What vege's are NOT suseptible to Root-Know Nematodes?
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Comments (2)Recently I decided to completely fence in the 3 acres here due to deer problems. Sadly where the fence needed to run my planted last spring hedgerow of poms was on the other side of the fence. Just this week I dug up the entire row of poms some 20+ plants and 13 different varieties and moved them 5 feet inside the fence line. I am in central Florida and the nematodes are a major problem here. Not one of the plants showed a single instance of root knot damage. But.....before giving you bad information I did a quick google and it seems they are susceptible to nematode damage. I had put quite a bit of rabbit manure on the poms during the summer and perhaps that is what kept them at bay....See MoreRoot Knot Nematode (RKN), Heat Treatment, and Root Pruning
Comments (13)Oh, now that things are getting back to me; after clean-shaving all the roots and treating with bleach, I also scrubbed the root-stub with a tooth brush under running tap water... As I mentioned many times before, PREVENTION is the best cure! Do examine ALL rooted figs you get from who-ever. If RKN ever get into ones garden soil, it is extremely difficult to eradicate them, no matter how many RKN- trapping-marigolds are planted, RKN-eating-good- nematodes (expensive) are applied, or chemicals used. There is one chemical that nukes the soil (it practically kills everything!). I forgot the exact name. But it SO toxic, that it is now illegal and not available any more....See MoreHooked Again - Summer Fun, Foliar Nematodes and Bittersweet Roots
Comments (7)Hey neighbor! We're probably a bit south of you in Metrowest. I think of NH Hostas as a short drive - compared to some of the other places I've gone for plants. We also like to go to Maine and it's on the way (or so I tell my hubby). Now Minnesota - that's a little farther. Is that a big hosta convention? Sounds very dangerous. I'm glad to hear you still have 12 hostas to plant. I just moved my last one today and was thinking it was pretty late, though it was probably happier going in the ground today than all the others I planted this summer in the sweltering heat. I don't know much about crab shells detering foliar nems - will have to find out more about that. I tried the pot them up, leave them in the garage in the winter and forget about them method and it seemed to work fine on my sample size of 2. I did pour lots of hot water in their former holes. Sorry you lost your shade. I'd love to swap some with you - I can't plant anything that needs sun, though I am trying some hydrangeas in my somewhat more sunny front yard....See Moregarlic and root-knot nematodes
Comments (1)Dale, In general, garlic is considered a poor host for nematodes (as is corn), so often it is recommended that you plant garlic in an area where you have a consistent root knot neamtode problem. So, in general, garlic ought to do passably well in areas infested with RKNs. However, if you have a very heavy infestation of RKNs, even garlic can be stunted and less productive. You won't know if the RKNs in your soil are at a high enough level to affect your garlic harvest until you try growing garlic there and can see what results you get. I doubt you have enough nematodes to affect garlic, but I could be wrong since I don't have nematodes here and my experience with them is from long-ago in Texas. If you have dealt with RKNS before, then you already know all the practices that will help. Unfortunately, one of the best techniques is to grow Elbon cereal rye in the cool season, but you can't do that if you're growing garlic. If it were me, I'd work to change the soil over time in the same way that you have been. I'd add as much manure and compost as possible, as well as sugar or molasses to stimulate microbial action. Although chitosan's cost can be prohibitive when trying to rehab a large garden, it might be worth it to you to purchase some and add it to your soil where you intend to plant the garlic. Or, if you have access via seafood restaurants to shellfish shells, you could compost your own to get the same effect. There is evidence that tilling in pine bark fines about a month before planting can help reduce damage from RKNs. If it were my garden, I'll try the solution in the attached link, but I haven't tried it and can't vouch for its effectiveness. As with all plant diseases or pests, resistance is only resistance and not immunity. I doubt total immunity exists in any variety of a RKN host plant although, of course, in non-host plants like carrots and lettuce, I'd think you'd have total immunity since they don't host the little RKN brats. Good luck, Dawn Here is a link that might be useful: The Gardens Alive Solution to RKNs...See Moremichaelc0
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