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25 Comments

  1. Catherine's Life Over 50

    ANTS! I can't believe how many ants we have this year. Truly being overrun in our raised beds and in ground. A combination of very tiny ants and regular sized ants.
    MIgardener recommended 1 part sugar, 1 part borax, and just enough water to make a paste, then soak with cotton balls and place at the ants hills fir yhem to transport thru the nest to the queen. So yesterday, I did that, making about a cup+ of it and soaking 15 cotton balls. I placed the ball in as many places as i could find ant hills or very heavy trails. Today, I was shocked to see most of the ants were gone. I dont know if they died, moved or went deeper into the ground, but they are mostly gone. I will continue doing this regularly and hope its the natural magic bullet. Tonight its suppose to rain so I am going to pick up the cotton balls, resoak, and put out again after the rain.

  2. Cathy Rich

    Certified Organic! Congratulations! Jill, this video was SO informative – you answered my questions about pest pressure – thank you!!🤩

  4. Jessica Pabon

    When it comes to aunts I found that charcoal is perfect it gets rid of them ASAP. It doesn't kill them but it makes them move out of where you don't want them. I found that out by accident when I had a 50 gallon drum half barrel and I wanted to plant in there but there was a massive and I made a massive fire ant colony in it and I have some charcoal right by me LOL I threw it in there and walked away thinking I Was Defeated and on the whole of them days they were out of there as a matter fact I think all insects in the dirt we're gone except maybe a spider

  5. Momma Jessie

    Ants are driving me crazy. I pulled out chips and helped with my slug issue. If you figure out ants please let us know.

  6. Momma Jessie

    I planted a ton of marigolds by the tomatoes and planted sunflowers around the garden. Didn't see any horn worms last… I'm trying that again this season 🤞

  8. Kathy W

    Congratulations on your organic certification. I know that takes mountains of time, research, work, and documentation.

  9. Steve Egbert

    For ants a mix of boric acid and honey or a thick sugar and water mix. Boric acid is a naturally occurring form of borax. the ants eat it, carry it back to the nest and spit it out for everyone else to eat and it kills them all.

  11. Terrie Allred

    Congratulations on your certification! Something I am trying this year to deter pests is thai (holy) basil. I noticed last year when I planted one in a bed of tomatoes, I had no pests! The other tomato beds…not so much. It has a much stronger smell than most basil varieties, and I love it! So I started a ton of thai basil and have it planted in every single bed and so far, so good! Too bad I didn't think to plant some in my Greenstalk because I saw aphids on my parsley today.

  16. Lynette Tucker

    Thanks Jill for reminding me about the essential oils, I had a fits all over my baby rose bushes, never seen it before, but I didn’t like seeing them on my roses 🌹 I will be using the peppermint oil and the dish soap the next round. Hopefully it won’t be one.👌🏾✨

  18. Morgan Geymann

    Any tips for stink bugs? I'm completely losing the battle with soapy water, and I just need to be successful with my tomatoes this year.

  22. Taran Rogers 636

    Jill you said something about ants but you didn't say how you get rid of them we are having the same problem we also live in Arkansas.

  23. Amy DeJesus

    I also implement trap crops. You can put let's say eggplant to attract flea beetle to keep them off other things. Unless you are really wanting those eggplant lol.

  24. Kimberly Early

    Very good info! I think I'll try the peppermint oil. I've had a lot of pests. Slugs and ants are the visible ones but there are things getting gnawed on by who knows what. I've been alternating DE, BT and neem oil and things seem to be getting better. Why don't you grow anything in the beautiful raised bed garden?

  25. Tripping With Pippy

    I’m having the issue of moles/voles wiping out my beautiful planted spaces.. it’s never ending. But I go to Lowe’s every week and hit up the clearance section and bring some plants home half price and revive them to put in place of the mole/vole damage.. I understand the pain of all that hard work and hope for blooms/food and then it’s all gone instantly.. replant and give it a second chance!

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