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We have a small raised-bed garden in our Kindergarten yard. Three 3' x 6' beds. The plants in one bed struggled compared to the others. While clearing out these plants last month, we noticed that we have an infestation of grubs in that bed.
I ordered the triple blend of live beneficial nematodes from Amazon - arriving next week. It's been raining a lot so I'm not sure I'll be able to introduce them until things dry out and warm up. Other than this method or the costly - removing the soil and starting with fresh soil, is there any other way to handle this situation? I'm located in Santa Cruz, Northern California.

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Jan Wald
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Hi Jan,
Applying nematodes after a rain is one of the best times.  This is a helpful video on getting rid of the grubs, most likely from the Green Fruit Beetle.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_bAT3YGo-UQ&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

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Sean Gustafson
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2023 01:39:42 PM
From: Jan Wald
Subject: Grubs in our raised beds

We have a small raised-bed garden in our Kindergarten yard. Three 3' x 6' beds. The plants in one bed struggled compared to the others. While clearing out these plants last month, we noticed that we have an infestation of grubs in that bed.
I ordered the triple blend of live beneficial nematodes from Amazon - arriving next week. It's been raining a lot so I'm not sure I'll be able to introduce them until things dry out and warm up. Other than this method or the costly - removing the soil and starting with fresh soil, is there any other way to handle this situation? I'm located in Santa Cruz, Northern California.

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Jan Wald
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Thank You!!!🙏
we will watch and try it

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Jan Wald
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-03-2023 06:47:55 PM
From: Sean Gustafson
Subject: Grubs in our raised beds

Hi Jan,
Applying nematodes after a rain is one of the best times.  This is a helpful video on getting rid of the grubs, most likely from the Green Fruit Beetle.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_bAT3YGo-UQ&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

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Sean Gustafson

Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2023 01:39:42 PM
From: Jan Wald
Subject: Grubs in our raised beds

We have a small raised-bed garden in our Kindergarten yard. Three 3' x 6' beds. The plants in one bed struggled compared to the others. While clearing out these plants last month, we noticed that we have an infestation of grubs in that bed.
I ordered the triple blend of live beneficial nematodes from Amazon - arriving next week. It's been raining a lot so I'm not sure I'll be able to introduce them until things dry out and warm up. Other than this method or the costly - removing the soil and starting with fresh soil, is there any other way to handle this situation? I'm located in Santa Cruz, Northern California.

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Jan Wald
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