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Strawberries, netting and pollination
Paul Charnock
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To save space I have just planted calabrese seedlings between my strawberries. I figured that the strawberries will be finished before the calabrese get very big. Also it meant that I could next the whole area for both Calabrese and strawberries in one go.
However, I use fine mesh to keep butterflies away from the Calabrese and now I am worried about whether the strawberries will be prevented from getting pollinated.
I hear that they are mostly self fertile and are pollinated by wind too. Is this right? Also are they likely to be pollinated by ground insects too? If so I reckon they will get the job done but if it's flying insects required then I reckon I have just prevented that from happening.
Any advice?
However, I use fine mesh to keep butterflies away from the Calabrese and now I am worried about whether the strawberries will be prevented from getting pollinated.
I hear that they are mostly self fertile and are pollinated by wind too. Is this right? Also are they likely to be pollinated by ground insects too? If so I reckon they will get the job done but if it's flying insects required then I reckon I have just prevented that from happening.
Any advice?
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It keeps the birds out but lets the bees in.
When I first planted them, like you I used a fine mesh netting and noticed no berries were forming.
When I swapped it for the butterfly netting berries started to form.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I think it is take 2 on the netting then. I'll raid the shed to see if I have something a little less fine.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.