Garden Holistic Pest & Disease Control
Controlling pests, diseases, and weeds, especially organically can be hard. In this class we discuss the favorite ways we have found to deal with these issues in the vegetable garden. We also cover how to support beneficial insects, some companion planting, common pests and diseases, and the best control techniques for the community and home gardener.
0:15 What is a Pest?
1:49 How Does a Plant Get Pests?
3:09 How to Manage Pests
6:00 Prevention: Resilient Plants & Crops
9:54 Prevention: Weed Avoidance, Disease Resistant Varieties, Eggshells
11:28 Prevention: Watering
13:36 Mulch
14:12 Cultural Control: Sanitation
15:21 Cultural Control: Trellising
17:04 Cultural Control: Intercropping
20:11 Cultural Control: Dense Planting, Season Shifting
21:51 Physical/Mechanical: Hand Picking, Burst of Water, Scaring
23:47 Physical/Mechanical: Barriers
26:08 Physical/Mechanical: Barrier Sprays
27:22 Physical/Mechanical: Traps
29:52 Biological Control
32:23 Biological Control: Supporting Large Allies
36:24 Biological Control: Support Small Allies
37:49 Biological Control: Support Micro Allies
41:04 When the Pests Still Come
44:13 Biological: Introducing a Control
45:29 Biological: Introducing a Spray
47:29 Chemical Controls
51:15 Chemical: Horticultural Oil
52:17 Chemical: Insecticidal Soap
52:52 Chemical: Neem Oil
54:05 Chemical: BT (Bacillus Thuringiensis)
55:24 Chemical: Diatomaceous Earth
56:45 Chemical: Broad Spectrum
57:32 Chemical: Fungicides