Nematodes: Why & How To Use Them!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2022
- Nematodes run the underworld. Let's learn WHY and HOW to use them in this video!
Nematodes can tip the scales in your favour so that potential pests are eliminated before they become a threat to your garden harvest.
Nematodes are microscopic roundworms which live in the soil and they can destroy over 200 types of insects that mature in the ground including weevils, Japanese beetles, fleas, borers and fungus gnats, before they reach adult stages.
You can purchase nematodes from garden centers - follow the instructions for storage and application/distribution. The nematodes are stored in conditions during which they go into cryptobiosis - they suspend life when conditions are unfavorable - and then continue on life as normal when conditions improve!
I used a variety of Nematode in the video called Steinernema.
Are nematodes safe? Yes. They don’t hurt people, children, pets or other helpful garden creatures like ladybugs or earthworms. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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Thank you!
Thank you so much for the vid.
You're welcome. I'm glad it was helpful!
Brilliant video. Thanks mate 😊
Glad you enjoyed it - you're welcome.
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Very informative, great video. 👍🏼
Thanks John, i'm glad it was helpful.
Nematodes destroyed all my tomatoes. I pulled out the roots and they had colonised in the root system of my tomatoes 😢. Glad there's something good about them!
COOL SCIENCE PROJECT!!!
Since they don't survive in -20*C Canadian winter, I decide to cultivate/farm them inside!
1 I just ordered the nematode for slug on Amazon today.
2 I will harvest a bunch of my local slugs.
3 I will find second hand aquarium/terrarium
4 I will make some diy bioreactors from Masson jars.
Unlimited supply of beneficial nematodes:
In a nutshell, I will feed the healthy snails in the aquarium: they will make compost during winter as well!
I will take one snail and put it in the Masson jar with nematodes.
Nematodes will feed and reproduce and multiply.
I will time my outburst of nematode for late spring and fall of each year.
I already have a cheap 20$ camera magnifier/microscope variable 10x-200x to inspect how it goes!
I'm 46, but I'm sure I would have won the science fair at school back then!!!
Maybe sharing my 'discovery' with my local gardening association, I will see.
That sounds amazing !
Totally a science experiment worthy of a blue ribbon.
Can you make a video about this?!
I am in Toronto. Please video your experiment. My garden, lily trees and roses were devastated by Japanese beetles they even attacked my dahlias and rose of Sharons. Your process of cultivating and nurturing your own nematodes is amazing. Thanks of sharing.
Hi, I had some white grub infestation last year and planning to rework my lawn this spring, I saw many said to use nematodes in fall but can I use it early spring? I live near Montreal so at what temperature should I apply them? Thank you
yes you can use nematodes in spring - anytime for that matter. Just be sure to intro them to the habitat when you know they are most likely to thrive!
Love your tutorials. One question. I can't find a Steinernema Nematode shaky dry dispenser for adding the Nematodes to my garden. All that is offered are things that disolve in water and are then sprayed on the garden. WHere can I buy this dry shaky product? Thanks
I found it at my local garden centre here in Western Canada. Likely what you are able to find will work great also !
Thanks Stace I found a refrigerated product t at our local Sheridan nurseries . Should work fine
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Happy rapping on nematodes!
Thank you got a grub problem!
Thankfully, the nematodes figured out BOTH the problem and provided the solution!
This video was a year ago. The nematodes were added. The problem ended.
Now, I'm growing lettuce and other greens in the same soil and there's no problem.
Should the nematodes be applied every year? I live on the edge of zones 6 and 7. It can get down in the single digits a couple weeks out of the year. I've been having some issues with peach borers. Thanks.
First year I would use them and see how they address the concern you had.
I'd only repeat if the concern persists.
For myself, I didn't repeat b/c I no longer needed to use them.
What if Thanos snapped nematodes into extinction?
Would like to know the brand that you are using and where to get them.
Sorry -that's a while ago and I don't know. Just find a place that supplies nematodes!
Hope this will help with my carrot
Can i use them on indoor plants to help tackle fungus knats? Ive killed off the vast majority of the population but they just will not die.
Sprinkle a bit of diatomaceous earth on the soil surface and it should take care of gnats.
What brand is that container of nematodes?
sorry - I have no idea
@@SustainableStace Can you tell us what (Brand) is on the label of the nematodes that you purchased and used in this video? As the video is 1 year or more old, can you tell us how effect the product was and if it took care of any problems that you were having? Thank you !
Very informative video. Also, I thought wood bugs were supposed to be good :/
They can nibble on plants when other food sources are scarce.
What nemotodes would get rid of Yellow Medow Ants?
Hmm - great question.
I think of nematodes working underground (in the soil). I'm not familiar with yellow meadow ants - does their lifecycle involve larvae underground which you're thinking the nematodes will eat/destroy ?
Any feedback on neem cake? Just read about but have no other info from my long time TH-cam sources. Cheers from hot Western Australia.
sorry - I don't know what neem cake is so . . .can not count on me for advice on this topic.
Are nematodes safe to use with dogs in the garden ?
yes, they're underground and they do all their work in the soil!
So it would be safe to use them if my dog likes to eat the grass and dig?
Do nematodes survive through Winter?
Great question - i'm sure it would depend on depth of soil and temperature in winter.
I just asked that same question to the "E-nema biotech" (another nematode manufacturer): they told me they will not survive -20*C Canadian winter.@@SustainableStace
How do I not overwater my houseplants doing this.
moderation !
Its nematode not neeematode :-) he says it so wrong.
Thanks Ivan - it's always good to have someone in the audience providing correction !
Getcha some chickens they will take care of those wood bugs and any other bugs!!!!
Yes they would.
They would also eat all my lettuce and tomatoes!
Yeah they also dig the hell out of everything. I've heard quail don't do that so much. If you know of a trick to prevent the chickens from digging let me know.
@@Engineer-Machinist get them customize shoes
Can you mix 3 types of nematodes and spray in same sprayer
I'm unsure but if they come with instructions for similar distribution and early support - I would think it's viable.
wood bugs? ive always known them as potato bugs
They coil up when you touch them - those ones ?
They love to feast on decaying matter, likely both potatoes and wood!
I know them as rolls Polly’s