On 16/08/2011 14:39, NT wrote:
On Aug 16, 8:08 am, wrote:
On 16/08/2011 01:56, in article
, "NT"

wrote:
I think plums& blackcurrants, and maybe some hybrid berries and
strawberries. Are full size strawbs also usable for the understorey?
Slugs are a problem here.

They're useable, but a magnet for slugs, and you were looking for
low-maintenance.

OK thanks. I don't know what to use for ground cover then, alpine
strawbs don't really appeal. I've grown them in the past.


NT


It's not a fruit, I know, but might courgettes suit the understorey instead?

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