Beginner Gardening: pests taking over, 4 by brownthumb78

brownthumb78 wrote:
I don't know what is consuming my garden. I have tried neem oil, bt, copper fungicide, organocide plant doctor, sevin dust, & multiple homemade sprays (lemon dishsoap& water, crushed garlic, blended up hot pepper, cayenne, hot sauce, blended up bugs & water, ammonia, vinegar, & different combinations of all of the above) I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff but u get the idea. Still my garden is disappearing. I'm attaching photos of the stuff I'm finding on the leaves & the damage that's been done. I know I had corn earworms but the bt seems to have taken care of them & still the damage continues. As u'll see in 1 of the photos, its like they started on 1 side of my garden & r working their way over. I'm at a loss as to what to do. I tried covering the plants with hoops & row covers, but whatever is doing this seems to already be in the plants or soil so the coverings weren't effective. If any1 has any suggestions as to what could do this kind of damage or what I can do to stop them I'd appreciate it. Just in case it helps, here's a list of what I've seen in the garden. Aphids, ants, spiders, corn earworms, leafminers, stinkbugs, grasshoppers, whiteflies, cabbage loopers, flea beetles, slugs, snails, grubs, roaches, a few creepy bugs that are flat, smaller than an eraser top, brown & jump, & lots & lots of lizards. The only things I see in abundance are the slugs, ants, & lizards. I have slug & snail bait & i find the slugs dead everywhere, so that seems to be controlling those. The 3rd pic shows the damage as of now. Its as if the pests started on the rite side & are working their way to the left. I've tried adding composted manure, garden compost, topsoil, potting soil, essential minerals & nutrients, peat moss & mulch also. Please let me know if u have any suggestions.