Strawberry Mount Everest

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• maidenedinburgh Posts: 4

  October 2020

  Fairygirl said:

  Being vertical won't stop slugs - they climb very readily. 
  They climb our house walls here - despite it being covered in crushed shell. 
  
  Are you on an island further north/west? I have a very windy garden too, but strawberries certainly aren't affected, even if other plants often are. 
  
  I am just outside Edinburgh.  When it is windy in Edinburgh,  add another 10/15 miles to the windspeed where I am, ha ha.
  
  The strawberries should appear along the runners and dangle over the edge, hoping it will prevent slugs gaining access. I will find out next year.
  

  
  

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  October 2020

  I doubt it's any windier than where I am.  
  There's no gain in being over protective with strawberries - it just makes for soft plants/growth, which is then more susceptible to pests and diseases.
  Just make sure there isn't any 'bridge' for them to cross. It's surprising what they can do 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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