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| We planted a new bed of Strawberries and we suffer from slug damage on the berries. My wife has tried egg shells but it takes a lot of shells to do any good. Is there another remedy to help control them? |
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- Posted by Johnnysapples (My Page) on Sat, Jun 14, 14 at 13:36
| We have lots of slugs here. I buy slug and snail bait. The bag last for a long time. I have to throw small handfuls out every spring before planting my cucumbers or they get eaten by the first leaf sets. I would sprinkle a couple pellets by your plants then more heavily around the area of your plants. Then you should be good for the season. I broadcast it eight to ten foot. They smell it and come out and eat it after the sun goes down. It works well. |
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- Posted by AgroCoders 6 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 14, 14 at 21:38
| Surprisingly you just need to dry out the areas underneath the strawberry plants. The easiest way to do that is straw. That's how they got their name. I've never seen anyone attempt to grow enough strawberries to eat without using straw. A lot of the store bought strawberries are hydroponic. |
This post was edited by AgroCoders on Sat, Jun 14, 14 at 21:39
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| If you buy slug bait (I use it too), make sure you choose one of the ones that won't harm pets or other animals. They are readily available, but toxic ones are on the market too. |
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- Posted by AgroCoders 6 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 14, 14 at 21:49
| Another thing to do is carry the slugs to an even wetter part of the yard / neighborhood as they you'll be eating the strawberries near that bait. Lavender and Marigold is good sign the area around your strawberries isn't too wet. Don't water your strawberries (another reason for the straw - a mulch). Ruins the flavor and attracts slugs, snail, and funguses. |
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| "I've never seen anyone attempt to grow enough strawberries to eat without using straw. " Never say never. i grow them without straw. I much prefer pine needles. I average about 20 ripe berries a day, good year this year. Got 45 today! A good day! I use the slug bait myself, not many here, just a few show up now and then, |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 7:59
| I use landscape fabric. Same idea though, keep the area under the plants dry. I have some extra plants I planted without the fabric in a less sunny area and the slugs are taking over that bed. In the bed with the landscape fabric I get few slugs in spite of never putting out bait. Scott |
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