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Old 02-06-2007, 06:00 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Robert \(Plymouth\) Robert \(Plymouth\) is offline
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Nick Maclaren wrote:
: In article ,
: "Geoff" writes:
::: I have a raised bed of strawberry plants - planted in slots in a
::: porous membrane which is weighted around the plants with pea gravel.
:::
::: Although I try to keep the berries off the gravel by placing them
::: over leaf stalks, some are on the gravel/membrane: those are the
::: ones the woodlice eat!
:::
::: Any ideas for getting rid of the woodlice please without anything
::: nasty to poison the strawberries.
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: It would do you no good.
:
: Woodlice don't attack undamaged strawberries, and you are merely
: finding the ones that have followed on after slugs have made holes.
: Concentrate on attacking the slugs.
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: Regards,
: Nick Maclaren.

That's what I would have said too