View Single Post
Old March 18, 2018   #20
cjp1953
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio
Posts: 818
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ginger2778 View Post
I gave up on growing them in south Florida's extreme nothing but sand soil. We are so infested you would need 100 marigolds per foot!
I now grow in pots with potting mix, not potting soil, and the thick plastic bag the potting mix came in is placed between the pot and the soil. It's a barrier to nematodes, they can't crawl into the pot through the drain holes because the plastic is there. Easy peasy, problem completely solved. My 47 Earthboxes have a solid bottom and the water drainage area is above ground,so nomorenematode issues. It turned my 3 month season into an 8-9 month one instantly.
The idea is: grow and don't let them in. Photo showing the barrier under the pot.
I don't have that problem with nematodes but I just bought 2 packets of marigold seeds while at a local drug store that were 40% off.I'm
going to plant them all around my garden this year.I want to keep other pests away as a safe measure.
cjp1953 is offline   Reply With Quote