Safely control pests in the vegie patch | Growing fruit and vegies | Gardening Australia

[@LORGSW6]

I looove your soothing voice, Sophie!

[@aussiegirl654]

I only have instant coffee. How much do I use to make a spray. Something is eating my lettuce and things are flying around. Usually I use nothing and have beautiful lettuce, tomatoes etc but this year they are invading everywhere and I only like natural spray ,no chemicals. I've put some sticky tabs to catch bugs.

[@robjacobs5199]

Thanks very much for the video . Something has been eating our Broccoli, placed pots around them but still got eaten, no signs of insect droppings so we think rats have been around as my neighbour had one of his plots stripped to the ground. Keep up the hints Sophie as they are very helpful

[@mannbat]

I've had similar challenges and it's always been possums. I end up using mesh bags to protect. Physical exclusion seems to be the only way

[@lesliedevlin8501]

Great show grow your own and eat it Les😛

[@CardsbyMaaike]

i've had my veg patch for 15 years the snails, slugs, rabbits, birds , voles ahve eaten more veg than me ;-) and pretty flowers. copper tape won't work with big slugs, they can actually raise their body and curve over it. the rings won't work as there's snail and slug eggs in the earth, 95% of your slugs you never see. also when plants get bigger and grow over the edge, snails and slugs will just use another plant hanging over. the only thing that works is picking them up and feed them to the chickens or ducks if you have them, i usually take them home and pop them in the underground green waste container for the street, enough food and i didn't kill them. snails actually eat slug eggs, so removing one predator/pest might just release a bunch of other nasties. it all sounds good in theory, but save your money don't buy copper tape it will oxides really quickly too, copper pans turned pot might work better, but is kinda poisonous so don't do that either

[@21mozzie]

Beer gets out of date?

[@yaksmowing]

I’ve got the white snail issue in w.a can you spray the coffee spray on native plants?

[@ourisolife8613]

Can coffee spray be made from instant? Will it treat anthracnose or other fungus n mildew?

[@Evie170]

Love the army of ducks on a mission! 🦆🦆🦆🦆

[@tezzasbigbuz3933]

I used flour and pepper 50/50 for white fly

[@flintandball6093]

I can manage all pests except earwigs, diatomaceous earth does work but gets expensive reapplying all the time given water deactivates it. Any suggestions?

[@martinbarter346]

Any advice for earwigs?

[@rachelhmua]

Copper tape is ineffective and beer traps are very expensive to keep up to.

[@Bassmunify]

Absolutely Rachel. Copper tape that you buy from hardware stores are an expensive farce.

[@octavianjulii3582]

Apparently Vegemite in water works too and its way cheaper

[@phx875ltg9]

If you except nature's checks, balances, pro's & con's then you'll find that birds do an excellent job in controlling these critters that feed on your veggies. I find that the Eurasian blackbird in particular does a fantastic job cleanings your garden from snails, bugs, spiders & unfortunately earthworms.

[@catey62]

where can you buy the copper tape from? would love to give that a try on my little raised beds on legs.

[@GardeningAustralia]

Hi Catey! You should be able to find it in your local nursery, try looking near the pest control products. It comes in rolls

[@catey62]

@@GardeningAustralia Thank you for that, if that doesnt work will try everyone's favourite place, eBay...lol

[@-opus]

ebay will generally be your cheapest source for copper tape, there is also a copper mesh product

[@downundervlogs]

I tried copper tape just the other day and I picked up two snails and two slugs and they crawled straight over the tape and headed into my raised bed, well I then squished them. I don’t think it works personally.

[@jordanBpsofjnss]

It needs an electric charge I believe

[@thisearththeonlyheaven]

I prefer to “do nothing” about these so called pests. If there are prey then there will be predators to control them. Kookaburras help with my snails, and apparently frogs eat them too. Birds often go around my plants, doing a good job with grasshoppers and caterpillars. Ladybirds quickly arrive to munch on aphids, assassin bugs attack leafeating beetles, and there are lots of parasitic wasps too. On the odd occasion that a plant succumbs then I take it as Nature telling me to try another plant. It is said that a pest can not live on a healthy plant (Trophobiosis theory).

[@JScarper]

I think pests and diseases affect plants like they affect animals. Healthy animals can get infections, but the healthier they are, the less likely it is!

[@vijayalaxmi9132]

Coffee... Good idea

[@Daniel-nf8pp]

Here in Denver we use lots of coffee grounds from Starbucks. It works well. Don't over water the plants. Peace.

[@NewMindGarden]

amazing

[@arahpanah5939]

Natural strategi

[@rogerbuoy8418]

What's "out of date beer"? I've never seen it.

[@danm6580]

Use diatomaceous earth around plants and snails will lose half of their guts when going over it

[@sahezad6565]

Visitors 🥰😅

[@trinag8466]

Kķii

[@alisonburgess345]

I dont mind a bit of chemical, myself...

[@loveaustralia5937]

👍💐💐💐💐💐

[@sx-mt-fd]

I hunt for snails every couple of weeks in the early morning I then pop em into a bag and Chuck em in the freezer.

[@sg4512]

Please don’t do that. They suffer. Can you release them somewhere else?

[@sx-mt-fd]

@@sg4512 don't worry I have ducks now that eat em alive.

[@-opus]

I assumed this was about how to keep politicians out of my garden