How to deal with wireworms and nematodes: proven methods

Any experienced gardener has options for dealing with any pests, of which there are indeed many.

Therefore, it is worth knowing how to defeat the most dangerous of them.

This category can safely include nematodes and wireworms, which quickly spoil and destroy the potato harvest, noted Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , landscape designer and agronomist, expert of the online publication "BelNovosti".

What methods are worth knowing about?

Nematode

In order to reduce the risk of pests appearing, you need to change the bed for planting potatoes at least once every four years. This, of course, will not be a 100% guarantee, but it will significantly reduce the risks.

Ordinary boiling water is also effective in combating the pest.

A day before the planned planting date, you just need to water the area with hot water. The watering depth should be about 20 centimeters.

Wireworm

The first thing to do is to deal with the couch grass: if this plant grows nearby, destroy it immediately. Otherwise, it will be extremely difficult to fight the wireworm.

Before and after planting the main crop, it is worth sowing green manure. Preference is given to any legume crops.

You can also put small sprats (fresh) into the holes with potatoes. This will not only serve as fertilizer for the potatoes, but will also drive away the wireworm.

Previously, we talked about how dangerous acidic soil really is .