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Originally Posted by TwoAdriftAtSea
Thanks for the reply, I've heard conflicting reports on nematodes in this area with the sandier white/grayish soil being nematode heaven and the darker black soil being nematode free. The area I am wanting to plant in the ground is dark black soil and just wanting to verify that by getting the soil tested ahead of time as I cannot grow them in pots. It will be 4-5 years before we call the area our winter home and we are wanting to get a 4+ year head start on fruit trees. If all else fails we will just stick to avocado and mango for the time being.
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I would like to hear the answer to that. Of course the dark soils has been used to grow mountains of vegetables for probably over a century. The muck soils seem to have been extremely productive. It would be interesting to know if they have fewer nematodes and for what reason. Certainly we have our share of them in the sandy soil in the Orlando area.