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Does "Strulch" mulch encourage earwigs ? Discuss

selinasallyselinasally Posts: 166
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So I have recently bought this and surrounded my delphiniums and Dahlias and they are no longer being munched ... however - does it encourage earwigs due to its straw ?

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  • SkylarksSkylarks Posts: 379
    A while back I asked I asked about Strulch and didn’t get an answer. I’m guessing forum members don’t use it. I take it you’ve found it does deter slugs? 
  • selinasallyselinasally Posts: 166
    I started to use it with my Dahlias sitting in pots outside and some other plants that were getting munched it was really good . Then I bought more and discovered my lupine were still getting munched - I think where you leave a small gap near the stem of the plant could be an access area for slugs and hatching slug eggs - last night I went out snd picked about 8 slugs off my lupin and found a couple on another plant - I think on the whole it has thoroughly deterred them but maybe a few get through 
  • SkylarksSkylarks Posts: 379
    Thanks, that is good to know. I might give it a go. Sorry I couldn’t help with your query.
  • selinasallyselinasally Posts: 166
    No problem my friend has also been battling and tried various things including copper but it was difficult to use so then she tried strulch too and it helped 
  • Anna33Anna33 Posts: 316
    I really rate Strulch - it's not foolproof for slugs & snails, the more determined ones will still get through, but it definitely makes a difference. In my last garden, I was overrun with slugs and snails (epidemic proportions!) and the plants in the border were definitely munched a lot less. It also acts really well as a mulch too. I've just put some down on a border, and already it's making a huge difference to the moisture levels.

    I don't know whether it would harbour earwigs, as I didn't have any in my last garden, and have only seen a few around in this one, but in terms of being a good product to use in the garden, I really rate it.

    And another bonus is that the bags are light enough to carry, unlike similar sized compost bags!

    (*am aware this all sounds like some kind of promo, for disclosure I have absolutey zero connection to them, just found it a really good product to use!)
  • selinasallyselinasally Posts: 166
    I do feel the same hence I have loads of it hanging around in my garden ! So much easier than bark 
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