In a message dated 3/7/2003 3:04:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, writes:

I've heard of it, but we haven't tested it at the lab. We've tried
marigolds (they sure were pretty! But they didn't work too well) and
mustards as green manures (not as effective as we would
have liked).

Nina:

I also understand that adding egg shells promotes the introduction of organisms that eat the nematodes.

To this day, I cannot believe that my Gumi survived the ordeal.

Cordially,

Michael Persiano
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