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beckygardener said:I agree, Kristi!
I have a thriving worm population in my worm bin and they can break down a large amount of waste in the bin within a month now. I just harvested almost 5 gallons of worm compost (castings) and will be using it in my new raised bed. (Though that new bed is not for veggies, but for daylilies! )

I am trying to garden as organically as possible. I love my red wigglers worms! I have noticed when I amend my beds, I am now finding lots of earthworms in the soil. That is a drastic change from 5-6 years ago when I never saw even 1 earth worm in my garden beds. So the amending is working .... however slowly. But the nematodes are still a big issue.

I wished I had a list of edibles that nematodes do not attack.

I made some self-watering buckets a few years ago and am going to use those for growing some veggies in.

I used to have the red wiggler worms; but gave up after a couple of years. I didn't think these worms would survive in the ground -- you would have to get the red earth worms. Is that correct ?
Nematodes will also be an issue. Chitin (which is repellent to nematodes) is found in the shells of crustaceans such as shrimp and crabs and I keep these seafood shells in bags in my freezer) and dig that into the veggie bed.