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Hi, guys..
Last year I talk to my friend who own a plant nursery about nematodes and if have any solution what will kill them..
I visit his nursery not so long time from now and saw " Sunniland" Nematode Control for Lawns and Gardens.. Cost 20$, for 16 FL but how I understand this will enough for a year treatment.. So, I of couse got it..
And when I come home I try to find a fig what have nematodes.. After looking and looking I find one.. So, I mix solution only not like saying label but much less and water a plant and after this water with water.. Plant was sitting without leaves .. for a long time.. But after 4 days after treatment I see new green leaves and seems like I don't kill this plant, but plant actually like it..
So, I'm thinking I will try mix it again say in couple of weeks and see what happen..
This solution have sesame oil and humic acid..
I will continue to watch and treat this poor plant..
Hopefully this is a solution what actually will kill nematodes and don't cost too much..
Olya.

Humic Acid has been show to be a great root stimulator in trials at UC Riverside or Cal Poly Pomona (not sure which). I have tho0ught ab out using it as a "rooting hormone" for cuttings but haven't done the experiment yet.

Label saying:
Sesame oil is a natural nematicide that reduces nematodes  populations and humic acids are a natural source of organic acids that boost soil flora and improve general soil characteristics..
About rooting hormone..I got 2 weeping willow trees , you suppose boul leaves and branches and spray on cuttings..
Trees grow well.. Still have no time to boil :-)
But I think next year I will try this method..:-)

Thanks Olga,

Useful info, keep us posted!

It's nice to know there IS a fix for nematodes!  Thanks!
Suzi

... Is a "possible" fix for nematodes ;)

Hi, Jason!
Last year I was searching Internet and I find for sale a cure for nematodes, but price was real close to 500$ for a small ammount..
This is why I was very happy to see my friend find this new solution..This may be not a new, but I never hear about this one..
So, far after few days after treatment plant look much better, so, I will treat it agan over one week.. And may be again over couple weeks.. And around October I want to remove all soil and see roots and if I will find no sign of nematodes this is mean .. This solution work..
Label saying about if possible treat soil without plant.. And dosahe bigger then I use..But I use it for pot with a small plant..
In Florida.. we do have problems with nematodes.. They love sand..
And soil here mostly sand..
So, I think if this solution real work, many plants can be safe and soil treated.. And many people can afford it..
Also..I real don't like to hear people get ridd of all plants if they find just one what have nematodes..
I actually was thinking..May be if this happen, just mix this solution with lots of water and dip roots in this mix..
I will continue to search to way to kill nematodes..
Hopefully I will lucky..
Olya.

When I did my research I ran across, Neem Cake to treat soil. I gave my niece a fig for Christmas a few years ago. She lives just outside Jacksonville with an all sand soil. I ran a cross articles on Neem Cake. But my niece has decided to keep her fig in a pot. So I never ordered her some Neem Cake.

I only do have one fig in ground and rest in pots..
But now I see figs here real love to be in ground and you will have no need to take care about them if they in ground..I mean watering..
Figs love this soil so far.. So, I will plant few more figs in ground this year later..My only worry..My husband with his lawn morot.. He kill many trees already..So, now I always near him when he cut grass..
And I can't allow other people to cut grass here..I try.. they keep brakening branches on my plants..
Olya.

Olga,

Remove all grass from around your plants. The trees will thank you and the yard cutters will have no need to get so close to your plants.

No grass within two feet of your trunk or drip line.

Grass is bad and sucks up available nutrients and moisture.

Hi!
Thank you very much Vasile and Darkman!
I don't think I have problems with nematodes in my yard..
But here very easy to get nematodes..I use pots from my friend nursery.. And they may have nematodes.. I buy soil.. And soil may have nematodes..
Nematodes a worms, so I think this is possible even wind can bring them..
So, this is why, I think this is a great when you can get solution what actually can kill them and this don't cost too much..
Actually for the first time I see a fig on my older plant after treatmint with this solution and lots of new healthy leaves.. So I think this one actually work..
I real need to get me a new camera.. To post a pics..My old one.. don't work any more..
But.. seems..I always see new figs I will like to get, so no money for camera...
Olya.

I too have just bought the Sunniland product for nematoes (which thrive in our sandy soil in Florida).  I now that amending the soil is the best way to keep them away;  they don't like rich soil.  However, I inadvertendly introduced these awful things into my Earth box and my raised vegetable bed, probably through plants I bought.
My question is;  does anyone know how much I can mix in a gallon of water justo apply in small areas.  I don't want to use a hose-end sprayer to treat thousands of square feet !   Thanks

Olga - to answer something your brought up -- nematodes cannot be introduced with wind.  They are a microscopic "worm";  so small you cannot see them.   They live by the millions in poor soil; especially Florida's sandy soil.  To discourage them; keep adding compost and enrichments to your soil. 
However, I just want to treat, immediately, my Earth box and the raised vegetable bed.

  • mic

Hello Olya,

Are you still using this product for your nematodes? Is it still working?

I found them in some pots a few years ago and am trying everything to get rid of them. I have been very careful but they keep coming back.

Mic,

Have you tried heating the roots?  Bare root the trees, trim the roots with visible galls, remove thick roots, then soak the root mass in 120F/49C water for 10-30 minutes.  

RKN can be found in two places.  The adults embed themselves in the roots (producing galls) where they lay their eggs and live out the rest of their lives. The eggs are also inside the roots or partially exposed to the soil.  Once they hatch, the juvenile spread out in the soil to find a root of their own.  Bare-rooting the trees removes the juveniles trying to find a new home, and heating the roots kills the adults, as well as the eggs.  If the roots are thin, a shorter soak time will do.  If the roots are thicker, aim for a longer bath.  Either way, maintain the temperature.  A few degrees warmer probably will not hurt the tree, but I do not know what the upper limit is.

Contrary to what Gardengal has said, nematodes are carried by wind, water, clothes, shoes, tools, etc.  So keeping infected soil/plants in quarantine is mandatory.  I set up a secondary quarantine are for trees which had been treated until I verified the treatment worked.  Your area might have a significant problem with RKN that it is impossible to eliminate them.  I had a problem in Houston with my neighbor's gardening activities.  When you do bare-root your trees, make sure you do this away from where your trees are growing and away from tools/workbenches that you might use to work on your trees.  Discard the growing mix and containers (or heat treat the containers).

  • mic

Thank you James for all your detailed advice.

Heat is something I haven't tried. The tree is pretty big so it wouldn't be practical for that one. I air layered the trunk 2 years ago when I first diagnosed them. It was only a couple of weeks ago I confirmed they had return, but looking back the signs were there since spring.

I have two other small pots which I suspect are infested as well so if nothing works I will definitely try the heat treatment on them. Do you think late winter the best time for that?

Right now I'm trying hydrogen peroxide drenching and neem cake. I started 7 days ago and nothing to see yet. Fingers crossed.

Have you had much success against them?

I guess the heat treatment is pretty rough on the plants. Do you lose a season or do you find they bounce back quickly?

Thanks
Mic

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