Backyard Raised Bed Garden Update for June 15th

Just showing the growth of the garden plants since the last video. Everything is growing. We have an ant problem, a little green worm problem, and likely a slug problem. Did the yeast/sugar/water in a container recessed into the ground thing, caught some "potato bugs" but not many slugs. Will have to try again. Have some borax ant thingys in the gardens but the ants seems to have moved into the gardens and established their kingdom. Any natural deterrent ideas? The ants are eating the strawberries before they finish ripening. The little green worms seem to just need to be picked off by hand. They are on the undersides of the broccoli leaves. We also had a problem with standing water in the grape container that has poor drainage. I am worried about the well-being of the grapes. The irrigation system seems to be working well for the raised beds. We still water the containers by hand using just a small watering can and collected rain water.

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[hallard069]

I"ve been having good luck using a mixture of dawn dish detergent and water. I spray down the garden every two/three days and it seems to be helping a lot with slugs and ants.

Replant the radishes as you use them to keep them coming up.

[GettingThereGreen]

@hallard069 we don't really use a lot of radish... we thought we'd try it and see if there were any really good recipe for it... so far not many uses for radishes. lol -Randy

[Michigansnowpony]

I hear ya on the peas! I am not even getting enough to can with a 16' row. Of course, my kids are like aphids when it comes to foraging on the peas. I think I will have to plant them covertly in the back garden next year (or maybe this year in the late summer for an early Fall crop). It seems to take an enormous amount of pea plants to have enough to can (my goal / plan too). Use a product with BT -- Bacillus Thuringiensis -- in it for the cabbage worms. It's organic.

[GettingThereGreen]

@Michigansnowpony We'll try to look for it. Any idea where we would find it?

[GardenCalifornia]

Is there any way you could put nylon around your strawberries? You can get it cheap if you go to payless, they have free disposable nylon socks there so you can slip them on your foot before trying a shoe, I just grab a few of those, lol.

[GettingThereGreen]

@GardenCalifornia Hmm... that's an idea. Might have to try it.

[SteveHarpster]

thanks 4 sharing nice garden, I checked out your ads also

[VivianRinSC]

Can't wait to see how your potatoes turn out. Those are huge!

[cavealaska1]

very nice it is looking very good, I grew a few pea plants, but just to munch on when I am in the garden, but i think I will plant a lot more of them next year

[Michigansnowpony]

@GettingThereGreen -- I have a product called "Thuricide" that I picked up at the local hardware. There's quite a few Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) products out there -- it's not hard to come across. It's a bacteria that is lethal to the worms. You mix it up with water and spray your plants. Then, when the little darlings munch on the leaves, it paralyzes their intestinal tract and they die. BAHAHAHAHA (evil laugh). First time I used it was 30 years ago on my little garden I had in HS