I just planted 15 okra seeds with tail on them in one of our raised beds that didn't show signs of RKN last year.
Then I planted 23 of the same okra variety seeds out in the worst RKN hit area of the main garden. About a third of those seeds had a tail on them. The other seeds have been soaking in warm water today only.
Why plant okra in the RKN infested area you may ask? Because through my experience, Okra plants with RKN in their roots show symptoms much faster than tomato plants do. What our okra has done in the past two years is grow to about a foot tall and then it stops growing. Even with the right amount of fertilizer, water, and sun - it just stops growing.
At least half of the RKN infected cherry tomato plants produced tomatoes before showing signs of RKN last year.
Who knows what they will do this year, but if the okra germinates and mimics what it has done the past two years - I'll know more of what to expect from the tomato plants. At least, that's my thinking.
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