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Vince · January 20, 2009

I Just had a crazy Idea, Boil 5 gallon Batches of good soil to Kill root Knot Nematodes for Potted plants. I have lots of expensive good soil from last year. Unfortunately, the nematodes are there. I only want about 20 -30 five gallon buckets of soil this year, which is probably doable to sterilize. Question? How long do I need to boil the soil to eradicate these buggers? Thanks. If I could do it with one tank of gas or less it would be worth it for me. Just crack open a cold one on sunday, maybe super bowl sunday, and let those suckers fry,!!!!

January 20, 2009	#1
Vince Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 942	Turkey Fryer To Kill Root Knot nematodes? I Just had a crazy Idea, Boil 5 gallon Batches of good soil to Kill root Knot Nematodes for Potted plants. I have lots of expensive good soil from last year. Unfortunately, the nematodes are there. I only want about 20 -30 five gallon buckets of soil this year, which is probably doable to sterilize. Question? How long do I need to boil the soil to eradicate these buggers? Thanks. If I could do it with one tank of gas or less it would be worth it for me. Just crack open a cold one on sunday, maybe super bowl sunday, and let those suckers fry,!!!! __________________ Vince