RedEyeJedi87
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i was just wondering what is the best way to prevent bugs before you plant outdoors
any help would be appreciated
any help would be appreciated
outdoor bug prevention
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rolla8
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Build four walls around your grow area and put a roof on top, LOL. Seriously, there's not a hell of a lot you can do about bugs outside. I'd try multiple techniques hoping to head-off the problem from several angles. Keep your plants sprayed down with Einstein Oil. Get a non-poisonous, multi-species insect control spray (I use "Zero Tolerance" and it works great), and maybe even get a bug zapper out by your grow area.
To keep deer, woodchucks, and other four-legged pests out of your garden, you can use bobcat piss which can be found at most hunting-centric sporting goods stores. For added measure, I always piss in a big circle around my outdoor garden.
To keep deer, woodchucks, and other four-legged pests out of your garden, you can use bobcat piss which can be found at most hunting-centric sporting goods stores. For added measure, I always piss in a big circle around my outdoor garden.
korvette1977
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neem oil, and prevention... there are a lot of products on the market , and some home remedy's too... You just have to be very aware
RedEyeJedi87
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what are the best home remedies... went out and got some neem oil yesterday
korvette1977
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3- 5 or so drops of mild dish soap mixed with 1 /2 gallon water is great for aphids and a few other bugs ..
BondedCasinos.com
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Hi,
I have found it greatly cuts back on not only insect problems but on insect problems attacking you ... to just go out and spray a lawn insect killer (mosquitoes, fleas, ticks ..that sort) and spray it on heavy about 2 weeks before you transplant and it'll help a lot.
during grasshopper season which they get pretty thick around here the last month of summer and can do serious if not fatal damage in a short amount of time ... that almost nothing will keep them off your plants except I've had success with a combination of a red pepper and water solution misted on then powder them with sevin dust ... the other choice which i usually go with when I grow the plants along the ground is I just take screen door, screen window type screen and cover the plant. I'll try to get a picture of some I have this year that were started so late that I didn't really bother to grow them along the ground but I did end up bending them over a bit and then covered them with screen.
I think the heavy dose of lawn pest spray probably protects the plant from insects coming up through the soil because that has never been a problem.
I need to go get another bud and I'll take a pic and try to remember where to return to show you.
I have found it greatly cuts back on not only insect problems but on insect problems attacking you ... to just go out and spray a lawn insect killer (mosquitoes, fleas, ticks ..that sort) and spray it on heavy about 2 weeks before you transplant and it'll help a lot.
during grasshopper season which they get pretty thick around here the last month of summer and can do serious if not fatal damage in a short amount of time ... that almost nothing will keep them off your plants except I've had success with a combination of a red pepper and water solution misted on then powder them with sevin dust ... the other choice which i usually go with when I grow the plants along the ground is I just take screen door, screen window type screen and cover the plant. I'll try to get a picture of some I have this year that were started so late that I didn't really bother to grow them along the ground but I did end up bending them over a bit and then covered them with screen.
I think the heavy dose of lawn pest spray probably protects the plant from insects coming up through the soil because that has never been a problem.
I need to go get another bud and I'll take a pic and try to remember where to return to show you.
RedEyeJedi87
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i was thinking of using the seven dust cuz it seemed to work fine on my tomatoes.. the soap for foliar feeding sounds good to
