Soil Solarization

Soil solarization is a technique that uses the sun's energy to battle pests and diseases in your soil. It's especially effective against nematodes, tiny worms that feed on the roots of plants.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Cooking up Weeds, Bugs, and Rots
• Soilborne Plant Pathogen and Pest Management with Soil Solarization
• Solarization: Bake Out the Bugs

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Nematodes

Other Sites

• Harness the Power of the Summer Sun to Kill Weeds, Plant Diseases and Pests--eXtension.org
• Soil Solarization--University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
• Soil Solarization for the Control of Nematodes and Soilborne Diseases--Alabama Cooperative Extension Service
• Soil Solarization for Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens and Weeds--Clemson Extension
• Soil Solarization for Weed Control--University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Solarize Soil--University of Illinois Extension
• Solarize the Soil to Kill Off Nasties--Southern Oregon Mail Tribune
• What is Soil Solarization? Oregon State University Extension