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Re: beneficial nematodes
For anyone interested in purchasing Beneficial Nematodes for fall application to control things such as Squash Vine Borer, Cucumber Beetle, Cabbage Maggot, Carrot Weevil, cutworms, grubs, etc., Arbico Organics has them on sale at 30% off through September 30th (with shipping dates specified through December).
Arbico Organics Beneficial Nematodes
Arbico Organics Beneficial Nematodes
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
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Re: beneficial nematodes
Which package did you order?
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Re: beneficial nematodes
has55 wrote:Which package did you order?
I decided to go with their Triple-Threat package since I have a couple new beds that I have never applied beneficial nematodes to, and I have seen various & sundry grubs in there that i don't know what kind they are. We had an outbreak of Squash Vine Borer this year, which we normally don't have much of a problem with, so I decided to do a full-on attack any and all bad guys.
Triple Threat Beneficial Nematodes - Sf, Sc, Hb
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: beneficial nematodes
OG, how many beds do you have, how much do you apply each year, and how often do you do it?
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Re: beneficial nematodes
has55 wrote:OG, how many beds do you have, how much do you apply each year, and how often do you do it?
I currently have 5 raised beds, 320 sq ft. The smallest quantity of beneficial nematodes they sell will cover 1,600 sq ft, so it is an overkill for my beds. I am going to try to break the ones they ship into two portions so that I can apply once when they arrive, refrigerate the unused portion, and the apply the second part 10 days later. Even if the second batch isn't successful, the first application will be more than adequate for full coverage. I last applied beneficial nematodes 3 years ago, and had great success with them. At that time, I only had 3 beds, and have since added 2 new beds that haven't been treated.
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
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Re: beneficial nematodes
How do you apply it?
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Re: beneficial nematodes
I use a hose end sprayer. They provide excellent illustrated instructions on their web page on how to apply them. Visit this page on their site, and click on the Application Instructions link.
https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/beneficial-nematodes-triple-threat-combo/beneficial-nematodes
https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/beneficial-nematodes-triple-threat-combo/beneficial-nematodes
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: beneficial nematodes
how did you do it with the chlorine ?
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Re: beneficial nematodes
has55 wrote:how did you do it with the chlorine ?
I have well water, so chlorine is not a problem for me. You can, though use a chlorine filter on the hose ahead of the sprayer.
https://www.boogiebrew.net/water-filter
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: beneficial nematodes
Elaine ingham taught me to add humid acid to the water and it instantly lock up chlorine and chloramines making them inert.
Thanks, just wondering how you were doing it and the results you getting in the beds.
Thanks, just wondering how you were doing it and the results you getting in the beds.
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Re: beneficial nematodes
This evening I applied 12 million SF & Hb Beneficial Nematodes to the raised beds. In a week I'll apply another 12 million of them. The blend of these two types of beneficial nematodes will control most of the common pests, including onion maggots, carrot fly larva, grubs, root knot nematodes, cutworms, cucumber beetle larva, squash vine borer larva, leaf miners, etc.
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"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
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