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Gardening

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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3. Nuttin.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon May 19, 2014, 12:25 PM

May 2014

I seem to have far more problems with slugs in my strawberries than birds. But since I only use them to make jam, I just cut out the munched on parts, although I still end up losing something like 1/3 to 1/4 of the harvest to the #$%%^& slugs. And the birds don't seem to bother the raspberries at all.

If it's chickens, and you're letting them range free, then I'd go with the other poster who suggested you fence in the berries.

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Cross post from Rural life - what do you use to keep [View all] hedgehog May 2014 OP

Netting. Buy it at any farm supply or plant nursery. sinkingfeeling May 2014 #1

I am not sure if this is a real cure libodem May 2014 #2

Nuttin. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #3

I read that you can use tulle TuxedoKat May 2014 #4

I tried netting on the garden one year and that was the last time I shraby Jul 2014 #5

I think I read somewhere TuxedoKat Aug 2014 #6