You could try and inoculate the onion/garlic bed with nematodes (Steinernema feltiae). They are supposed to prey on the larvae. I have used other nematodes around my hives to help with small hive beetles.
I have one question. From the video, it looks like you’re growing garlic in partial shade? I live in Central Missouri, so I’m a little bit colder than you. I have harvested a few garlics that had some maggots in it, but the bulbs were fully developed. and that might be one in a 100 in a bad year. Is it possible that your seed garlic was contaminated? I have ordered some seed garlic that was infested with some eggs and had hatched out some sort of flying insect. I didn’t plant those and the company sent me good seed garlic. What was your source for your seed garlic? (Saved garlic seed, mail order, or grocery store?).I have grown garlic about eight seasons, and never had anything like that. I have grown other veggies in the spring, that got cut down by cutworms over and over.
The area gets 6+ hours of sun so I don’t think that was the issue. And as far as the seed garlic being contaminated. We used garlic cloves from what we grew last in one bed and then the other bed was organic garlic from the store. My plan was to compare the two. It all sprouted and was growing BEAUTIFULLY so I don’t think it was contaminated. Every garlic stalk that started to wilt, I would pull up and all the roots were gone or half gone and would have little white worms on them. So I do think it was onion maggots. After some further research I did find that they thrive in cool and moist soil and these beds (that were left on the property) were not draining well so I do think I gave them the perfect conditions to thrive 😬 in past years I’ve only grown garlic in the ground and have always had great success. Sooo…we’ll be doing that again next time. Lesson learned the hard way. Thanks for the heads up on contaminated seed garlic though! I’ve never heard about that before
I had those in Wyoming and used beneficial nematodes before planting again. Worked beautifully
Good to know! THANK YOU
You could try and inoculate the onion/garlic bed with nematodes (Steinernema feltiae). They are supposed to prey on the larvae. I have used other nematodes around my hives to help with small hive beetles.
So sorry! I was with you in October and you were proud of them
I definitely learned something new, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! I have a ton of both garlic & onions and I also have chamomile seeds. So, the chamomile will go out today. 😊
Great idea! Haha. Thanks for watching
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I wonder if a diluted peroxide watering would kill them? I use it to get rid of fungus gnats in seedling trays and houseplants.
In this scenario it was too late. Live and learn!
I have one question. From the video, it looks like you’re growing garlic in partial shade? I live in Central Missouri, so I’m a little bit colder than you. I have harvested a few garlics that had some maggots in it, but the bulbs were fully developed. and that might be one in a 100 in a bad year. Is it possible that your seed garlic was contaminated? I have ordered some seed garlic that was infested with some eggs and had hatched out some sort of flying insect. I didn’t plant those and the company sent me good seed garlic. What was your source for your seed garlic? (Saved garlic seed, mail order, or grocery store?).I have grown garlic about eight seasons, and never had anything like that. I have grown other veggies in the spring, that got cut down by cutworms over and over.
The area gets 6+ hours of sun so I don’t think that was the issue. And as far as the seed garlic being contaminated. We used garlic cloves from what we grew last in one bed and then the other bed was organic garlic from the store. My plan was to compare the two. It all sprouted and was growing BEAUTIFULLY so I don’t think it was contaminated. Every garlic stalk that started to wilt, I would pull up and all the roots were gone or half gone and would have little white worms on them. So I do think it was onion maggots. After some further research I did find that they thrive in cool and moist soil and these beds (that were left on the property) were not draining well so I do think I gave them the perfect conditions to thrive 😬 in past years I’ve only grown garlic in the ground and have always had great success. Sooo…we’ll be doing that again next time. Lesson learned the hard way. Thanks for the heads up on contaminated seed garlic though! I’ve never heard about that before