]

You can eat the squash plant flowers. Bread them and fry them. They taste just like the squash. Delicious!

[@chrismoore9686]

You can also stuff them with sausage and/or cheese! MMMM

[@edwardantrobusjr2253]

Stuffing them sounds great. Breading doesn't fit into a keto diet.😢

[@PortCanon]

@@edwardantrobusjr2253We have used crushed pork rinds for “breading” in keto recipes. There are some other alternatives.

[@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036]

Squash bugs destroyed my pumpkins, zucchini etc. I have to start over too. Cucumbers still kicking, no aphids but flea beetles issues on many plants. I had hundreds of volunteer tomatoes... They're growing everywhere!

[@SharonvonRosenberg]

Thanks for the info. My squash looks like yours, also in Missouri.

[@k.p.1139]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that pouts over having to pull plants. 😆 But, the facts are, the stink bugs have moved in here and they have begun to ravage the fruits and the plants. Time to get the plants gone before the bugs start laying their eggs in the soil.

[@Maria-ql3fc]

Here in lower Alabama it's leaf footed bugs, I haven't seen any squash bugs but plenty of pickle worms and vine borers.

[@jchackola]

We saute the tender bean leaves with chilli and grated coconut and its nice combination with rice

[@sherryhavens3657]

Thank you for the information about the squash bugs! I will be replanting now 🎉

[@elainebuchka6533]

❤🎉Thanks for Sharing about the Good & the Bad, Kevin & Sarah.. GOD BLESS 🙌 🙏 😅always Enjoy seeing Kevin Grazing in the TOMATOE PICKING!! ❤ MO right here too..HAPPY GROWING!!

[@terriroush]

Another KZbin channel, Celebrating Appalachia, She made a homemade concoction that was working pretty well for squash bugs

[@susanstokesbrungard291]

Happy seeing you all .lv and Prayers.

[@AZJH8374]

Jeez, since last week, it looks like you are in a jungle! Beautiful! God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 🙏🏻 ☦️ 💙 ❤️

[@30dayride67]

Tomatoes are also super easy to root from a cutting off a healthy one for a head start on a replacement plant.

[@Maria-ql3fc]

Yeah I like doing that instead of starting new seeds. I pick suckers from my best producing and best tasting plants.

[@reneelavoie9807]

From Montreal, Quebec, Canada, starting to preserve herbs, herb tea, and soon the cherry tomatoes and cucumbers!! 🎉

[@kristenhasleftthebuilding1380]

Kentucky Wonders are my favorite bean very prolific n tasty🌱 Don't know if you have tried cucumber chips 🥒 very delicious n keto friendly: wash cucumber slice thin with a mandolin pat dry, cover with olive oil n seasonings of your choice bake at 350° for 10 to 15 minutes enjoy 🎉

[@AZJH8374]

Kevin, good idea for a t-shirt. Tomato with a macron above the A. Another down below it. That will get all the middle schoolers & teens wondering. What is that? Better yet put it in cursive! Lol 😆 🤣

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

Love Vegega! Great advice on the plants!

[@kathylyon8509]

I will be starting to spray milk today on my Amish Paste tomatoes. I have had to trim yellow and dying leaves and branches last night. I didn’t see any bugs but I am going to start now before I have a huge problem. Last night I had a start into Japanese beetles on my green beans. We got rain last evening so spraying wouldn’t have done much. But today is a new morning and I am going to get right on them. Thank you for all of your tips that you are passing on. I am 4-5 weeks behind your growing season, I’m in the very northeastern corner of Indiana. Thank you Kevin and Sarah!

[@ariesloveandlight5367]

What a gift yaaay! I love free compost plants❤️

[@michelewarren5311]

I LOVE you guys! Curious why you didn't put the buggy plants in for chickens?

[@dorcasbockelman2392]

Thank you so much I always have trouble with squash bugs. Since I'm a new Gardener I didn't realize that I could replant and they would have time to come up and produce. I love watching your channel.

[@ginagraves9302]

In the ground we rotated our plant. Never grow in the same spot of dirt every year. Because it encourages the bugs to come to the same spot.

[@robertadunaway7030]

I saw one guy that put his cut suckers into water for about 2 weeks till they had lots of roots and replanted them.

[@NickCO303]

Fantastic, as always! I'd love to recommend both Diva and Unagi cucumbers for your greenhouse next season. They are absolutely fantastic varieties that are well-suited to greenhouse growing. We're in the Denver area where it's very hot and dry during the summer and they both produce enormous numbers of smooth, perfect cucumbers every season.

[@triciasklodowske5653]

I found squash bugs on my cucumbers Thursday evening and none on my zucchini or other squash plants!! It was only 2 bugs but they had already laid eggs on a number of leaves. So got that all cleared out. Planted onions with my tomatoes and so far no hornworms, praying it keeps working. Greenhouse growing would be wonderful. God bless and protect.

[@AaronHutchinson-m8p]

To get rid of squash bugs, spray the leaves, top and bottom, with Dawn soap and water. Kills them in 30 seconds. Check them daily if you see any bugs.

[@AnlikerAcres1]

Do you have to worry about squash bugs staying in the soil after pulling the infected plants out?

[@jillcaponi8995]

You should try green blaze green beans from Hoss tools. They are good for high heat and mine are doing great outside in drought conditions. No rust , lots of tasty straight beans with usually two or three harvests.

[@CassieDavis613]

I love Hoss products

[@Elense957]

Been gardening in Missouri and Arkansas for close to 30 years. Squash bugs are here until the first frost and even after (have found them in empty pots, still alive, in winter). They are alive and thriving on the dead plants I pull out at first frost. I keep hearing this idea to plant later, but it must be for a different growing zone than we are in. The only solution is to spray them, I have tried the organic route, picking them, etc. They just reproduce too quickly to keep up with if you have any volume of plants.

[@TheBest-ob1kj]

Great info, Tks for sharing your knowledge!

[@caroll.2474]

I’ve switched to jade beans too. I find they produce very well and they seem to taste and can better. I was always a blue lake girl, but I’m a definitely a jade believer.

[@suezqcamacho]

My first garden is doing ok. Bugs have been a problem. Gonna try the milk idea. U guys have the best garden and channel

[@Marilou-g5t]

My mother gardens out of doors, although she starts seeds indoors on her radiant heat floor. She picks off or smashes slugs, snails, bugs, beetles, eggs,... that are pests. She feeds some to chickens or ducks OR puts in salt water in a 20 oz/ 1/2 L bottle.

[@Marilou-g5t]

The youngest local grandchildren are pretty good helpers on pest patrol, too.

[@danphillips6977]

You need to prune damaged leaves of tomato plants and lean and lower plants Look up lean and lowering of tomato plants(hydroponic growing) I used to grow for CropKing in Ohio 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸☦️

[@lynngatlin4469]

I have lived on a farm all my life in west Tennessee an i absolutely love all these homestead videos of families are gardening an growing their own food. An I'm always amazed with all the techniques an idealogy of what the best setups are. Im no horticultural type person strictly learned from my parents an grandparents. I myself have never had the kind of problems people have i know that may sound funny to most. But please don't misunderstand me when i say i guess we had the squash bugs an aphids an rust an all the other things but we always had a game plan that took care of any problems. An for many years we i was a child it wasn't even a obtion to go to the garden without a wheelbarrow cause buckets an other tote things just wasn't going to work.

[@conniea9201]

I also buy MI gardner seeds, I always have fantastic results ❤

[@YamIa3gypsy]

Yes I really like the Jade beans too. Haven’t heard much reference to Baker Creek this year from you guys.

[@camillethompson6686]

I call the tomatoes from the compost pile "volunteers" lok

[@toniatalley1977]

I've come to learn that the mi gardener seeds not only all germinate but they make babies somehow. Lol. I order so many seeds from them. Good video

[@chasingmoonlightfarm]

In SE Virginia we had squash bugs until November....so it really depends on location...😅

[@brendachapman4559]

I saw that Kevin... One For The Bowl And Two For Me, One For The Bowl And Two For Me. What a plan! Much Love and Blessings

[@demetricadement1138]

Appreciate your realism in gardening. The good, bad and ugly of the whole process. My first year doing this and i have learned a lot from the two of you.

[@amandamarohl9034]

Hey guys! Just a tip, remove the top few inches of soil in each infected tub before you reseed ( that is if ya want to go to the trouble), there's gonna be tons of eggs in the soil, I almost bet that's why they linger later. Those microorganisms & nematodes in the soil will eat their eggs too, that's why I said milk was good for the plants...vitamins for the plants AND feeds the good stuff in the soil! My Lg. Cherry tom plants have little greenies on them...I haven't staked them yet, I really need too BUT, haha, both are growing really close to a couple pretty sturdy & not too talk & in full bloom (done goin up, enough anyway) Sunflowers! So I've kinda been holding out because a few days ago when I went to check on everybody their little arms were almost long enough to tie to the sunflowes! So win win & easy lesson to plant a sunflower seed or two in the fall beside where where each tomato's gonna go & by the time I go to plant toms, the guy is established, it's roots shouldn't be tooo long to dig by yet & by the time it needs staked it shod be close enough to hold out & bam! Problem solved lol...we will see anyway :) ( I plant a 5/6' -ish varieties.) I don't have a greenhouse and I love your guys', can't wait to buy a house!!! Hope you're enjoying your weekend! Be safe! ✌🍅😁

[@maiher5334]

Jade 2 is even a better bean!

[@lynngliottone2812]

Sarah, I know JUST how you feel. I feel awful even thinning my seedlings...lol. Good luck with your second rounds, and God Bless!

[@dlgrilli]

First I want to let you know that I really enjoy your newsletter. It has a nice layout, I enjoy the content and I appreciate that you don't push products on us. There a couple of KZbinrs that I used to really enjoy that started doing a lot of selling and I finally unsubscribed when most of their videos were selling stuff. AND I do enjoy watching you harvest. Thanks!

[@harvestenthusiast4519]

I don't know if you all know but if you take the all the green tomatoes at the end of the season or during if you want to take some sooner that are green and stick them in a Brown paper bag with some apples those apples ripen those over time.

[@suesmyder]

Bananas work better.

[@Schel67]

Hi Kevin and Sarah, My family of 3 (myself, husband, and teenage son) are vacationing in Branson Missouri and I’ve thinking of y’all! I’ve been subscribed to your channel since you first started on KZbin. it’s beautiful here! I still am loving your channel. Thanks for sharing all your homesteading experiences.

[@mikeweaver5399]

Where did you get that shirt. I need one of those, I’ve been growing a garden every summer until this one I’m 69 and it’s hard love the shirt 😉🇱🇷🙏🏻

[@jdollar5852]

We pulled our squash and zucchini yesterday. Squash bugs were no problem. We just don't have anywhere to put all the darn squash! We try to put up enough to have squash 2x a week throughout the year and we've already put up 100 pints. Planting purple hull and zipper peas today. Cantaloupe is making 2-3 per day. Okra and tomatoes are just getting going good. Our green beans finished 2 weeks ago. We put up all we need for the year. Geez at the cucumbers! We are getting 8-10 a day. This is all in raised beds here in Georgia. June has been exceptionally hot and dry, so my water bill will be high. We got 2" of rain from a thunderstorm yesterday and that's the most we've had since May.

[@juliehall2343]

Find a recipe for squash relish and canned it is wonderful to eat with peas or put in your chicken salad tuna salad just delicious

[@debbiec.3763]

Having to start over stinks, but the other things are doing good

[@Dianatorres6990]

Nice shirt Sir !😂🍅🍅

[@mayramartinez7532]

I absolutely love your t shirt 😊. Tomato whisperer!!!

[@leighmonty13]

Removal of dead or dieing plants is natural and a good thing to do plus you have to re plant to put enough food away for the year

[@MNTNSTARZ80.]

From everything I've read and tried rust is a fungus, the only thing that seems to work is to not plant things too close so that air can circulate more readily and dry the leaves between waterings.. I also remove the lower leaves from beans so that they don't touch the ground.

[@alenneglock502]

Amazing that you did this! This morning I took all my squash plants out and replanted them. The squash bugs were crazy this year! Glad to see I'm not alone in doing this!

[@swianecki]

That was a wonderful harvest. Hope the second round of plants provide many more meals.

[@MsCindyh]

I’ve had very few squash bugs this year, very unusual. Was looking at a college site about squash bugs and vine borers and they wrote that moth balls keep them away.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Moth balls are highly toxic.

[@DianeHardin-ri4qt]

For green beans I like quite half runners. Maybe you should try a few of those they’re a bush bean I also like blue Lake. They’re nice one too.

[@afriendtoo6971]

Old Alabama Gardener ( KZbin) had a system of wrapping the stem with aluminum foil to keep squash bugs off.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

That method is great for Vine Borers but not squash bugs

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Always so much fun watching you two working out problems and working together starting a second crop. Never gave it a thought to do like you folks have done with a greenhouse and how you care for your gardens. It's amazing the amount of food you grow for you and your families. Thanks for sharing with everyone. Fred.

[@Terryo1939]

I wonder if you should of planted the bean seeds in the squash buckets and the squash in the bean buckets? Just a thought..

[@belieftransformation]

Fantastic visit with you as revamp & harvest in your greenhouse! Thanks for sharing! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦

[@williamdallas9648]

Can you grow some flower plants that resist pests? I googled and there are many flowering plants that resist aphids and squash bugs. Thanks for your time and videos. God bless you and your family!

[@matthewmaclellan_]

I'm hooked on your tomatoes this year like it's a TV show 🤣

[@tsquare9168]

Kevin, with the new Stache, you look like the Frito Bandito

[@nickysyarnbarn]

I really had to laugh around the 3 minute part. On the one plant you are growing boob tomatoes 😂 . Did anyone else see that? We love your videos and all the amazing tips and recipes. We never miss a new video. God bless you two and your families.

[@SamSung-ww3rp]

Great that you have time to start over. What goes on you plants can go in you. Great choice to not put highly chemical sprays on your garden.

[@Maria-ql3fc]

As usual a very informative video. The wait is over for harvesting all the hard work.

[@bennym1956]

Heat in Ga is killing my squash and cucumber plants even though I water them. other plants are surviving fine.

[@AngelaM-y4e]

Good morning, wow all your plants look fantastic! Love all the information you share. Great harvest. Happy eating.

[@stephencameron1709]

I always learn something from you folks. Jade beans sound like a good producer. Great harvest! Val C

[@anniemorrison1250]

I enjoy learning the successes and failures you guys face. It helps to keep my interest in getting out there to try and grow some food for my family. Thanks for the tips and where to find the best products and seeds. I'm glad to know I'm not alone in fighting the bugs. You have not mentioned the Japanese beetles this year. I must have trapped a thousand bugs this year!

[@christinerees50]

If I've lost some of my favourite to ms or just to increase others I will leave a sucker to grow until you can just see tiny flowers forming then cut it and either stick it into water (it will root within the week) then plant ut or plant it directly into wet compost and keep it overly wet for the first few days ..the sucker will grow and fruit at the same time as the mother plant ...a lot of my sucker end up outside the tunnel .live or die I've gained some but lost nothing

[@livingintoday06]

Welp I know what im doing this weekend. Thx for the reminder. Loved the music that went along with the pucking today.

[@kirkwilson10]

I used to plant a whole bunch of squash & zucchini, then deal with the mountains of squash & zucchini. Now I plant 3 hills at a time, killing any bugs that I see & removing any eggs. I mix Sevin w/ DE in the spring and sprinkle it ONLY on the stem at ground level. That old farmer is right. The squash bugs diminish as the season progresses and I wind up using only DE & injecting Bt by July. When I see blossoms on the first 3 hills, I plant the next 3 hills. Keeps us in a nice supply of squash till frost. Now if someone could find a cure for " pickle worms"....😊

[@MoneypitHomestead]

Enjoyed the video, it’s great the tomatoes plants are doing better now crazy that milk did wonders.

[@kaybusby7507]

Great harvest hopefully you'll have another great one. Thanks for sharing.

[@sherryw-ponyluv-er2394]

Wow…it’s a jungle (a good jungle) in your greenhouse! That milk treatment really is impressive! I’m curious how your citrus did? I remember you moving them from the greenhouse to the house.