If I grow garlic near more strawberries will the slugs leave them alone ? Can I grow garlic in the strawberry barrel ?
Has anyone tried this ?
there wouldn't be much room for garlic and the strawberries in a barrel and you'd think that being in a barrel should offer some protection against slugs :(
also it is considered that garlic and strawberries do NOT make good companions - maybe grow some tansy nearby, strong smelling, great companion plant for strawbs as well as other fruit and veg and has a really nice yellow button flower in late summer
Being in a barrel does help a lot but not 100%.
How do you grow tansy ?
I read this too Calendula. I dug out the garlic which was along side the strawbs long before I read about it, but I obviously missed some and I have to report that I had a good crop of strawbs and some garlic too!
I have since got hold of some tansy and planted it though. (I like it anyhow) ;D
Also, davholla, the slugs still ate the strawbs ::) If you want to pm me with your address I'll send you a root-it's plentiful on our site.
Quote from: Emagggie on September 25, 2007, 17:25:49
I read this too Calendula. I dug out the garlic which was along side the strawbs long before I read about it, but I obviously missed some and I have to report that I had a good crop of strawbs and some garlic too!
I have since got hold of some tansy and planted it though. (I like it anyhow) ;D
Also, davholla, the slugs still ate the strawbs ::) If you want to pm me with your address I'll send you a root-it's plentiful on our site.
Thanks - is there no organic way to get rid of them ???
Only nematodes I think for best effect.. Saddad told me about them but I can't remember which thread. Lots of sites if you google.
I got nematodes for my sister's birthday this year and she said they worked a treat - she only did one application in about April, but it kept them at bay until about a month ago.
I'm going to do an application in autumn - although if we're set for a freezing winter that will kill alot of them, so i might wait til spring.
Try the Wiggly Wigglers website:
http://wigglywigglers.co.uk/shop/foundoption.lasso?-session=shopper:4F4116A0169bf138AANjKm8A3A6C
I don't know if there are better deals out there - this seemed a good one.