You WON'T BELIEVE what I found KILLING the Garden! 

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I DO agree with you, for the most part…but, only if there was something to work with initially. When I first tried to garden, nine years ago, I started with raised beds, filled with all new soil and hope for success. I had no trouble germinating seeds and growing perfectly healthy seedlings. THEN, once transplanted into those beds, did absolutely nothing! They didn’t die, didn’t grow or produce anything and STAYED that way until season’s end, when I pulled them all up. I tried again a year later with the same results. By the way, I never see an earthworm in this yard and after 6+ years of those beds, just sitting there unused, I got the nerve to start again, so I weeded the beds, topped them off with new soil, compost and Black Cow manure mix, planted seedlings (this time, purchased, not sprouted by me), watered and waited. And again….these plants remain the same as when I planted them, over a month ago. It’s like someone just stuck artificial plants in the bed…well, except for the pepper plants, which snails fairly decimated before I knew it and eradicated them. You know that old adage about learning from your mistakes so you won’t repeat them? Great advice, IF you can pin down your mistake so you CAN correct it. I’m to the point that I REALLY want to dismantle that remaining bed (the others were torn out several years ago) even though I still won’t have discovered the problem. On the positive side, I DO have plants in grow bags (first time to ever use them) and am thrilled to say that they are proving to be growing wonderfully! No worms (except castings) in the grow bags either, but at least NOT stunted and sterile! I DO wish I knew what is going (NOT going) on with my in-ground attempts.

Weird.

@@freewaybaby I would have the soil tested. Something is creating the issue or deficient

@@freewaybaby I think it would be a good idea to have your soil tested, if it's contaminated with something you can start working to repair it. Depending on where you are AND what is around you (military bases, refineries, accidents and don't forget to including chemtrails) something could have sterilized your soil. Worst case scenario you would have to remove a few inches or even feet of soil, if that is recommended first dig at least two locations to have soil tested again to make sure there's no sign of contamination if there is chose a location for your garden and seal off the area to prevent leaching up and fill with a foot or so to start, each year you will gain more as you mulch in your waste (being careful to keep OUT contaminates). Hope you can fix it easy. Check with your states agricultural extension office for help, universities as well. Good luck, let me know how it goes if you can.

This is the best idea yet!!

Hahaha another fantastic idea ...

Great idea! I had a pest problem wipe out my potato crops last year. Once everything else was cleared from the garden I left my gate open and let my birds have at it. Once the surface layer was cleared, I housed my geese in the garden to finish the deep work and fertilize 😊

@@astark8061 See! I knew it! :D No other animal is better help for garden beds! :)

I put my chickens in the fenced in garden for three months before I plant to till the soil help clean out weeds and pest hidden underground and help fertilize as well.. Unfortunately, but fortunately for them , they grab the earth worms as well. We have plenty of earthworms.

Yes I am concerned. I am wondering if some weird fix is in order. A scent, a spray, something. I hope he finds the fix.

an interesting hypothesis i have for those would be to add citrus to the soil, lemon juice and some type of salt if i had to guess it would kill pretty much anything in the roots while also increasing PH and adding some sodium all good for soil, but i have yet to attempt this

Tuck is a great taste tester! Tuck approved!

me, enjoying a radish

cutier😹

My doggos with my garden. Tuck is sooooo cute!😍

Well, Tuck’s nose sniffing out the next delicious one to root out, of course 😂🥰

I use diatomaceous earth as well and was going to suggest it. We have issues with a root maggot so I sprinkle in the hole when transplanting mg brassica plants and then sprinkle on top to keep the cabbage butterfly worms from eating my plants.

Thanks so much! I'm familiar with it and was wondering if it's garden compatible.

But then what do you do when you have to water your? The de is useless once it gets wet. I use it too but only on days when it's very dry and not on plans because I have to water them. I can put them around plants but not on the dirt. ​@@mslwinters

I was worried about that too.

He needs to wash his hands more too, just to ensure one or two do not ride elsewhere.

Doesn't matter.

I’d also cover everything else before uprooting them. Scary stuff for the rest of the garden.

I would set aside garden implements for use in that bed only.

Do you know why the wood ash works? Just curious. Thx if you choose to answer

@@catw5294 I don't think many of us come back to the video(s) to check for comments/questions, so, if you don't mind, I'll answer you. Wood ash is very benefical because it contains potassium (about 4%), phosphorus, magnesium, aluminum, and sodium. It raises soil pH, but if applied too liberally (too often) it can sterilize the soil. I hope you'll see this.

@@ladyela9283you commented on the pros of adding too much wood ash to your garden. The person earlier stated that her relative put wood ash along the outside of the rows. Is that what you were referring to in the possibility of sterilization of your garden soil? Would you happen to know about how much you would add without doing that?

@@sabrinamodzelewski7906 sprinkling around perimeter and plants is not problematic. My grandmother did this also. Some people think a little is good so a lot will be better (and then can’t understand why the crop failed)

if just your brassicas are affected it could be cabbage root maggot

Thank you for this. 🌱🌱🌱

Use iron phosphate such as Sluggo. It's considered organic. In the early Spring, sometimes bugs that normally only eat dead plants, such as rolly pollies/pill bugs will eat live young seedlings. They cease by the end of Spring, but until then, Sluggo or a generic copy is all you need, & it won't bother helpful bugs.

@@sparky6086 I have a container of Sluggo! Didn't know it would work on these things. Thanks so much!

Tucky McTuckenator... Lookin good my little friend! Must be all those fresh, organic veggies. A radish a day to keep the Covid away...

@@TheWicklunds25 😂what?

my puppers loved green peppers

Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy sadly just lost their adorable little dog "Kitty", who whose favorite treat was broccoli.

@@elisabetk2595I miss her so much 😢

My dog Pooka loved all veggies except Spinach.

Ours do too even fruits, I guess Yorkies are fruit &veggie eaters. 😍

Thank you so much for sharing this !!. I will try it ❤

What about neem oil or the neem cake? Definitely soap. I’d be careful about even touching the bad bed and spreading those mean critters. Your enthusiasm and energy is beautiful.

If you have to pull the veggies. Try pouring boiling water over the bed to kill them off. It worked for me.

​@@crystalrejman969 I pour boiled water over my seed starting soil to kill any bugs....it's always worked.

Yes I was thinking the same thing

Same question.

James has done a video this spring about growing apples where he describes how to use the clay, and he's done at least one other one in the past. Search plum curculio (sp?) in his channel to find those videos.

use a hand pump sprayer add water, clay and shake shake shake and spray

How do you make the orange oil ?

@char8292. Hi can you tell me. What is orange oil and where do you get it from. And how do you use it please thank you

Use iron phosphate such as Sluggo. It's considered organic. In the early Spring, sometimes bugs that normally only eat dead plants, such as rolly pollies/pill bugs will eat live young seedlings. They cease by the end of Spring, but until then, Sluggo or a generic copy is all you need, & it won't bother helpful bugs.

@@JamesJones-gj1ii I buy Medina orange oil from a grocery store HEB in their garden section. It is used as foliar solutions, soil drenches, and cleaning solutions. I use 4 ounces per gallon water and pour over fire ants in my garden. I allow it to dry for a day and if I see any more, repeat and they are all gone.

​@@char8a291 HEB is the best grocery store!

But don't let that deter you. So many plants can be so forgiving.

And about pests, each area has their own villains. Different bugs for different temp. zones. I grew amazing Iris's in Colorado, but not in NY, Iris borer just devours them. But other plants seem to grow wild, no problems at all.

My pups loved watermelon and corn on the cob. 3 dogs all ate corn differently, male ate from 1 end to the other rotating it like a pencil sharpener, Molly ate in rows like a typewriter, and junior just ate in all over munchies and the cob too!

My small sheltie also loves berries, apples, peaches and plums, in small bites though! Tuck is a Rockstar, he'd be a great diplomat for kids to try different veggies.

Our dogs eat walnuts!

so true. it happened to me. oh, the apids are only on those radishes. eventually, they were on everything. I don't know what they are talking about with trap crops. everything was a trap crop and I planted marigolds around everything. I decided that doesn't work and I had to get the big guns.

@@HappyH4ppyHappy Same issue I have with flea beetles, they have no preference.

I think you are onto something bro.

Thank god someone else said it!

That's exactly what my thoughts were

I was thinking that too. Gardens Alive has all the organic pest control you need.

Thanks! I found my first the other day on one of my tomato plants.

@@igleamingrace yeah, those fvckers really love tomato. hang a few cloves around (that's what I do), or you can also try spraying the plants with some garlic water, but do ask others whether this latter method works or just harms the plants.

That sounds like a great idea!!! Poor earthworms though

@@theseeker4700 Earthworms will just go deeper until the heat is stabilized and then return up to the surface.

@TJ42 hot water will kill them immediately lol, only those that survive will move down

He can add new earthworms when he replants. Boil the shit out of the entire bed and the path around, then dig out the soil and burn it for good measure, use branches for fuel, then once the soil is well sterile it will have lots of carbon in it. After letting it rest for a while, when you know for sure it is pest free, the dead sterile soil can be mixed with manure and mulch and nice worms to make new planting-soil again. It usually works against snails too, problem is finding a big enough supply of hot water. Old wood heated boiling tubs that they used in the old days to do laundry in and to cook food for whole companies of soldiers should probably work well.

Diatomaceous earth only works when dry, it would be instantly rendered inert once mixed into moist soil. For very clear proof of this... guess what perlite is made of ;)

Make sure it’s food grade

​@billsmith5215 hi, I'm new to organic gardening. What do you mean about that type of dirt you were referring to? 😮

The DE has to be dry, so can't wok if you mix it into the soil.

@@moniquehall4991diatomaceous earth is a natural ingredient that is used against pests and works well. In garden use food grade

If you removed all soil and did a full deep clean it might be okay but idk.