Toward a Do-Nothing Gardening, pt. 5: Organic Pest Management (Lazy Gardening)

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I’ve never done a video about how to handle a serious pest infestation for the simple reason we never have them, even though we do almost nothing to control pests. I’m not sure how much of this can be attributed to our pest management strategy versus where we live and the type of pests we have here, but I thought I’d share with you the basics of our do-nothing pest control philosophy in the hope that it might help some of you prevent infestations in the future. If you shop on Amazon, you can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20 Do-Nothing Pest Control Principles: 1) Create an Environment that Fosters a Broad Diversity of Life 2) Healthy Soil = Healthy Pest Resistant Plants 3) Grow in Polycultures 4) Allow Predators to Control Pests 5) Resort to Manual Control When Predators are Absent 6) Tolerate Imperfection One Yard Revolution is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, mulch, and compost tea. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used. Channel Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/OneYardRevolution Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oneyardrevolution Featured Videos: 1) Do-Nothing Gardening Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLApXYvbprElzu8qZpFGWVZ1Q7FxWLFZ2B 2) Squash Bug Control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlefMeXXA5o&index=1&list=PLApXYvbprElzyOJ2W4nBfA_MtLJ0x0xXR 3) EZ DIY Waterproof Slug Trap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kzTfxX9Pk&index=2&list=PLApXYvbprElzyOJ2W4nBfA_MtLJ0x0xXR 4) Stressed Plants are Higher in Antioxidants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcGMHGFpYhQ

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I love Dragon Flies and Praying Mantis I would love to see many of them in and around my garden.

Great video Patrick. Can you recommend some plants that would attract pollinators and predators? Thanks Joe

Professional work! Very informative and inspiring. Keep up good work Patrick!

I noticed that the tomatoes I forgot to water just a week before harvest were much sweeter and had much more flavor then the others that had been kept up!!! same packet of seeds! I noticed that my stressed peppers had also!

Your yard is like an oasis. Don't know how I missed these videos but I am having to go back and catch up!

Thank you for the prompt reply, your videos are very inspirational. I have sandy soil that will not hold nutrients so I added about 10 -12 inches of chipped tree branches/leaves to my garden about two years ago. As they settled and started breaking down I added some wheat straw and another 8 -10 inches of wood chips.
I now have about 2-3 inches of rich soil on top along with a decent number of naturally occurring red wigglers. I plan to start some worm beds like yours as well.
I have mustards and turnips growing in there right now and have not added any fertilizer. I look forward to having a setup like yours someday.
Thanks again for the videos.

I just subscribed, Thanks for the great videos. Have you done a video telling what plants you like to grow together or what plants do not grow well together?

Nice one Patrick! I have been amazed at the effect of adding used brewery grains to the leaves I'm composting. The pile is really cooking on gas now! Am pleased to have secured a source of the grains a mile away from here. I went to the juice bar in the mall a few days ago. Unfortunately it was near closing time, the assistant was eager to get home and not too enthusiastic to help me. She told me that the garbage had just been taken out to be collected for recycling. I'll return soon and hope to get my hands on some of their waste.

Thanks for the great video and all the wonderful information

Have noticed a lot less cabbage butterfly attack in a few beds this winter. Not sure if it's due to the soil being fed better over the past 8-12 months or the large population of wasps in the front yard.
:-)

Great channel with great content. I have a question. When would be the best time of year to plant tree collards in NC zone 7? Surprisingly I can't find a lot of information on them. Thanks!

Have you had an issue with powdery mildew?

i really enjoyed this video, everything you cover here is very true about pest control, also where i live i am able to keep ducks as a added defense to any pest problems while enjoying the return of eggs and other things... by using nature control of pest and other things i am able to enjoy my garden during growing season and more... thanks for sharing... william.

Attracting snakes to your garden can help with slugs. Not sure how "instinctive" your kitty is though. I've had cats that brought home dead snakes before...

Hi Patrick thanks for that great tip, I'm inclined to believe that using a copper tool in the garden helps deter them from the soil you have use the tool on. Sad to hear you cannot have animal for manure. Since you live in a temperate climate zone you must have similar weeds to me. Keep an eye out for yarrow, dandelion, valerian, stinging nettle and wood shaving from the bark of an oak tree. Add them all to your compost heap.

Great job Patrick! I Especially like the tolerate imperfection...a few wholes on leaves or a crack tomato won't make it to market, but there is nothing wrong with them. Have you seen in France they started to sell ''ugly vegetables'' in markets, they sell them at a lower price and it works, people are buying them :-)

You have defiantly created a balanced diverse growing area there Patrick. Thanks for the share...

My goodness, your yard is looking good mate. Thanks for the video.

Good video. I've been using that tape tip on the squash bug eggs on my plants and it's working great :) Thanks! Got a tip for powdery mildew? lol
Video ideas: garden recipes (what y'all make for dinner always looks so good) and periodic full garden tours. That's just my opinion. I'm always pleased with your content. Keep em coming!

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