Spider Mite Fight in the Vegetable Garden! 3 Steps to Help Win the Battle 🕷💪🏻

[@CaliKim29]

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[@deelight868]

I'm pretty new to gardening and when I saw my plants were dying I assumed I had over-watered or something. I'm so glad I watched this video because now I know the true cause! Thank you for posting!

[@CaliKim29]

Hello delight868 - congrats on starting your garden - hope you're enjoying your fresh veggies! Now you have some tricks to fight pests in your garden! Thanks for watching!

[@chancellorpalpatineakathes6130]

I live in SoCal as well, I grow loads of peppers. One way I keep them away is spray water from the bottom up on plants. They go away without using pesticides, the predators eat the stragglers. You gotta do it for a whole week though at night. Also I plant marigolds in pots and wine barrels then throw wildflower seeds there to create flower pots where ladybugs and predators can hang out and use it as base camp for aphid mite feeding.

[@mcgritty8842]

Awesome idea. Now I know what to do with my extra marigolds. ❤

[@ppmtrader]

You can use the onion and garlic skins. You ferment those skins for 24 hours and then use it through spraying your plants. You can apply both on the ground and spraying on the leaves, early morning is best before the sunrise. Most pests are nocturnal and active during the night till wee hours and applying your organic repellent during early morning is more effective.

[@Buttergirla]

Thank you so much

Can you spray this concoction on plants, flowers, vegetables, etc?

[@Wellbaby94]

Thankfully my tomatoes don’t look as far gone as your last example. I will attack starting tomorrow! Thanks for the info.

[@SpaceMiner007]

Up here in Lake County, Cal, MarkDgardnr is dealing with another year of battling spider mites. I like your advice of spraying off the plant in the morning and treating the soil in my battle with spider mites' sap sucking critters.

[@Neyobe]

My tomatoes have never had so many holes and white spots before and squirrels, rabbits, and birds are horrible this year too

[@marieheffern1575]

Agreed! Battle is SO REAL! I'm glad to hear it's not just me. This is my 2nd summer gardening, and I couldn't remember if I had seen this much last year, since I wasn't paying as much attention! Thanks for this video as well as yesterday's livestream. I didn't get to join on account of some meetings, but listening to it afterwards was so encouraging. It is nice to feel a community for the ups and downs of gardening :).

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Marie, definitely not just you - I've been hearing challenges from gardeners all over the world. Glad you watched the livestream replay, it's always encouraging to hear you're not alone. Thanks for being an important part of the community here and good luck with your battle!

[@pattyfitz317]

Hope your well. Had my best garden ever! Thank you!!!

[@CaliKim29]

Hey Patty, great to hear - I hope you are well too! How's virtual teaching going? Any fall gardening going on in your neck of the woods? Thanks so much for stopping by!

[@ktpieallen]

Thank you Kim! I’m in central California i’ve never had spider mites before and this year they blew up everywhere

[@CaliKim29]

Hello TheyCallMePie - It's been a crazy year here in Cali - the pests and critters have come out of the woodwork! Now you have some tricks in your arsenal to help you win the battle. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@pattyharris1962]

Thanks for describing when, what time of day to rinse and wet foliage in our hot, long summers. Often missing in other videos.

[@gtrgenie]

That’s exactly what I do but with a higher water pressure on mist setting. Captain Jacks works great too. I added it alternating with the Neem regimen.

[@SpiceyKy]

Same here. Went out of town for a couple of days. They completely took over my cucumber plants.

[@melissasullivan1658]

Going through your back catalog of videos in prep for this year. You know what’s weird? I got spider mites on ONE eggplant starter. I just let them have it, but I never saw them elsewhere on my patio. Maybe that’s how you do it, you sacrifice one plant to the Spider Mite God, and he allows you to keep the rest of your plants. 😏 But man, they’re voracious when they really want something.

[@marilynrafla6628]

Its my first time gardening and I decided to buy starts rather than try from seeds, spidermites took out all 4 of my cucumber plants before I got to taste it. I noticed the yellowing of the leaves and tiny black dots on the bottom, I kept pruning and the new growth was healthy until it get infected again, after few weeks I took them out and gave up. Now many of my containers have grubs and leaf miners my new archenemies.

[@akalam27]

Thanks so much for an excellent video and advice

[@kele1264]

Those flowers around you are gorgeous, Kim! I had spider mites on my tomato plant leaves. Grrrr. I used Neem Oil at night, to avoid interfering with the bees. There were also little tiny holes eaten into my tomato plant leaves. This was a heavy pest year. Every time I turned around, it was something else. Insects, Hornworms, grasshoppers, slugs, some kind of colorful caterpillars on my parsley. By mid-season I was exhausted. And of course that's when the weather is the hottest, and bug activity at its highest. I wasn't going to give up, though. So I even put some Sluggo Plus on my soil, and twice I put Seven on the plant leaves. Did what I had to do. Thanks for giving us information on spider mights, and other videos you've done on what can "bug" our gardens!

[@msdee2905]

I believe spider mites took out my squash and zucchini plant. I’ll try again. Thanks for the tips to treat this problem.

[@brescalofrio1]

Grow coriander or use fresh coriander water. Also, dried coriander leaves or seeds may be brewed into a tea to spray over plants for added spider mite protection.

[@physicaltech12]

Question. After treating the soil of the dead tomato, how long do you wait to use that spot again for new plant? Will you treat the nearby plants as well?

[@howtowithelizabeth7513]

Never had spider mites until now thankfully my annuals are the most affected and once they die off I’ll be treating my perennials It started with my marigolds and they seem to of came out of nowhere my plants didn’t have them before I grew marigolds from seed

[@myllspicks]

here too in the philippines, the struggle against spidermites is real. i notice they love the moringa and my blue butterfly pea the most. i have to prune regularly and stay on top of my neem oil spray or else they'll spread everywhere!

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Mimi, so sorry you're battling them too - good job staying on top of it. Consistency really is the key. Good luck with your fight against the mites -appreciate you stopping by!

[@orandachildren1051]

I think they're sent from hell to be honest.

[@emdeejay7432]

They are destroying my potatoes. I've lost one and I have several others that need immediate intervention. I gotta get off my lazy butt and get out there and do some spraying!

[@dakotajoseph45]

This video really helped me with my “tomatoes”

[@Buttergirla]

I can't even get past the seedling stage. They don't even give the damn plants time to even grow into vegetables yet!

[@ritamckenna-cohen8075]

Really helpful info! Thank you.

[@CaliKim29]

You bet! Kim

[@GreyKnight7777]

The best organic control for mites are other mites. Predator mites will go after spider mites, and also their eggs which is the true path to victory. There are also tiny species of ladybugs called _stethorus_ that are small enough to be interested in spider mite eggs, too. Also, if your compost pile gets hot (and it should when it's first breaking down) it will kill any insect eggs on the material in the compost. Basically just like pasteurization.

[@reginafobes4928]

You knew exactly what I was fighting in my garden.

[@emilioaburto5808]

Omg thank you this helped me so much 👍

[@CaliKim29]

Glad it helped, Emilio! Good luck getting rid of the little pests - thanks for stopping by!

[@jamiechoi6249]

I pulled out my 6 sun gold tomato plants a week ago. They were still producing tomatoes but I was too tired dealing with spider mites for almost 3 months. Webs were everywhere and plants were too close to each other. It was a heartbreaking to give up since my first frost date is around mid December.

[@nehaway]

I feel you. I had to do the same as well today. Tomato plant was just so infected.

[@walkbyfaithfamily9177]

I struggled with spider mites on my cherry tomatoes all summer! Now that the weather has cooled off the plants have bounced back and are exploding with flowers. Too bad they won’t have time to do much before three frost comes . 😕. There is always next year, Lord willing! 😊

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Walk by Faith - its been a crazy summer with these tiny pests - amazing to see how much damage they can do. Cooler weather should bring some relief - hang in there! Thanks so much for stopping by!

[@ursulak.2691]

These bastards comoletely destoryed my cucumber plants last year. It was horribly hot here in Estonia and I had my first ever cucumbers on the balcony. I was soo upset having to cut down my plants. This year I started all from seed. And last night noticed webbing on strawberries and cukes. Thankfully they are so small I can out them into my bath and wash the leaves. I haaate those bastards. Thank You for all your videos!

[@StarlightEdith]

I’m having so much trouble with spider mites this year. It started with my mint, and now my garlic. Now they’re on our giant rosemary bush that’s on the other side of the yard!

[@Buttergirla]

I'm at the point to where I'm like EF IT! I'm fixing to get some 7 duster cause I don't know what to do!

[@dgc940]

Here in Texas they wiped my beautiful plants out even lots of my beautiful flowers. I finally gave up! so bad my plants looked like had rust on them. I washed I neem oiled I seven dusted I gave up. Sad because this spring everything looked like it was going to be a good year. Everything started out so well

[@thegreatoutdoors959]

Thanks again for the tips. Anything to take out the riffraff trying to destroy the garden 💪🏼. Enjoy the rest your day.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi The GreatOutdoors - glad you enjoyed the tips. We gotta do what we gotta do to save our veggies! Hope you're winning the battle in your garden. Thanks for watching!

[@graycee8326]

Hi Cali, I live in Australia in the north western border of the state of Victoria. I have noticed that the aphids have multiplied by thousands. For the first time my big pot of garlic chives I've had for over 6 or so yrs has struggled once again. It is the 3rd time I'm going to have to not just cut off and spray with pyrethrum but i think i am going to bring them back to the roots removing all soil and repot. Thinking of trying to dunk it in apple cider vinegar first. To be honest i really don't know as they are everywhere. On peoples weeds, roses, chives, heaps of stuff. I lost my garlic this yr. First time trying to grow it. Sadly %90 had to be pulled out. I don't think aphids was the primary reason but it certainly was making it more difficult. Anyway thanks for all your videos i learn so much. God bless you and all your loved ones. ❤️❤️❤️

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Gray - sorry to hear it's been such a struggle against the pests there in Australia. You're definitely not alone, it's been a challenging year for many gardeners. Good luck with your backyard battle! Happy to hear you're learning from our videos, blessings back to you and your family too! Thanks for stopping by!

[@shirleyk623]

Gray Cee. I get aphids on my cowpeas and pink eye purple hull peas. I mix up a solution of Dawn and water. Starting with a tablespoon in a gallon of water. Spray them well. Usually the exoskeleton of the aphids dry up and turn black overnight. I wish I could get a reliable spray for white flies. Spider mites and aphids stay on the plants. White flies fly away and are difficult to kill.

[@MichaelGawesebmainone]

Have been planting water melon at home last 3 years grow well even getting fruit but this thing kills it every time

[@CaliKim29]

This DOES get frustrating, that is for sure! Have you a tried a Bonide or something similar?

[@claytoncurry4374]

I’m battling with them now on my dahlia plants. I’m going to try and get ladybugs 🐞 to help because I’ve heard they eat spider mites

[@roottrackerzbyyaira]

I saved my over 1 y o Eggplant 🍆. I did 2 methods (water and the oil soap with baking powder) then had to finish with DE since the spider mites invasion was more massive than I thought. The ladybugs were there buy had moved on!

[@liarossi123]

Thank you Kim! Will bookmark this video for my pest Arsenal! It was so helpful to see examples, sometimes I’m not sure what is causing the damage. 🤔 🕷

[@CaliKim29]

Glad it was helpful, Lori! Let me know how your backyard battle goes. Thanks for the visit!

[@mynuttyfamilyadventures]

Flowers are beautiful!

[@CaliKim29]

Glad you enjoyed them, Kasper. Thanks for stopping by!

[@hummerguy]

Is it worth fighting these if your plant is just stems and don't have leaves?

[@jackiehorsley9263]

I really haven't noticed too much on the spider mites but I have been having problems with aphids and white flies it has just been crazy it has started cooling off here now in Oklahoma and so I have not noticed too much activity of what I have mentioned normally around this time I start having problems with cabbage worms eating my kale and the rest of my cool weather crops so I guess you can say it's a war zone in my garden I'll guarantee you the battle is on lol.

[@markkindell6365]

I use a spray with pyrethrum in it ,spay tops and bottoms of leaves ,reapet 4 days later ,,,its natural spray from daisy extract

[@CaliKim29]

Great tip, thanks, Mark! Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy.

[@eodvet485]

In late July the spider mites came to visit, and they haven't left yet. The only thing safe so far has been sweet potatoes, peanuts, horseradish, sunflowers, marigolds and peppers. I started with a sevin spray and then wash off hours later and have switched to a neem+insecticidal soap and peppermint spray. They are less prevalent but still present. It's a 2 day rotation on spraying but little by little I notice fewer eggs on leaves. I spray in the evening once temps fall below 80. (9b mojave) looking forward to the cooler day temps and if the pole beans will start to hold more blooms and set fruit.

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Eod Vet - so sorry about the spider mites. Sounds like you have your strategy dialed in. I'm sure it's been cooking out there in Mojave! Hopefully the weather will cool off here in So Cal soon and we can get a last hurrah for our warm weather veggies! Keep me posted - thanks for stopping by!

[@cdnelson7291]

Great video

[@CaliKim29]

Thanks for the visit, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ppmtrader]

Max is around..its like my digger every time I film in the garden.

[@kimberly5928]

Great Video! Here in N.C. & I battled spider mites this season with my tomatoes! Neem oil worked but we had so much rain! Anyhoo..thanks for this video! Love your channel!🤙❤️🌺

[@thersgarden3144]

Those bugs urgh! Thanks for the video

[@lesabernethy]

Where can I get tomato cages like you have in your garden? They look really sturdy and tall. Exactly what I'm looking for.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Lesa..did you check the video description? CK

[@lesabernethy]

@@CaliKim29 I did and clicked on everything but no tomato cages or trellis appeared anywhere.

[@CaliKim29]

My apologies, Les, I'm a tad overwhelmed of comments right now !!! Here you go; thank you for your patince. The black tomato cages are the Tall Titan Tomato Cages by Gardener’s Supply: amzn.to/3Z4STLY. The red cage is simply 2 tomato cages I got from a local garden center, inverted so the top cage and attached with cable ties to make it taller and stronger. CaliKim

[@Alis55555]

they don't like Clove oil ..that's the nearest to ridding em I got ❤☮❤

[@Moon..Shadow]

I'm not sure why to do a test area before spraying the whole plant. If the plant doesn't like the spray, isn't the alternative to throw the plant away or just watch it die from the spider mites?? I'm going in for the kill on every plant in my garden!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Aww 😂 Nice thumbnail. Always good to see you, Kim.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Kodiak Wild - Thank you!! 😁Great to see you too, thanks for the visit! Hope things are well with your and your garden!

[@lindasoaft9303]

I’m pulling my cucumbers because I can’t beat the spider mites!

[@kimiyemlsmallgardendream8115]

No spider mites but the aphids have been in abundance, attacking even my orange and lime trees. ☹️ and now something is making brown trails on the underside of my avocado leaves. Need to research that.

[@klomax7089]

Really great advise! Thank you 🙏🏾👏🏽🙏🏾

[@GreenLove1]

Spider mites devastated my herb garden this year - took out an absolutely beautiful pot of oregano that I have had for several years. Also killed off my parsley, basil and my lovely lemon thyme. They also ravaged my Japanese eggplant, but it looks like that recovered and produced whole bunch of new growth and lots of new eggplants. I have been applying neem oil spray... Question is how often should I do that? Once a week does not seem to cut it.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Green Love, oh no - so frustrating! Hopefully you're able to save your oregano! If you cut it back down to the base of the plant, most of the time it will grow back. Glad your eggplant is recovering. When you have an infestation, apply the organic pest control spray I mention in this video every 3 days until infestation is gone. Preventative spray once every few weeks. You win some, you lose some, hopefully your winning more than your losing! Thanks for stopping by!

[@Jatinder-sq5lr]

You are amazing I like your gardening skills and your hard work best of luck

[@CaliKim29]

Appreciate your kind words, Jatinder. Hope your garden is thriving - growing your own veggies is so rewarding! Thanks for watching!

[@Jatinder-sq5lr]

I grow bringal, tomato, potato, pumpkin,turnip,okhra

[@jungwonsmom4161]

I am not sure how you beat the bees in the morning. They are out at the first drop of sunlight.

[@vinaymirajgaoker7977]

They come out after spraying . Again after a month they come back again, even after isolating the plant. Can u pls guide.

[@jeannine9066]

Yes, there is a little problem of spider mites in Iowa, but a greater problem with the squash bug that bores its larva into the stem and it destroys the squash plant from the inside out. It is a constant battle trying to find and kill them! Do yo have a video about these pests Kim?

[@kurks001]

I remember seeing a tip to wrap the bottom of the stem with aluminum foil to keep the borers from being able to get inside

[@war5561]

Spinosad if they’re really bad.

[@barbibutton9619]

I use Doatramceous Earth which helps and is natural; however, this year, it seems everything got a fungus. TY for the video and info.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Barbi, it's definitely been a battle for many gardeners this year. Good luck with the pests and fungus! Appreciate you stopping by!

[@ritagibson225]

Gary at the Rusted Garden has homemade sprays to fight fungus. Check it out. One is just Hydrogen Peroxide mix. Hope this helps.

[@Juanrivers2022]

I planted some chia and the spider mites destroyed all of them. Hate those little critters

[@devilspeak8962]

You forgot to fight nature with nature. You can order ladybugs online and they do all the work!!!!!!! I have ( had?) spider mites and aphids. I created the perfect environment for them. Which also means I created the same for predators! I have to look really hard to see any pests after one week. I hurt my back and couldn’t work in my garden so all I could do was watch the wind and rain and ashes from the fires in Oregon rip plastic off the hoop house and the bugs moved right in. So did ladybugs!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!

[@jackrudden5970]

Luckily Maryland is a very wet state. So we don’t have spidermites here. Hornworms and cabbage loopers are my biggest problem here. I also had a vine borer for the first time every this year. They are a lot bigger than I thought. Occasionally we get deer and rabbits, and slugs eating the plants but that’s pretty uncommon. And finally my last pest I’ve ever delt with is the army worm. The only thing that kills them is BT. Nothing else works on them. They will eat absolutely everything. Including the vegetables them selves. I pluck off the ones that I can and feed them to my chicken. Then spray the plants with BT.

[@aliciamcnamar8203]

My tomatoes are in my garden- full sun... So your spray won't work for me... bummer.

[@meek3258]

Hello, I’m confused. I see statements the you shouldn’t put water on your plants and then you mention to spray water on leaves to get rid of spider mites.

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Meek - in general, try to keep your leaves dry to help control disease, but sometimes you have to pick the lesser of the 2 evils. Spider mites can be relentless, spray them off immediately so they don't take over. Just do it in the morning so the leaves dry during the day. Thanks for watching! ☀️15% off seed collections, fabric containers and signed books with code “squash” at calikimgardenandhome.com. FREE Kale seed packet with purchase. (ends 6/28/22). Thanks for gardening with me!

[@cabyrer]

What about spraying Castile soap instead if the infestation isn't too bad? I find it to be less stressful for the plants

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Chris, different sprays work in different growing conditions - soapy sprays can be effective too. Feel free to experiment and see what works for you. As with anything you spray, always make sure to test spray a few leaves first, wait a few days to see if there is any damage before you spray the entire plant. Thanks for watching!

[@MANPREETKAUR-qk1wj]

I do have spidersmites with leafminers😪😪😪

[@samithakalum9839]

I'm growing bell peppers in Sri Lanka. I have to faced big spiders mite attack's. Plz help how to control. Big help plzzzzz'''':????

[@apriltahe]

I haven’t had spider mite problem. That I have noticed. My main pest was cabbage worms 🐛 and it’s favorite was the mint and basil got a little okra tomatoes and beans but the basil and especially the mint it went to town on. I shared some your pest control with my step mom and a friend. My step mom had some of those worms on her bell pepper plant and ate a lot she said.

[@Alis55555]

Seems this is the year for the dreaded mites never seen anything like it u cud almost belive they falling from the clouds 🤔

[@MWoods-rs4wp]

Seems like we all have similar issues at the same time. I have been using dawn dish soap and water mix. I also have neem oil but not sure it works well in my sprayer.

[@ellenford4738]

Did you spray and kill the spider mites before removing the tomato plant?

[@randydeshane9991]

Hi Calikim, do spidermites live in potting soil year after year?

[@madymudpie8]

? How do you treat the soil it’s self with organic pest spray before planting another vegetable in that spot? Do you mix it into the soil? Or just spray on top? How much do you put into the soil? Thank you so much for all your help and I love your channel!! I’ve just ordered your book & seed bundle and I cannot wait to look through your book!! 😍💓💓💓. Thanks Kim!! 🥰

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Mady, so glad you're enjoying the videos and thanks for your order! Treating the soil is very easy - just spray the soil at the same time as you are spraying the plant. You can see how I do this in the Organic Pest Control video, bit.ly/CaliKimOrganicPestControlVeggieGarden. Good luck getting rid of the pests and enjoy your book and seeds!

[@stevendowden2579]

enjoyable video

[@CaliKim29]

Glad you enjoyed it, Steven! Thanks for stopping by!

[@lindak7193]

Neem Oil plus???

[@wyattspop]

Hey Kimba, I've got 70 pods under grow lamps ready for planting weeks ago, but as we discussed, they wouldn't survive the 100+ temps. It will be in the 80's for 5 days, can I put them in the earth this week when the forecast says mid-90s next week? Thanks my friend. Tommy

[@SoCalKevin]

yup spidermites are exploding this year due to the excessive heat here. I got lazy with the spraying during the heatwaves and they've taken over half of my tomato garden

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Kevin, yes, they definitely have gone crazy with the heat here in So Cal this year. Keeping up with the steps I mention in the video is key, but I totally understand the weariness in fighting the battle. Good luck with your next crop, still lots of time to plant veggies! Thanks for watching!

[@CatyM1113]

I'm not sure if we get them in Chile (my first year gardening)... the aphids this spring are insane though..

[@emmanuelsantos2921]

I threw 80% of my plants. So heart-breaking. 😭

[@leonnegro4504]

Hi! Great video. What do you gave the tomatoes covered with? And why? Thank you. Have a great day.

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Gilberto - glad you enjoyed the video! The tomatoes are covered with net bags to protect them from the squirrels. So far so good! Thanks for the visit!

[@leonnegro4504]

@@CaliKim29 Hi Kim!!! Do you think those net bags will work on figs too?? Thank you. Have a good night.

[@evansullivanrichgels5531]

Yeah you shouldn't compost that, but you shouldn't throw it away either, you can burn it.

[@rickdavison685]

What kind of soap do you use for pest control? Degreaser and scented free? Do you have specific brand you use? Thanks, Rick n Jackie.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Rick, all the details are in this video, bit.ly/CaliKimOrganicPestControlVeggieGarden. Good luck getting rid of the pests in your garden! Thanks for stopping by!

[@jlyouny7455]

I have seen this video and a different one of yours. This one states to use neem, peppermint and rosemary. The other says neem, peppermint and worm tea. Which combination is most effective. I honestly can't tell you what is eating my pepper plant. Today for the first time I saw some extremely small red spots. I don't know if those are spider mites or a different insect. All I know is we used to have pin holes in the leaves. Now I am seeing half the leaf munched on and can't find a single worm or caterpillar in it. I have been checking it twice a day for about a week and still don't see anything else. We are new to gardening and I just read something that said we should be pruning it. I would say that would have helped to be able to see if something is hiding in the middle of the plant where it is pretty thick.

[@jlyouny7455]

Oh also, if the one that you gave very specific instructions on how to make with the worm oil, if there is a big infestation, can we do it every 3 days as well? I may go with that spray if it is just as good only because you were so specific on measurements

[@CaliKim29]

Hi jlyoun, so glad you're gardening along with me! you can add in worm tea if you like. It has so many beneficial bacterial properties, it never hurts to add it in to your organic pest control routine. Don't be afraid to experiment until you find what works for you in your climate. Make sure to always do a test spray of a few leaves, wait 24-48 hours to see if there is any damage before you spray the whole plant. Very small spots does sound like spider mites, I'd remove pest damaged leaves, including any with holes. After pruning, give your plants a good does of organic fertilizer with high nitrogen (to help them with new growth) as I show in this video, bit.ly/CaliKim5StepsHeatWaveGardenRecovery. Thanks for watching!

[@CaliKim29]

Yes, you can spray worm tea every 3 days as well. It is a very mild fertilizer and will not burn your plants. As with any garden sprays, don't spray in direct sunlight - I try to spray early morning so plant has time to dry off during the day - and always do that test spray. Keep me posted!

[@earlyspark]

great video! v relevant for me in soCal. but you didn't pet the dog when it came to you! 😅

[@sandrajanari2167]

Hi there calikim I love your channel on KZbin preparing a veggie garden.. I live in South Africa in the western cape. I so much want to make a veggie garden. But I have a big dog that is very naughty she bites and dig very big holes. When I start with my veggie garden, please would you be so kind to give me some advice where the dog is concerned. Thank you and God bless

[@jiyunayoon]

Hi Kim! Thank you for this video. Great advice on spider mites. Could you make a video on how you treat the soill with the neem oil spray?

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Korean WFPB, so glad you found it helpful! Treating the soil is very easy - just spray the soil at the same time as you are spraying the plant. You can see how I do this in the Organic Pest Control video, bit.ly/CaliKimOrganicPestControlVeggieGarden. Good luck getting rid of the pests!

[@kathsflowerpatch5220]

How early!!!!!

[@CaliKim29]

Appreciate you stopping by, Leslie. How is the battle with pests and critters going for you?

[@kathsflowerpatch5220]

Well, my fall crop of tomatoes loose the battle to blight, so far is that and aphids. Thanks to your tips, I have aphids under control, can’t said the same about the blight. Didn’t know how to handle it. Thank you for all the knowledge that you shared with us over this pass years. Really appreciate the effort.....

[@simplyczel3812]

Hello Calikim... you inspired me to plant at home. It's been awhile since i came across your videos long before i started my channel . Hope you could visit my place. Thanks

[@CaliKim29]

Glad you're inspired and enjoy growing your own food as much as I do! Thanks for watching!

[@charleyfolkes]

Those things are awful and I’ve never had them before until this year ! They wiped out a whole grove of tomatoes.. Where do they come from ? I’ve honestly never seen them before !

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Charley, so sorry they wiped out your tomatoes! They love the heat and multiply like crazy in hot, dry conditions, sometimes even in humidity, as we've had much more humidity than normal for our area this year. Hope these steps help you stay on top of it for next time! Thanks for the visit!

[@progressnotperfection9920]

Hey Kim! Yes I'm dealing with bugs and this is my first year gardening but even though I still haven't had a harvest I still enjoy gardening. What spray nozzle do you use? I need one like that. Thank you!

[@ehahn2604]

Buy from Lowe’s online. Pump sprayer. $6

[@chronicimpulsemtg8527]

They decimated my cucumbers and two tomato plants 😫

[@Arda-ox8pc]

1-The water pressure is too low to throw the mites off the plant. 2-Once you are trimming the leaves and moving them, eggs of mites will fall on other leaves or on the soil, so technically you are back at the start. Adn even you will trim, you need to burn those leaves. If thrown to compost bin or eco recycle bin accidentally, congrats, you just infected other people's gardens. 3-Neem oil does not work, unfortunately. Even you mix it with this and that. I love organic farming but you just can't fight spider mites with neem oil or some other mix. It is a temporary weak fix. And once it is 20+Cs and humid, you should spray once a week (10 days max), two weeks will be enough for mites to create a kingdom. Not to mention your pressure sprayer is too small for a garden like yours. Should be min 7 liters and sprayers with wands are easier to use especially when you are spraying under the leaves. -Fighting with mites might take 6 months or more, consistency is the key. -The only organic method that works is releasing predatory mites and insects (Phytoseiulus persimilis and Green Lacewings are the best for mites) -If organic method does not work, time to switch to chemicals but to choose something that the mechanical action of the product suffocates the mites with an ultra-thin film of special oil. They are usually safe for humans and safe for plants.

[@mmm70]

I gave up trying to defeat them and ripped out my green bean plants.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi mmmm70 - I hear ya! Green beans grow so fast, I encourage you to plant more if you still have time left in your growing season . If no time for warm weather veggies, cool weather veggies like lettuce and peas grow well in temps under 75. Good luck!

[@orandachildren1051]

Awww sad to hear that 😥

[@assog5737]

You and all these other ( so called ) experts. Always miss the real first step in battling any insect infestation. The first step should always be PREVENTING a infestation. I can't understand why all of you don't think of this. There are all kinds of products on the market that you can use on your plants. To prevent infestations. Another thing is I don't like to spray anything on my plants. Even water. I've been using this product for 10 years. And haven't had any infestations. Not one. One of the reasons I selected the product I use is. You can use it as a root drench. Which means you just add it to your water when you water. You don't have to spray on your plants. But you can if you want to. The other reason I selected this product is, that it's all organic. This is how I use this product. I plant a seed. Two weeks after it sprouts. Everytime I water I mix in 2 table spoons of this product. I do that for 2 weeks. Then after those 2 weeks. It's 1 table spoon one time every 2 weeks. Bam, it's that easy. No more headaches. No more worries. Back to enjoying gardening again. Do some research people. Theres a few good products on the market that do this. And get back to enjoying gardening again.

[@tomdinwoodie1887]

Overkill on the size of the shears!

[@mikegrowgreens9125]

You’re cute