Controlling Nematodes in the Garden

9/14/96- Production Coordinator Brenda Sanders is joined by plant pathologist Betsy Hudgins to discuss proper nematode control.

[@kaylynn3583]

My tomatos get affected easily especially the container ones

[@pasquale14815]

What about crab or shrimp meal? spread 1 pound per 100 square feet... Isn't that something that works?

[@bartacomuskidd775]

well.... i need to poison them.... garlic emulsion? marigold? worm casting liquid? wth? pleeeeeeeeeeeeease

[@adriansimionescu6868]

Bartacomus Kidd try velum prime for good results

[@redangrybird7564]

As if my tomato plants didn't have enough already with blight, caterpillars, wild turkeys and my housemate Yoshie, the destroyer of plants. Another plague !!! 😲😵😫

[@anitarice9609]

My okra got hit with this scourge

[@robertdixon6536]

Drop the tomatoes. Plant nothing, or rotate crops.

[@yanostropicalparadise755]

you know what's funny, this woman just told you mustard greens poison these hard to kill pest, but your going to eat these same greens? not me, i don't eat any vegetables. i do have fruit trees which i will eat. other than that just meats, herbs, spices.

[@steevo9656]

Pretty sure mustard greens are a herb. Here's a quote from Jerry of Gardening Australia. Sow mustard seed as a green manure. When crops have been cleared broadcast mustard seed over the surface, rake it in, water it, grow it to 45 centimetres high and then dig it in. If the soil is moist, the mustard will decompose and release chemicals known as 'isothiocyanates.' This is the chemical that gives mustard its hot flavour and it's that chemical that fumigates the soil and helps control nematodes.

[@yanostropicalparadise755]

@@steevo9656 mustard greens are used as a salad item as well as a cooked greens such as kale, collard, and many other greens in my opinion none of these items should be eaten raw i wouldn't eat them cooked on a regular basis either. i agree there great as a pesticide.

[@steevo9656]

@@yanostropicalparadise755 ,Sure, different diets for different people and blood groups etc. Was pointing out that herb is short for herbaceous, as in the lack of woody stems. Yeah I think some of the strong herbs and spices can be a burden on your digestive system. Have a nice day.

[@cletobici8484]

@@yanostropicalparadise755 Are you a nematode or a human? Why would something that kills nematodes scare you?

[@yanostropicalparadise755]

@@cletobici8484 the poison that kills the nematodes causes kidney stones and kidney failure in humans. it also causes a host of other illnesses. that's just the oxalate, there are a number of other poisons that plants make that are harmful as well.