I read that strawberries do better here if you plant them in the fall,
rather than teh spring, so I planted mine a couple of months ago.

I lost a few about a month or so ago when I let them get a little too dry,
after that I watered twice a week, wednesdays and Saturdays. I haven't
had any losses from shriveled up dried out husks since. That one
incident, we had rain one weekend and then dry air the rest of the week,
and I had this mental image that the drought was over and I didn't need to
worry about watering and after a week, it was too dry again...The ways our
minds wander down the wrong path.

Anyway, I noticed the other day that I seem to be down about fifteen or
twenty plants out of 60. In other words, there seem to be only 40 - 45
left. I was watrering regularly until the recent rain started. So I
know it isn't lack of water. I've had strawberries in this spot for the
last few years, so it should not be a location based problem. But, for
some reason, plants are dieing/vanishing. There aren't any holes such as
possums or raccoons would leave.

Do snails or slugs eat strawberry plants? Other suggested culprits?

Thank you for any helpful or humorous suggestions,

Jeff Walther

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