Field Notes

Macro photo of dark, crumbly potting mix with bark and perlite in a terracotta pot, a few fine pale roots running through the crumbs. Quiet documentary style, no plants or products in frame.

Can Beneficials Help With Root Knot?

— FGMN Nursery
Tagged: Plant Care Plant Health Root-Knot Nematodes Science
There are promising results—and inconvenient ones. Explore what the studies actually tested before turning biological control into a shopping list.
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Fine roots of a small spotted begonia lifted from its pot and laid on a pale surface, strung with pale knobby swellings along their length, with crumbs of potting mix scattered around.

Protecting Your Collection From Root Knot

— FGMN Nursery
Tagged: Plant Care Plant Health Root-Knot Nematodes Science
Fresh mix does not reset an infected root system. Trace the shared water, tools, and plant material before deciding what to save.
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Macro photo of fine pale roots on a plain grey surface, with several small swellings that are part of the root itself, the look of root-knot galls on a houseplant, and a few crumbs of potting mix. No hands.

Inside a Root-Knot Gall

— FGMN Nursery
Tagged: Plant Care Plant Health Root-Knot Nematodes Science
The bump is plant tissue. The parasite is inside. Start with what root-knot actually means before choosing a treatment.
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