NRKN ? - Page 2

Worth1 · November 2, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Morning glory seeds will send humans on something like an LSD trip. I wonder if the plant gives off something to make the nematodes not want to eat the roots.

Really, I have some seeds and going to try it right now.

No I have heard it all my life there is all kinds of stuff out there, not interested.

I know one guy that hid from the devil for over 12 hours in a closet from eating some kind of weed.

Worth

AlittleSalt · November 2, 2016

It seems like I've looked up everything else nematode related, so I had to look it up

https://books.google.com/books?id=q_...20trip&f=false

Cole_Robbie · November 2, 2016

Jimson Weed is much worse. The cow field behind my house is full of it. The cows know not to eat it. Jimson Weed is like PCP, only much stronger. It lasts for days and people actually believe the things they are seeing are real.

It's also in the nightshade family, and tomatoes can be grafted onto its roots, but that seems like a scary proposition.

**carolyn137** · November 2, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

QUESTION :

Is there other plants /vegetables that are affected by RKN ?
I am asking to find out ahead tim if my soil has RKN.

Robert just answered you but here's a link to a Google search which I think is more comprehensive on RKN's in home gardens as well as commercial fields.

https://www.google.com/search?q=root..._AUIBygA&dpr=1

Carolyn

b54red · November 2, 2016

Even down here very cold weather can help with nematodes; at least for a year or so. Three years ago we had a blisteringly cold winter with a few nights getting down to 12 degrees and the days only getting into the low 20s and this lasted for quite a while. I almost lost my Satsuma tree that was protected on two sides by the house with only southern exposure and under a hoop house. More than half the tree was killed despite my precautions and the next year it had to grow back from just the main trunk so no fruit that year. My raised beds froze solid during the two cold weeks we endured and I lost almost everything that was growing under my hoops but the upside is the nematodes were greatly reduced. The following winter also had extensive cold but not quite as bad nor as long so that last year the nematodes were hardly a problem. Of course then we had last winter where it barely got blow freezing a few nights. The nematodes are still not back to full strength but if we have another mild winter I expect they will be.

The grafting has greatly reduced the RKN problem for me with tomatoes but they can still devastate cucumbers, okra, squash, and beans.

Bill

4season · November 3, 2016

When I worked at a small mine one summer, it was very dry and all the grass dried up. The only green left was Jimson weed, and the ranchers cattle would eat it. They didn't seem affected but who know what they were thinking. The whole plant is toxic, roots shoots leaves flowers, and seeds.

Gardeneer · November 3, 2016

I am not into RKN research and control. I have a simple question:
NAME ANOTHER GARDEN / FIELD PLANT THAT IS ATTACKED BY RKN !

An interesting find:

Quote:

Nematicide Application Methods *Currently there is no labelled chemical nematicide for home owner use. The information presented below is for informational purposes ONLY. (12/16/2013 Ong)

duuh.
They keep gible gubling.

**carolyn137** · November 3, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

I am not into RKN research and control. I have a simple question:
NAME ANOTHER GARDEN / FIELD PLANT THAT IS ATTACKED BY RKN !

An interesting find:

duuh.
They keep gible gubling.

I gave you a link in post above that was very comprehensive as to what RKN's attack in both the home garden and in commercial fields.

Did you read any of those links within the link I gave you?

Carolyn

kurt · November 4, 2016

From site:
Q. What do earthworms eat and how much can they eat in one day?

A. Earthworms derive their nutrition from many forms of organic matter in soil, things like decaying roots and leaves, and living organisms such as nematodes, protozoans, rotifers, bacteria, fungi. They will also feed on the decomposing remains of other animals. They can consume, in just one day, up to one third of their own body weight.

http://www.biology★★★★★★★★.com/earth...0facts.htm#eat

maxjohnson · November 5, 2016

I'll see how it turns out. If the roots look better or better production. It sure smells crabby.

Gardeneer · November 5, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

I gave you a link in post above that was very comprehensive as to what RKN's attack in both the home garden and in commercial fields.

Did you read any of those links within the link I gave you?

Carolyn

Thank you, Carolyn !
I did read some but so many entries in GOOGLE, I could not read the all, especially most of the stuff I found irrelevant to my question.
I just wanted a SIMPLE method to find if there is RKN in my soil. For example : plants X, Y, Z attacked/affected by RKN. This way I could go out in the field and check.

So thanks to you all , trying to help . I guess I will wait till next season when my tomatoes die

or not die

maxjohnson · November 5, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Thank you, Carolyn !
I did read some but so many entries in GOOGLE, I could not read the all, especially most of the stuff I found irrelevant to my question.
I just wanted a SIMPLE method to find if there is RKN in my soil. For example : plants X, Y, Z attacked/affected by RKN. This way I could go out in the field and check.

So thanks to you all , trying to help . I guess I will wait till next season when my tomatoes die

or not die

You will find out when you pull up the plants to see it's roots.

AlittleSalt · November 5, 2016

I don't know why I didn't think of this before. A soil test could possibly tell you all you want to know.

The pictures below are of a typical weed that I have seen just about everywhere in Texas other than in the desert. It was growing outside the garden around 7 feet from where a RKN infected tomato plant was growing earlier this year. The last picture looks like it has a gall about an inch and a half from the right edge.

Gardeneer · November 10, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxjohnson

You will find out when you pull up the plants to see it's roots.

That is the goof proof method to find out.

maxjohnson · November 24, 2016

Bitter melon roots I pulled up. Unless the plant resists nematodes, pratically ever plants I pulled up looks like this.

November 4, 2016	#24
kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,501	Another biological approach. From site: Q. What do earthworms eat and how much can they eat in one day? A. Earthworms derive their nutrition from many forms of organic matter in soil, things like decaying roots and leaves, and living organisms such as nematodes, protozoans, rotifers, bacteria, fungi. They will also feed on the decomposing remains of other animals. They can consume, in just one day, up to one third of their own body weight. http://www.biology★★★★★★★★.com/earth...0facts.htm#eat __________________ KURT

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November 2, 2016	#17
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	It seems like I've looked up everything else nematode related, so I had to look it up https://books.google.com/books?id=q_...20trip&f=false

November 2, 2016	#18
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Jimson Weed is much worse. The cow field behind my house is full of it. The cows know not to eat it. Jimson Weed is like PCP, only much stronger. It lasts for days and people actually believe the things they are seeing are real. It's also in the nightshade family, and tomatoes can be grafted onto its roots, but that seems like a scary proposition.

November 2, 2016	#20
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Even down here very cold weather can help with nematodes; at least for a year or so. Three years ago we had a blisteringly cold winter with a few nights getting down to 12 degrees and the days only getting into the low 20s and this lasted for quite a while. I almost lost my Satsuma tree that was protected on two sides by the house with only southern exposure and under a hoop house. More than half the tree was killed despite my precautions and the next year it had to grow back from just the main trunk so no fruit that year. My raised beds froze solid during the two cold weeks we endured and I lost almost everything that was growing under my hoops but the upside is the nematodes were greatly reduced. The following winter also had extensive cold but not quite as bad nor as long so that last year the nematodes were hardly a problem. Of course then we had last winter where it barely got blow freezing a few nights. The nematodes are still not back to full strength but if we have another mild winter I expect they will be. The grafting has greatly reduced the RKN problem for me with tomatoes but they can still devastate cucumbers, okra, squash, and beans. Bill

November 3, 2016	#21
4season Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: albuquerque Posts: 308	When I worked at a small mine one summer, it was very dry and all the grass dried up. The only green left was Jimson weed, and the ranchers cattle would eat it. They didn't seem affected but who know what they were thinking. The whole plant is toxic, roots shoots leaves flowers, and seeds.