Immediate Solution for root knot nematode (meloidogynidae)
My pepper suffer because root nematode are present in the soil. I use ULC microbial solution every week. I understand that the soil recovery take times in order to have a balanced soil, bad nematodes for plant killed by other elements present. But I have a urgent case to resolve. What can I use to eliminate root nematode or protect my plants.
The answer
In practice, ULC KNF Microbes alone may not be enough to create a balanced soil ecosystem.
The microbes are like workers, and they need sandwiches, material to build with and tools to be productive. So to extend this analogy out in terms of the KNF Solutions we work with:
- Workers = (ULC) KNF Microbes
- Sandwiches = (ULC) KNF Food
- Materials to build with = KNF Minerals
- Tools to be productive = KNF Cleanser and KNF Medicine
From the KNF library
From the KNF library
Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books
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Sep 2026
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5 sources
Drake recommends applying IMO4 and aerating the soil so predator nematodes can move in. Root knot nematodes are their favorite food. (Office Hours Ep. 142, 44:34) The soil holds bacterial feeders, fungal feeders, root feeders (the pest), and predatory nematodes, which eat the root feeders. (Office Hours Ep. 101, 22:47)
- Soil foundation: combine Jadam Microbe Solution, sea salt, phylite solution, and grass or crop residue liquid fertilizer. Water it in heavy before rain. (Office Hours Ep. 127, 47:24)
- Drench: a microbe solution with sea salt and zeolite. Drake says the book's ratios confused him and points to the book. (Office Hours Ep. 148, 1:04:03)
- Mineral A (M-A) boosts enzyme activity to minimize damage from soil diseases. Dilute it 1/1,000. (Cho, Recipe, p. 86)
The library names no fast kill for root knot nematodes and gives no steps specific to pepper.
Sources
- 44:34 Office Hours Ep. 142 (Sep 2024) — IMO Application Rates, Root Knot Nematodes, JADAM Fertilizer Ratios · “root knot nematodes are the favorite food of predator nematodes, so aerate soil so predators can move in”
- 22:47 Office Hours Ep. 101 (Nov 2023) — Nematode Balance, Fish Waste Tomato Burn, Macadamia Nut IMO · “Bacterial feeders, fungal feeders, root feeders (the pest), and predatory nematodes, which eat the root feeders.”
- 47:24 Office Hours Ep. 127 (Jun 2024) — Squirrel Deterrent, Jadam Winter Pest Spray, Soil Foundation Recipe · “Combine Jadam Microbe Solution, sea salt, phylite solution, and grass or crop residue liquid fertilizer, watered in heavy before rain.”
- 1:04:03 Office Hours Ep. 148 (Nov 2024) — Pig Feed Ratios, Madag Pest Recipes, Pasture Drenching · “A microbe solution drench with sea salt and zeolite, though Drake admits the book's ratios confused him and points to the book directly.”
- p. 86 Cho, Recipe · “it boosts enzyme activities to minimize damage from soil diseases and continuous cultivation disorder. (3) How to use: Diluted M-A with water in the ratio of 1/1,000”
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