10 Organic Ways to Control Pests in the Garden

In this video, I show you my 10 top organic ways to get rid of pests in your garden. There’s no need for harsh pesticides or chemicals just these simple tips to grow lots of fruit and vegetables!

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@andreacooke3210
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

One tablespoon to one liter of what?

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@lanasoares4201
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

😂

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@veronicamora4807
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Thank you 🎉

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@pearlmargaret2004
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Can you recommend a good rose spray for black spot and other fungal diseases??

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@sparkey4293
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

I grew up in the mid west USA. Home gardening was so easy a little chicken wire fence to keep the rabbits out then just plant and weed, maybe a scarecrow for the birds. I now live in costal California you would think its milder climate would make it better for gardening but no! Its like trying to open a jewelry store in the ghetto. I am focusing on exclusion methods as they seem to be the only thing thats not toxic and can do the job, but it's not cost effective so still trying to figure out how organic gardening can be cost saving as well.

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@SuperJohn12354
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

i have a green tree frog that loves the beetles and a bearded dragon that eats the snails and birds control the rest . we just haven't come to a great agreement about the stone fruit, i think i should get to eat the plums, the parrots and gala's think otherwise, the willy wag tails seem to love the olives.

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@suewallin5531
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Dryer lint spread under cabbages stops slugs in their tracks 😉

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@willtrinaharkess4967
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Hi Mark, thanks for all the videos, I’m leaning a lot from you 👌
I have a lot of curl grubs in my veggie patch
I only have a small backyard, so I grow everything vertically and I don’t have chickens unfortunately
Do you have any advice on if I should get rid of them and what to do with them?

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@willtrinaharkess4967
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Hi Mark, thanks for all the videos, I’m leaning a lot from you 👌
I have a lot of curl grubs in my veggie patch
I only have a small backyard, so I grow everything vertically and I don’t have chickens unfortunately
Do you have any advice on if I should get rid of them and what to do with them?

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@mikeashby7649
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Love all of the different types of plants and trees!

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@jo-annwilson-b9y
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

U missed 4other ingredients

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@jo-annwilson-b9y
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

U forgot water but thanx for the info.happy new year

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@mizuSKN
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

wait what, Kangkong allowed in US?

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@oliviajoses6643
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Thanks for saving the olive tree😃

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@MyKharli
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

where is the man trap ? The biggest pest of all !

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@juliake88
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Thanks for sharing 🎉🎉
Your new subscriber from Kenya

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@David-fd6ex
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

the guru👍

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@lisamark8329
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Thank you so much for your help really appreciate it.

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@robertkat
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

You need to update your video, it's 2024 now.

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@infoman6314
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Does anybody know how to eliminate leaf notcher white little pest they go to ground and they come back up and they start eating leaves?

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@d.daniels2298
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Honestly you are the best Gardener I've ever met! Oh my gosh I'm so glad you do share your time and your knowledge with us. I can tell your love for our nature's garden. This year we havent been able to consume any lettuce cuz it was eaten all up by the bugs,but now thanks to you I know what to do.❤ 😂

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@TheDesertDaffodil
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

These are fabulous tips! So many variations so I've definitely got some leads to carry forward in my first year of growing some veggies on the balcony! Thank you thank you

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@ghadaabusalah3664
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Thank you very much

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@cathy2465
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Does white flour work in some cases?

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@m0u3e007
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Correct soil ph, nematodes, and best invention ever COPPER TAPE!! around tree trunks, top of gardens etc etc!! Stops snails, ants, aphids, etc etc wont cross the tape !! And DE

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@loneprinceryan7206
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

I honestly dislike gardening, cause it makes me feel dirty, but with the higher price of food, I've decided to start my own garden, still so much to learn, but it's going well…. and I still dislike it, but it's worth it

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@QuiverofArrows
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

I literally choke laughed on my coffee when you said you'd get shot by your own sprinkler. Oh gosh, I could just imagine you just casually walking through the garden innocently, not thinking twice about the secret water assassin that you installed, then getting shot by it.😂😂
Good morning, fresh new day……..now I'm all wet. 😖
That's definitely something that would happen to me as well.

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@Tlove201
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

I love your garden. It is absolutely beautiful. I hope to get a garden with a few acres on it. I love how you have organized.

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@atlasboucher543
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

❤

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@loverdellama
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

I love this so much, super helpful information! So grateful to learn alonside all of you(:

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@belindakoller9282
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

What works on grass hoppers

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@serenahdesjarlais
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Putting food or waste away from your property, or dropping seeds, away from the garden, gives them something to eat, and keeps them away from your graden.

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@IDVDalot
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

It sure looks like you have a reallly nice spot in the world

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@leonardspetstop
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Thanks for the tips. Something is eating the leaves of some of my seedlings and young plants this year more than I remember them doing last year and it's been a bit stressful bc I worry they will die. So far, most of them are okay because I grow multiple plants of each thing I want to grow for the most part, and not all are getting hit as much as others. Another thing that has just happened which is how I ended up here is that I just opened a bag of mulch and it's full of tiny house ants. Im unsure how dangerous this will be for my garden to add this mulch now. I have opened the bag all the way and I'm hoping the ants will mostly leave on their own before using the mulch. What do you think? Money is a factor for me, so I'm really worried about this. I need to be able to use this mulch. This is the first time I'm using mulch so soon. Last year, I waited til all my plants were mature, but I also had a hard time keeping up with weeds and it caused some issues for a few of my plants growth as a result in mid summer. Last year was my first year growing my own garden. My garden is mostly all in ground. I do have lots of diversity.

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@tinaraymond6483
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Very good video. Gad bless you sir

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@J.Smith-rc6wh
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

great advice, most I knew, but some good stuff in there. Thanks again

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@jakegauger7012
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

What about need oil?

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@Rawkawn1
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Steve Erwin Vibes but for plants! Here for it

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@miguillos
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

8:15 you are growing lulo in Australia? That's insane

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@slb160568
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

You’re a funny bugger!😂 thanks so much for all of your hard work and sharing your knowledge. I’ve been watching your videos for a few years now, and did a search through your past ones for tips on how to deal with bugs etc… I’m in Western Sydney, and due to the warm weather we had the last couple of months, had a heap of tomatoes self seed and take off. Not an ideal time to start growing at this time of year. But I’m finding a lot of them are getting eaten by grubs. The old tomato dust is not doing a thing, so just wondering if you have an organic spray recipe? Also It’s turned quite cold the last couple of days, so wondering if covering them with plastic would help to keep them warm while the fruit ripen. Also even our cherry tomatoes seemed to get stung a lot this year, but I’m wondering if they are from a self seeded plant whether in your opinion does it make the crop more susceptible to critters?
Thanks Mark, Love your videos, keep ‘em coming. ❤️

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@zachslawncare1
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

What do you think of garden fundamentals YouTube channel? He says a lot of controversial stuff and was wondering if you had any experience with what he says like about the soaps and pest control just let it go ect.

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@HMBLOSSOMS
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Golden tips..Thank you

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@Drink-king1
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Do you have any successful tips or strategies to deter possums and vermin. Thx

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@michelesbells6559
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

Using a tupperware container with beer in it works really well against slugs.

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@dougscott170
May 31, 2025 @ 5:42 pm

How would you remove ants in your vegetable garden?

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