Till in marigolds for RKN? - Page 2

4season · January 4, 2017

in the general discussion area there are 2 threads 1 on November 1, and one on July 15 both started by ALittleSalt. Multiple pages each.

Jimbotomateo · January 4, 2017

Hope this is right place for this. Someone brought up electric tillers and I can't find the thread . Like to buy one if they're viable option for my needs. Thanks jimbo

AlittleSalt · January 4, 2017

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Originally Posted by Jimbotomateo

Hope this is right place for this. Someone brought up electric tillers and I can't find the thread . Like to buy one if they're viable option for my needs. Thanks jimbo

It is here http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=43395

Jimbotomateo · January 4, 2017

Thanks Salt , marked page and wife agrees we need it!

OzoneNY · May 18, 2017

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Originally Posted by WLeClair

I agree...they are the bane of my gardening existence (that and gophers on my fruit trees). I'm also solarizing the bed this summer when the major heat comes in. I'm hoping that with the mustard, marigolds, and solarizing I can at least grow something in there next year -- even beans.

I solarized last summer. It worked nicely. Think I may do this every August as a maintenance.

rick9748 · June 21, 2017

That is a lot of information!!

Redbaron · June 22, 2017

I have found that tilling marigolds is like moving 3 steps backwards to go 2 steps forward. Counterproductive. Yes marigolds do help kill RKN. Tilling ruins the soil structure that allows predators nematodes to do their part.

Carolyn is right. Organic matter is important! But it is important to also consider the organic matter "highways" the predatory nematodes use are largely structured by soil glues (like glomalin). Tilling in especially sandy soil destroys that soil structure, even if you are tilling in organic matter. Much better to let the soil biology incorporate it. Most those organisms also have soil glues too, like the slime on earthworms.
Remember RKN are much smaller than predatory nematodes. They can flow right through the sand with the water. The predators being larger need channels.

AlittleSalt · June 22, 2017

Here is a site I read the other day http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/a...nematodes.html It fits in this thread well.

June 22, 2017	#22
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	I have found that tilling marigolds is like moving 3 steps backwards to go 2 steps forward. Counterproductive. Yes marigolds do help kill RKN. Tilling ruins the soil structure that allows predators nematodes to do their part. Carolyn is right. Organic matter is important! But it is important to also consider the organic matter "highways" the predatory nematodes use are largely structured by soil glues (like glomalin). Tilling in especially sandy soil destroys that soil structure, even if you are tilling in organic matter. Much better to let the soil biology incorporate it. Most those organisms also have soil glues too, like the slime on earthworms. Remember RKN are much smaller than predatory nematodes. They can flow right through the sand with the water. The predators being larger need channels. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

January 4, 2017	#16
4season Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: albuquerque Posts: 308	in the general discussion area there are 2 threads 1 on November 1, and one on July 15 both started by ALittleSalt. Multiple pages each.

January 4, 2017	#17
Jimbotomateo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Santa Maria California Posts: 1,014	Hope this is right place for this. Someone brought up electric tillers and I can't find the thread . Like to buy one if they're viable option for my needs. Thanks jimbo

June 21, 2017	#21
rick9748 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: south carolina Posts: 175	That is a lot of information!!

June 22, 2017	#23
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Here is a site I read the other day http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/a...nematodes.html It fits in this thread well.