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2ofus said:We are trying it for the first time because of nematodes also. They only bother our carrots, causing them to be stunted and deformed. We put heavy black plastic under the bales in case the nematodes could migrate up into the straw. We're crossing our fingers hoping this works.

Just a heads up the plastic may trap small puddles of water allowing mosquitoes to breed. I had that problem with self watering pots, I had to spray myself down with repellant any time I needed to go near them