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Post by Sandbur on Oct 30, 2017 7:19:29 GMT -6
The last two years, all of the bagas from my garden have been wormy. What is the answer? New ground like the old timers claimed?
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Post by smsmith on Oct 30, 2017 7:20:55 GMT -6
Are the worms at the base of the bulbs where the taproot starts?
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 30, 2017 18:48:24 GMT -6
Are the worms at the base of the bulbs where the taproot starts? Yes and really any part of the bulb below ground. |
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Post by sd51555 on Oct 30, 2017 19:26:48 GMT -6
The last two years, all of the bagas from my garden have been wormy. What is the answer? New ground like the old timers claimed? I'd cover crop that spot for an entire year to starve them out. Oats, clover, buckwheat, sunflower, wgf sorghum. |
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Post by smsmith on Oct 30, 2017 20:01:04 GMT -6
Are the worms at the base of the bulbs where the taproot starts? Yes and really any part of the bulb below ground. Probably root maggots. Don't plant any brassicas in that area for a couple years. Row covers are about the only way to really prevent them. |
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 31, 2017 2:17:00 GMT -6
What are row covers?
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Post by smsmith on Oct 31, 2017 6:11:42 GMT -6
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