Root Knot Nematodes (RKN) - Page 7

Worth1 · May 29, 2017

I hope you like the arbol I do.

charline · June 1, 2017

Sorry, I didnt read every page. Did you ever try to plant Phacelia ? I heard that it helps against the nematodes...

AlittleSalt · June 17, 2017

Charline, I missed your post. No, I didn't try Phacelia.

I finally looked at a chicken site today http://countrysidenetwork.com/daily/...ge-chickens-2/ It sounds interesting, and they eat lots of insects.

I took these pictures about 15 minutes ago. They are from the main garden.

MissS · June 17, 2017

Those poor roots are as bad as any that I have ever seen. Sigh.........

AlittleSalt · June 17, 2017

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Originally Posted by MissS

Those poor roots are as bad as any that I have ever seen. Sigh.........

I agree. The plant was a Sun Cherry F1. It never grew to 3' tall or wide, and was just vines, but it produced a lot of tomatoes for its size and the amount of root damage. I did check the plant for Fusarium, but it only looked like the early stages at most. RKN is what got this one.

ginger2778 · June 17, 2017

Lethal combo. The RKN injure the roots, create openings, and the fusarium can thereore get in. Double whammy. All that effort with the elbon rye.

AlittleSalt · June 17, 2017

The Elbon cereal rye is still growing. It's a weed. I hope chickens like to eat it because I still have 2+ pounds of seeds.

Worth1 · June 18, 2017

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

The Elbon cereal rye is still growing. It's a weed. I hope chickens like to eat it because I still have 2+ pounds of seeds.

The rye seed isn't treated is it?
I would think not but not for sure.
I remember hearing about some folks from Mexico or some place that ended up eating treated corn seeds back in the 60's I think.

Worth

AlittleSalt · June 18, 2017

I don't think it is treated, but I'll ask at the feed and seed store. What I was thinking was to plant it this fall for the chickens to eat next year, but I need to research it more. So far, I looked up, "What do free range chickens eat?" and found they eat almost everything

Worth1 · June 18, 2017

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I don't think it is treated, but I'll ask at the feed and seed store. What I was thinking was to plant it this fall for the chickens to eat next year, but I need to research it more. So far, I looked up, "What do free range chickens eat?" and found they eat almost everything

We fed ours the same slop we fed the hogs plus laying mash oyster shell and the bugs they ran around eating.
The slop consisted of curdled milk old bread and vegetable scraps.
Plus they got to peck on the melon rinds.
The yolks were dark UT burnt orange.
Chickens are scavengers to some degree they will eat almost anything but they will or at least I haven't ever seen one on a dead smelly carcass like a vulture does.
Maybe a small dead snake or lizard every now and then one chasing the other around for it.

AlittleSalt · June 18, 2017

Anything dead doesn't last long enough to worry about having to dispose of it. One acre of our land was leased out before we ever moved here. It has a tower on it that was used for the oil company. It hasn't been used in over 20 years. We can do anything but build a permanent structure on that acre of land... anyway, buzzards roost on the tower. At times, there are buzzards here that are larger than any eagle I've ever seen.

AlittleSalt · July 8, 2017

Just a couple of update pictures of okra with RKN. Yes, that is an okra plant near stunted pepper plants.

AlittleSalt · July 9, 2017

It is time to think outside of all the University of who cares crap I've read. I'm going to grow plants in this soil.

dmforcier · July 9, 2017

So did you get any production at all from your okra?

ginger2778 · July 9, 2017

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

It is time to think outside of all the University of who cares crap I've read. I'm going to grow plants in this soil.

The trouble is the soil doesnt care how determined you are.

June 17, 2017	#94
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	Those poor roots are as bad as any that I have ever seen. Sigh......... __________________ ~ Patti ~

July 9, 2017	#104
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	So did you get any production at all from your okra? __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

May 29, 2017	#91
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I hope you like the arbol I do.

June 1, 2017	#92
charline Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: France Posts: 688	Sorry, I didnt read every page. Did you ever try to plant Phacelia ? I heard that it helps against the nematodes...

June 17, 2017	#96
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Lethal combo. The RKN injure the roots, create openings, and the fusarium can thereore get in. Double whammy. All that effort with the elbon rye.

June 17, 2017	#97
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	The Elbon cereal rye is still growing. It's a weed. I hope chickens like to eat it because I still have 2+ pounds of seeds.

June 18, 2017	#99
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I don't think it is treated, but I'll ask at the feed and seed store. What I was thinking was to plant it this fall for the chickens to eat next year, but I need to research it more. So far, I looked up, "What do free range chickens eat?" and found they eat almost everything

June 18, 2017	#101
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Anything dead doesn't last long enough to worry about having to dispose of it. One acre of our land was leased out before we ever moved here. It has a tower on it that was used for the oil company. It hasn't been used in over 20 years. We can do anything but build a permanent structure on that acre of land... anyway, buzzards roost on the tower. At times, there are buzzards here that are larger than any eagle I've ever seen.

July 9, 2017	#103
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	It is time to think outside of all the University of who cares crap I've read. I'm going to grow plants in this soil.