vlog#30 - Aphids on the leeks, and time to harvest the onions & beetroot

[@summerchild6893]

Looks great Tone have a nice day and God Bless🙏🙏♥️♥️

[@TonesGardeningVlogs]

Thank you

[@AlmirDubravic]

Very good video Thanks for sharing

[@TonesGardeningVlogs]

Thank you

[@AlmostaGreenAcre-zs5eu]

Hello Tone's 🙂Do you use anything to treat the aphids? That's some nice looking plant starts and very nice large onions (great harvest there my friend). Gorgeous beets 😃

[@TonesGardeningVlogs]

I don't use pesticides, I use my finger and thumb to wipe out the aphids when I see them. I also move ladybirds and lacewings around, when I find them, hoping that they will feed, lay eggs and do what nature intended. An old gardener once told me that if a plant is stressed then it is more susceptible to aphid, or any bug, attack. I think I'll have to treat my flowers and vegetables better next season to reduce their stress.

[@AlmostaGreenAcre-zs5eu]

@@TonesGardeningVlogs I was thinking along the lines of 2 tbsp of dish soap mixed with 1 litre of water and sprayed on. Fingers and natural pests are best I agree 🙂

[@TonesGardeningVlogs]

​@@AlmostaGreenAcre-zs5eu If soap were to be used it'd have to be hard soap, like from a bar, as it is the solid soap material that blocks the insect spiracles. A bit like when I was a kid and there was a ring around a bath that I had to wash off. I think friendly insects are cleaner. When I first saw ladybird larvae I thought they were terrifying looking things, that wouldn't be out of place as a sci-fi beast, especially when compared to the cute adult form.

[@AlmostaGreenAcre-zs5eu]

@@TonesGardeningVlogs I agree that natural is the way to go. I've never used disp soap but heard of many that do and just wanted to know what you used and now I know 🙂Thank you.

[@TonesGardeningVlogs]

@@AlmostaGreenAcre-zs5eu Have you ever used Neem oil? It is something I've heard of, but never tried.

[@CoastalGardensNW]

Hi mate new sub here, maby try some dish soap and water to spray the leeks

[@TonesGardeningVlogs]

Hello Duncan and thank you for becoming a subscriber to my channel, I’m now subscribed to your channel and looking forward to watching some of your videos, especially the one about growing giant onions. I mentioned to Krista, of Almost a Green Acre, that if soap were to be used it'd have to be hard soap, as it is the solid soap material that blocks the insect spiracles. However, I’m just editing my next video where I release a predator into the little greenhouse to hopefully despatch the aphids. Cheers.

[@CoastalGardensNW]

@TonesGardeningVlogs thank you mate, baby soap of a cheep dish soap I've always used seems to work, glad to have you watching and look forward to seeing what you get up to

[@TonesGardeningVlogs]

@@CoastalGardensNW Good to know, I might try that if the wee beasties get away from the predator.

[@CoastalGardensNW]

@@TonesGardeningVlogs worth a go mate

[@TonesGardeningVlogs]

@@CoastalGardensNW Yes, I think I might well be giving it a go.