Garden Girl TV: Natural Insect Control with Diatomaceous Earth

Patti Moreno the Garden Girl shows you how she controls insects in her garden, by using diatomaceous earth!
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Natural Garden Pest Insect Control Using Diatomaceous eEarth

So a lot of people ask me, Patti you are an organic gardener, what do you do about all of this little bugs and slugs and all that stuffs that farmers for so long had been trying to come back. Well, I have one of the most amazing products that I discovered. It is actually been use for a really, really long time and it is called Diatomaceous earth
Now, Diatomaceous earth is actually fertilized algae that is found in sedimentary rock and it forms of powdery substance pretty easily. If you are asking what are you doing right now? Why are you watering your garden and watering all the leaves of your garden? Well the reason why I am doing that because I am going to spread the Diatomaceous earth or DE as also known on of my plants. And I want my powder to stick to the leaves of the plants so they have to be moist; they have to have water on them. In order for the dust to stick to the plants, now this is the Diatomaceous earth . This is actually a duster and what we use to dust the crops and let me show you in here. That is the powdery substance, now this is a completely safe for humans and for animals. So really do not have to worry about it getting you know into any other animals that might be around and this is the fun part.
[DEMO]
And you can also use it indoor, this is great if you have got dogs and in the summer time they tend to get fleas you spread these all over there bedding and this is actually really, really safe for human consumption and also animal consumption. Not that I would recommend that you eat it but it is safe. Now Diatomaceous earth , the powder of the fossilized algae gets on to the insects and it is basically dehydrates them and they die. Of all you urbanized out their who are suffering your apartments with cockroaches go and get some DE. This is the organic all natural way to go to get the job done. I am Patti Moreno the Garden Girl. Thanks for watching.

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[rayunseitig]

We use diatomaceous earth before, but be careful about breathing in the dust, the silica it contains is harmfull for the lungs.

It's like tiny chards of broken glass. Silica sand is what you use to sandblast, but they wear respirators.

[TheiRenaissance]

the razor sharp, microscopic DE damages the exo skeleton of the bug...

and its not totally safe. for instance you couldnt pay me to apply it as she does. you dont want that stuff in your eyes or lungs. is a legitimate inhalation hazard. please dont do what you see here, use a mask rated to handle particles the size of DE, seals around your nose and mouth, and i also recommend goggles.

better yet. i prefer lady bugs.

[KlassiclyRevampT]

Use only food grade diatomaceous earth it can be purchases at any farm feed store. It's about 80 cents a pound.

[Kimberly Smith]

How would this not hurt the bee's and benifical insects in our gardens? This doesn't sound like a good choice to me.

[kisinzcemm]

I don't care... I would still wear a dust mask …and since people can buy none food grade at Lowe's ….. its better to play it safe …

[FWO Fran]

Kisinzcemm and rayunseltig - Unfortunately, you are giving bad info. Organic Food Grade DE is amorphous silica and does not have shards of broken glass or sand, is not used to sandblast, and does not cause silicosis. Get your facts straight. Vistit Freshwater Organics to see the MSDS.

[FWO Fran]

Unfortunately, you are giving bad info. Organic Food Grade DE is amorphous silica and does not have shards of broken glass, sand, is not used to sandblast, and does not cause silicosis. Get your facts straight.

[DopeMinded9]

It is completely safe for earthworms, but not for bees. Many earthworm farmers put it in their worm beds to get rid of parasites. The earthworms eat it and it is no longer present in their castings once they digest it. Basically it acts like little razors, cutting into the exoskeleton of insects and drying them out from the inside. Look into Neem Oil. It is another way to repel insects that is quite effective.

[picatsoforfma]

How do I do this without harming the bees or earth worms?

[Lee Ann Steinmetz]

You need to say that we need to buy FOOD GRADE diatomaceous earth. Buy it from a nursery. Don't use the pool stuff which is poisonous.

[dejavuchicka]

Diatomaceous earth is rendered ineffective when wet...

[valdezorbust]

IT IS NOT COMPLETELY SAFE !!!! DELETE THIS VIDEO NOW