This is a bad year for slugs on strawberries.
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The slug population has exploded in the ideal conditions provided by the wet conditions last summer & this spring.
To reduce slug attacks on strawberries:
* surround the strawberry row with oyster grit, or a similar medium,
which the slugs do not like to cross.
* place ’slug pubs’ amongst the rows. These are small containers of
beer which the slugs drop in to.
* leave grapefruit or orange skins in the row, which will attract
slugs, & pick the slugs out every day & destroy.
* purchase a pyramid slug trap
* elevate the strawberry plants on poles which the slugs cannot
climb – see table top strawberries.
* click the link for more info on slug control
slug-eaten-strawberry
Slugs can devastate the strawberry crop, so it is worth taking time to
control the slugs, using a number of different methods.
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2008 was a terrible year for slugs on all my foodie garden plants. Barely anything was salvaged from the combination of poor weather and slug attack! This year I’m using nematodes and things are looking promising so far – I just hope it continues.
Comment by Eat The Garden — April 22, 2009 @ 10:47 pm
We had slugs everywhere last year! It will be interesting to hear how you get on with the nematodes – when did you start using them?
Comment by TopVeg — April 23, 2009 @ 8:14 am
I did the first application on the last friday in march, and I’ve yet to find a single slug in the treated areas – but plenty on my patio which I didn’t treat. I’ve another application in the fridge waiting to be used – I must check the use-by date!
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