Strawberries and vine weevil

[w33blegurl]

Morning all

Is there anything I can grow with my strawberries that might deter vine weevil?

Cheers

[ginger ninger]

In a word...NO, the only thing I can suggest is nematodes which you water in when the weather warm's up, are you growing in pot's ?? If you are do what I do and hand pick the grubs out and squash them...its so therapeutic .

[WrexTheDragon]

I use a very week solution of Jayes Fluid, using a small indoor watering can with a long spout to get at the soil and not plant.

[w33blegurl]

Am definitely going to try the nemtodes this year, just wondered if there was anything extra I could do - they are growing in pots as I dont have space in the ground so I know they are extra vulnerable to the evil weevil!

[Jeanied]

Watch out for the nibbled notches in the leaves - signs of the adults at work - and watch out for the beetles too and squish them. Often the only way you identify the grubs is when a treasured plant seems to be growing well and suddenly keels over on you. You can get compost with treatment in it these days.

[BFG]

Watch out for the nibbled notches in the leaves - signs of the adults at work - and watch out for the beetles too and squish them. Often the only way you identify the grubs is when a treasured plant seems to be growing well and suddenly keels over on you. You can get compost with treatment in it these days.

The compost with treatment in it is toxic to pretty much everything, including bees and worms, not just weevils.

[ginger ninger]

The compost with treatment in it is toxic to pretty much everything, including bees and worms, not just weevils.

Yup, and its passed on up though the plant to the fruit/veg so ends up in us and that's not good.

[bramble]

Can you not put something under the pots to raise them up from the ground?

[Jeanied]

Can you not put something under the pots to raise them up from the ground?

I usually find the vine weevil beetles climbing up the wall!! Little devils.