Nematodes: Why & How To Use Them!

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Жыл бұрын

Nematodes run the underworld. Let's learn WHY and HOW to use them in this video!
Nematodes can tip the scales in your favour so that potential pests are eliminated before they become a threat to your garden harvest.
Nematodes are microscopic roundworms which live in the soil and they can destroy over 200 types of insects that mature in the ground including weevils, Japanese beetles, fleas, borers and fungus gnats, before they reach adult stages.
You can purchase nematodes from garden centers - follow the instructions for storage and application/distribution. The nematodes are stored in conditions during which they go into cryptobiosis - they suspend life when conditions are unfavorable - and then continue on life as normal when conditions improve!
I used a variety of Nematode in the video called Steinernema.
Are nematodes safe? Yes. They don’t hurt people, children, pets or other helpful garden creatures like ladybugs or earthworms.

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@Omi2cool4ya Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@funkyflowergarden Жыл бұрын

Very informative, great video. 👍🏼

@SustainableStace Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, i'm glad it was helpful.

@rogehnimunoz4327 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the vid.

@SustainableStace 11 ай бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad it was helpful!

@GR-zo6sm 25 күн бұрын

Brilliant video. Thanks mate 😊

@SustainableStace 24 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - you're welcome.

@AkilahAzraKohen 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@SustainableStace 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@alexandrevaliquette3883 9 ай бұрын

COOL SCIENCE PROJECT!!! Since they don't survive in -20*C Canadian winter, I decide to cultivate/farm them inside! 1 I just ordered the nematode for slug on Amazon today. 2 I will harvest a bunch of my local slugs. 3 I will find second hand aquarium/terrarium 4 I will make some diy bioreactors from Masson jars. Unlimited supply of beneficial nematodes: In a nutshell, I will feed the healthy snails in the aquarium: they will make compost during winter as well! I will take one snail and put it in the Masson jar with nematodes. Nematodes will feed and reproduce and multiply. I will time my outburst of nematode for late spring and fall of each year. I already have a cheap 20$ camera magnifier/microscope variable 10x-200x to inspect how it goes! I'm 46, but I'm sure I would have won the science fair at school back then!!! Maybe sharing my 'discovery' with my local gardening association, I will see.

@SustainableStace 9 ай бұрын

That sounds amazing ! Totally a science experiment worthy of a blue ribbon.

@MandieLeeAnn 4 ай бұрын

Can you make a video about this?!

@aleemsultan-khan1146 4 ай бұрын

I am in Toronto. Please video your experiment. My garden, lily trees and roses were devastated by Japanese beetles they even attacked my dahlias and rose of Sharons. Your process of cultivating and nurturing your own nematodes is amazing. Thanks of sharing.

@IcePenguin8823 3 ай бұрын

Hi, I had some white grub infestation last year and planning to rework my lawn this spring, I saw many said to use nematodes in fall but can I use it early spring? I live near Montreal so at what temperature should I apply them? Thank you

@SustainableStace 3 ай бұрын

yes you can use nematodes in spring - anytime for that matter. Just be sure to intro them to the habitat when you know they are most likely to thrive!

@jimdevonshire5275 10 ай бұрын

Love your tutorials. One question. I can't find a Steinernema Nematode shaky dry dispenser for adding the Nematodes to my garden. All that is offered are things that disolve in water and are then sprayed on the garden. WHere can I buy this dry shaky product? Thanks

@SustainableStace 9 ай бұрын

I found it at my local garden centre here in Western Canada. Likely what you are able to find will work great also !

@jimdevonshire5275 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Stace I found a refrigerated product t at our local Sheridan nurseries . Should work fine

@ExplainedThroughRap 8 ай бұрын

We love nematodes! We just dropped a rap explaining nematodes and nematology 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@SustainableStace 8 ай бұрын

Happy rapping on nematodes!

@mikhailkalashnikov4599 4 ай бұрын

Should the nematodes be applied every year? I live on the edge of zones 6 and 7. It can get down in the single digits a couple weeks out of the year. I've been having some issues with peach borers. Thanks.

@SustainableStace 3 ай бұрын

First year I would use them and see how they address the concern you had. I'd only repeat if the concern persists. For myself, I didn't repeat b/c I no longer needed to use them.

@user-gw7fi2mr2v 3 ай бұрын

Would like to know the brand that you are using and where to get them.

@SustainableStace 3 ай бұрын

Sorry -that's a while ago and I don't know. Just find a place that supplies nematodes!

@Animegypsy 9 ай бұрын

What brand is that container of nematodes?

@SustainableStace 9 ай бұрын

sorry - I have no idea

@jeffnay6502 3 ай бұрын

@@SustainableStace Can you tell us what (Brand) is on the label of the nematodes that you purchased and used in this video? As the video is 1 year or more old, can you tell us how effect the product was and if it took care of any problems that you were having? Thank you !

@BestGranny10 7 ай бұрын

Thank you got a grub problem!

@SustainableStace 7 ай бұрын

Thankfully, the nematodes figured out BOTH the problem and provided the solution! This video was a year ago. The nematodes were added. The problem ended. Now, I'm growing lettuce and other greens in the same soil and there's no problem.

@TaNkGiRlGiBo Ай бұрын

Can i use them on indoor plants to help tackle fungus knats? Ive killed off the vast majority of the population but they just will not die.

@mateennique Ай бұрын

Sprinkle a bit of diatomaceous earth on the soil surface and it should take care of gnats.

@SlashinatorZ 2 ай бұрын

What if Thanos snapped nematodes into extinction?

@dmaifred 7 ай бұрын

Any feedback on neem cake? Just read about but have no other info from my long time KZfaq sources. Cheers from hot Western Australia.

@SustainableStace 7 ай бұрын

sorry - I don't know what neem cake is so . . .can not count on me for advice on this topic.

@judithvela4274 11 күн бұрын

Very informative video. Also, I thought wood bugs were supposed to be good :/

@svetpositive 8 күн бұрын

They can nibble on plants when other food sources are scarce.

@CDNVeteran97 Жыл бұрын

Hope this will help with my carrot

@mariasweetman9189 10 ай бұрын

What nemotodes would get rid of Yellow Medow Ants?

@SustainableStace 10 ай бұрын

Hmm - great question. I think of nematodes working underground (in the soil). I'm not familiar with yellow meadow ants - does their lifecycle involve larvae underground which you're thinking the nematodes will eat/destroy ?

@martybee6701 5 ай бұрын

Are nematodes safe to use with dogs in the garden ?

@SustainableStace 5 ай бұрын

yes, they're underground and they do all their work in the soil!

@stacycottle3313 3 ай бұрын

So it would be safe to use them if my dog likes to eat the grass and dig?

@danielguy1891 10 ай бұрын

Do nematodes survive through Winter?

@SustainableStace 9 ай бұрын

Great question - i'm sure it would depend on depth of soil and temperature in winter.

@alexandrevaliquette3883 9 ай бұрын

I just asked that same question to the "E-nema biotech" (another nematode manufacturer): they told me they will not survive -20*C Canadian winter.@@SustainableStace

@kezzyx3581 Ай бұрын

How do I not overwater my houseplants doing this.

@SustainableStace Ай бұрын

moderation !

@lmrohr1173 Жыл бұрын

Getcha some chickens they will take care of those wood bugs and any other bugs!!!!

@SustainableStace Жыл бұрын

Yes they would. They would also eat all my lettuce and tomatoes!

@Engineer-Machinist Жыл бұрын

Yeah they also dig the hell out of everything. I've heard quail don't do that so much. If you know of a trick to prevent the chickens from digging let me know.

@Floridafilipinofruitforest 11 ай бұрын

@@Engineer-Machinist get them customize shoes

@ivanbeacon5883 Ай бұрын

Its nematode not neeematode :-) he says it so wrong.

@SustainableStace Ай бұрын

Thanks Ivan - it's always good to have someone in the audience providing correction !

@ABCDEFG12468 4 ай бұрын

Dude... I looked up Nematodes and it said 'Not Harmful to Humans' then right below it it said Nematode infections in humans include ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm, enterobiasis, strongyloidiasis, filariasis, trichinosis, dirofilariasis, and angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease), among others.

@SustainableStace 4 ай бұрын

There are thousands of types of nematodes. Beneficial ones live only in soil!

@jimdiroffii 3 ай бұрын

“Remove all matter from our planet and all living organisms with one exception, the earth would still be clearly visible from outer space; a ball of nematodes. The commonest form of life on our planet; several million nematodes for every other individual animal.”

@360revolucion8 Ай бұрын

Just don't discriminate Nematodes, and get rid of them if you can. Go for the kill if you see 👀 or 🔍 anything move in your plants.

@esantone0398 12 күн бұрын

this was my question too. rather hire someone to do it but what lawn service would even consider haha.