What to Do About My Strawberries?
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Douglas Hunt on Aug 15, 2012There's a reason strawberries are among the most sprayed crops out there, Maria. Pay careful attention to the label on your insecticide to find out when, and if, it is safe to eat your berries after spraying.Helpful Reply
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Paul M on Aug 15, 2012We have slugs attack ours and it is hard to get rid of them too.Helpful Reply
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Maria D. M on Aug 15, 2012I wonder If I can try to grow them inside?Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Aug 15, 2012Maria, Here is what I will try next. Take a tomato topsy turvey planter & put strawberry plants in it & hang it from top of pergola in full sun. Paul M, I'm sure no slugs will get up there. Doug, can I plant strawberries this time of year or should I wait till later for my experiment?Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Aug 16, 2012@Maria: You need to find out what is doing the damage. Most caterpillars can be controlled with Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) and many other problem insectides can be tackled with a neem product. @Sherrie: You should wait another month, until toward the end of September, to plant.Helpful Reply
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Maria D. M on Aug 16, 2012ok, I'll look for something, thanks DouglasHelpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Aug 16, 2012Good luck Maria & thank you Douglas.Helpful Reply
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Eclectically Vintage - Kelly on Aug 16, 2012The squirrels got mine!Helpful Reply
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Trish M on Aug 17, 2012O.K. I'm gonna blow all you Guy's away..I Have Strawberry's in My House and in My yard..LOL In hanging Baskets and on the Ground..you put Tuna cans in the Ground and fill them With Beer...OMG The Slugs LOVE it...My friends and I Go On Slug fest...Flash Lites in hand...I have a WONDERFUL southern expositor where the Strawberry's and Banana Trees Live Quite Well in the House....And Produce Nice Sz fruit..BUT...I Live in the Desert..we have a Lot More Sunshine Then Most and Very few slugs... Due To My TOAD population..Helpful Reply
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Barbara at DIY Home Staging Tips on Aug 17, 2012Squirrels got mine as well. Still looking for a solution, because I'm getting more blossoms..Helpful Reply
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CAROL H on Aug 18, 2012Squirrels got mine too. Going to have to build a framed screen box to put on top.Helpful Reply
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Ann S on Aug 18, 2012I have mine fenced in with chicken wire to keep the bunnies & others out. And I've been told to put an fake owl by them too to scare off tritters, but I haven't & mine do great. My strawberry are done already for the yr. I don't use any pestasides on them!Helpful Reply
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Shawn McPeak on Aug 19, 2012I have issues with Slugs. I try and bait them, but every time I put a jar cap full of beer out to catch them it rains.Helpful Reply
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Phil Bauman on Aug 19, 2012For slugs and snails, try cutting a 3 to 4 inch tall ring off of a plastic soda bottle, and place it around your plant. The slugs and snails will not cross the sharp surface. It also works around other veggie plants, peppers tomatoes eggplant etc.. You can save your beer for drinking, and it saves on chemicals too.Helpful Reply
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Phil Bauman on Aug 19, 2012One other thing, if strawberry plant is to big for the plastic ring, you can cut 2 or 3 ring and tape them together to form a larger ring, just do not tape the top surface area.Helpful Reply
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Maria D. M on Aug 19, 2012okay, I'll give all these ideas a tryHelpful Reply
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Swinnen Lisette on Sep 15, 2016Put newspapers around the feet of the plants(snails). Cover overhead with a net (birds), and for the gekko's: put some flypaper here and there (the sticky ones). Succes garanteedHelpful Reply
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