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Title: covering beds in cardboard - home for flea beetles?
Post by: Crystalmoon on September 21, 2011, 12:23:58

Hi everyone, last year I covered my unused raised beds with squash plant debris & other allotment cuttings to keep weeds down & improve the soil as they rotted. In the beds that I covered I had huge attacks of flea beetles this year so wonder if I prvided the blighters with a comfy home for the winter?

So this year I was thinking of just putting cardboard over my unused beds to keep weeds down but do you think I will just be providing a home for pests? Thanks for any advice x jane

Title: Re: covering beds in cardboard - home for flea beetles?
Post by: louise stella on September 24, 2011, 16:43:42

I've done this for years and have never had a problem!

Title: Re: covering beds in cardboard - home for flea beetles?
Post by: Crystalmoon on September 24, 2011, 19:40:19

Thanks Louise that is reassuring news ;) x jane

Title: Re: covering beds in cardboard - home for flea beetles?
Post by: manicscousers on September 24, 2011, 20:28:22

Just done a couple of ours :)

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