Gardening with Root Knot Nematodes 

Great information. I’ll definitely take a closer look at the roots when I pull plants out.

I've had a lot of luck with beneficial nematodes and so far haven't had a problem with horrible root knot nematodes and our property was a nightmare when we moved here. I've been gardening and using them for over 25 years so I would try for a couple of years to see if they can help. They also knock out fleas and ticks even if neighbors have them so that's also a big plus.

When you showed the okra, I was silently wishing you'd pull it up and show us... and you did! Thank you! I enjoy your videos!

We’re in NE Texas and treated with beneficial nematodes this spring. It made a huge difference.

Very informative, Brie ! Thanks again it explains a lot of failure in my garden, I have pulled plants out with those nodules and thought those were part of root structure but now I know !

Very interesting and I will definitely pay more attention to my plants. Thank you once again for valuable information.

In N TX Zone 8A and deal with them in raised beds at both community gardens To which I belong. I don’t think you can ever get rid of them but you can manage them if you implement certain protocols. I’m to the point now where I just have to deal with “hot spots” each year vs. the entire plot. Okra for me is probably the best “canary in a coal mine” plant. Anyone that’s ever grown okra knows if your plant is only putting out a pod or two a week, something isn’t right. We had a stray carrot that got missed being pulled at one garden and the person thought it was parsley and left it all summer. It was a trip to see carrot with RKN, the nodules were all in a 4 straight lines up the entire length. I have toyed with buying a microscope not only for the RKN but to see what other microbes are in the soil.

If root knot nematodes get into your pots, try one part hydrogen peroxide to 10 parts water and drench your potted plant. 🙏

When i got property i didnt realise there was root knot nemotodes so now ive been growing french marigolds to hopefully get ride of them plus lots of tilling and its working but i do see them once in awile i just rip the plants and place chunks of marigolds

Ugh I’m in the same area and there’s a tobacco field just up the road. I’ve noticed that the root knot nematodes do some damage and then the pill bugs move in to clean up after. They definitely have their favorite plants to munch on. 😭🤣

Thanks for sharing information mam🙏

Very interesting. Gotta be frustrating at times

Nematodes and Termites...my arch nemesis!

You could plant black mustard thick for last 2 months of the season and leave it on soil over winter with bat excrement and ouster shells and even insect carcass meal .

I've had the same problem. I do container gardening and they even get into them. My usual solution is to spread a tarp and spread the soil out on it and sun it for a day, stirring several times. That is a lot of trouble and time. Recently, though, I've been studying hydrogen peroxide. Today I pulled out two Armenian cucumbers that were infested with nematodes. I mixed a three to one mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water and soaked the container. It's too soon to tell, but I'm hoping that it kills the pests. Cheap and natural. I've also got some other unknown tiny pests that gnaw up my bean seeds before they emerge and chew up the bean stems just below the surface. I'm hoping that the peroxide will kill these guys as well.

Frogs lizards and birds can transport nematodes to your pots.

Do you know what else they don’t bother besides sweet potatoes?

Will black walnut succumb to root knot nematodes or are nematodes not sensitive to jungalone?

Crushed crab shells are suppose to work.

Do nematodes survive of the soil is left to be bone dry?

are they the same beneficial nematodes

Ewe ... Gross!