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I want to cover my strawberries to keep the pigeons off. I have a roll of that micro netting that keeps carrot fly at bay. Do you think the flowers will get pollinated under it?
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That is likely to be too small a gauge to let the pollinating insects through. However if you don't net until the fruits have started to form (birds only tend to go for them when they start to ripen) you'll be OK.
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You'll need a mesh that's large enough for a bee to fly through for polllination. Can you make a frame to keep the mesh off the strawberries to stop the birds landing on it?
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Nope..I doubt it.
I used to use fleece on our lottie but .....took it off almost daily whilst we were down there.
That worked.
So...if you are happy removing it regularly whilst you are around ( bird scarer
) then you would be OK
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I had strawberries in the tunnel. They are nearly finished now so when they were flowering there weren't many insects about and they were all fine. Covering them won't hurt.Last edited by roitelet; 04-06-2016, 11:11 AM.Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poetComment
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Ummm? I wonder if they self pollinate, or if they're enough midges and ground hugging insects to do the job?Originally posted by roitelet View Post
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