Mustard's biofumigation superpowers: • Natural compounds suppress nematodes and soil pests • Confuses pest insects looking for their favorite crops, especially Brassicas • Attracts beneficial predators when flowering • Breaks pest cycles between main crop seasons Chemical-free pest management that builds soil health.

Beautiful East Suffolk skies framing biofumigation crop incorporation ⁦@HomeFarmNacton⁩ The plough and press essential for capturing the key gases underground to do their work over the coming weeks. #IPM ⁦@LEAF_Farming⁩

🎉¡Buenas noticias! El trabajo con mis compañeros de la @etsiaab ha sido aceptado en Industrial Crops & Products de @sciencedirect: Integrating biofumigation and phyto-spectral monitoring: Advancing sustainable agricultural practices doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.20… #AgriculturaSostenible

Field season in full swing! 🌾🍉 Scouting #FHB & #WheatRust in wheat/barley ✅ Biofumigation incorporation ✅ Watermelon planting ✅ Fungicide Injections ✅ #PlantPathology #FieldSeason #Biofumigation #Watermelon @UDExtension @UDelaware

#SeminarCBGP | 30/05/25 - 12:30h 🧑🏽‍🔬 Dr. Daniel Palmero 🌍 @etsiaab UPM, Madrid, Spain 📝 "Fusarium Wilt Management in Horticultural Crops: From Pathosystem Analysis to Effective Soil Biofumigation Strategies” 💻 Zoom ID: 822 4442 4612 | Código acceso: 972731 #somosUPM

GARDEN GROUND COVERS Plants specifically chosen to grow at ground level are called ground covers. They provide beneficial characteristics for the garden, and below, we've listed a few common ground covers and their uses. Clover works to attract beneficial insects; it enhances soil fertility, helps suppress weeds, and retains soil moisture because of its nitrogen-fixing ability. Buckwheat is a fast-growing cover crop that can improve soil structure and suppress weeds. Buckwheat is especially good for attracting pollinators when it flowers. Vetch is a leguminous cover crop that helps fix nitrogen in the soil, making it more fertile for subsequent vegetable crops. It also provides excellent weed control, but use with caution, it can be invasive! Mustard is known for its biofumigation properties; mustard can suppress soil-borne pests and diseases while adding organic matter to the soil. Lettuce or Spinach are leafy greens that can serve as an edible ground cover. They shade the soil, reducing weed growth, and can be harvested for food. Radish fast-growing varieties provide a food source, however, they also improve aeration and drainage, and their roots break up compacted soil. Sweet Potatoes, when grown as a ground cover, spread quickly, suppressing weeds while producing edible tubers. Thyme and Oregano are perennial herbs that can suppress weeds yet also provide culinary benefits. Ground covers can: • Enhance a garden's productivity by contributing to soil health. • Help prevent erosion. • Be helpful in no-till gardening systems. • Promote ecological balance by promoting biodiversity. Good, healthy, non-GMO Heirloom seeds make all the difference when you want to grow your own home garden and here on our website at: theseedguy.net, we have a great Heirloom seed package that has 60 different Heirloom seed varieties, contains over 31,000 seeds, all non-GMO, and priced right now at only $69!! In the above-mentioned package you receive 49 vegetable varieties and 11 herb varieties, more than enough to feed your family. You can also store any seeds left over from your spring/fall planting in the 10” x 14” silver Mylar bag that comes along with your order. You can see individual seed varieties, or order this particular seed package on our website at: theseedguy.net/sixty-variety… We’d love to have you FOLLOW and LIKE our X/Twitter and Facebook page where you can read more of our gardening articles, explore helpful tips, and keep track of Seed Guy sales. So, help us by clicking on the FOLLOW/LIKE button at the top of our page, and thank you so much for following us…God bless you and your family!

I am skeptical that biofumigation is a major factor in controlling fungal pathogens because the dose is so low compared to commercial fumigants. However, there are other mechanisms at work, and the biofumigation is probably more of a factor for nematode control.

Here is how Brassicas are being used for "biofumigation" in potato production here in the Columbia Basin of Washington state. Using Green Manures in Potato Cropping Systems pubs.extension.wsu.edu/using…

60 cm radish dug from a winter cover crop of Turnips, radish & clover. Cover crops offer benefits including acting as a ground cover, deep taproots to break up compacted soil, weed suppression, erosion control & potentially pest suppression through biofumigation #covercrop

I had the pleasure of chairing the second session of the HAU PhD Colloquium! Starting things off strong was Francis Kawalya’s research on partial biofumigation for potato cyst nematode management

Amazing week at the 8th International Symposium of Biofumigation in San Pedro, Argentina. Thank you to @biofumigationar for their kind invitation @HarperAdamsUni

Looking forward to ⁦@biofumigationar⁩ 8th International Symposium of Biofumigation in Argentina! ⁦@HarperAdamsUni⁩ ⁦@KAWALYAFRANCIS1⁩

@KAWALYAFRANCIS1 presents his PhD findings on partial Biofumigation of PCN @HarperAdamsUni Research Conference. Thanks for support from @JamesHuttonInst

#Mustard plants enrich #SoilHealth and fertility through #biofumigation. Their glucosinolates break down into biofumigants, suppressing soil-borne #pests and diseases, reducing the need for #chemicals. #seed @G7 Learn more about the #SaveSoil movement at: savesoil.org

What is your favorite gardening tip that almost no one knows about? Mine is biofumigation!

#Biofumigation of #nectarines with #essential #oils against #postharvest rots. The #fruit #microbiome is affected by the treatments. Funded by @StopMedWaste1, part of @PrimaProgram. @agroinnova @unito. See more at: mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/5/341

Interesting experience of a farmer using mustard #GreenManures for #Biofumigation to improve #SoilHealth in potato production. Mustard Cover Cropping in Potatoes – Dale Gies youtu.be/z9qYSSqmOd8?feature… via @YouTube

New information on #Biofumigation, #GreenManures and #CoverCrops will be presented at the 8th International Biofumigation Symposium in Argentina (21-25 October 2024). youtu.be/YV10zA1w21o?feature… via @YouTube

That’s a great reason to prune! I don’t live in a super humid climate so I don’t have to prune mine. If you have trouble with blight you should read this post about biofumigation. heirloomgrown.com/how-to-use…

Breaking ground in biofumigation: A new mustard hybrid offers natural disease control hope to potato growers potatonewstoday.com/2024/04/…