Strawberries

[Percy T]

Hi folks

my stawberry's are laying on the ground and are being happly eated by slugs and snails!

I know that you are supposed to lay straw under them to help prevent this, I dont have any straw so question is can I use stredded paper?

[Shadylane]

You can but it won't prevent slug damage, but then neither will straw. In fact straw can actually make it worse because they hide under it. At least that's what I found. The reason you're supposed to use straw is to help keep the fruits dry and free from mud splats. Preventing beasties from eating them is not so easy - pretty much everything wants to have a nibble.

[Leeds_lad]

Get some slug gel and draw a circle around the fruits touching the floor as instructed. The slugs never cross the line