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.

Thanks

Geoff

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.

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.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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.
:
: 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.
:
:
: Regards,
: Nick Maclaren.

That's what I would have said too

"Robert (Plymouth)" wrote in message
...
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.
:
: 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.
:
:
: Regards,
: Nick Maclaren.

That's what I would have said too

I would have said it as well but I would have been much more witty.

Des in very very very wet Dublin (it's coming your way shortly)

In article ,
"Des Higgins" writes:
| "Robert (Plymouth)" wrote in message
| ...
|
| That's what I would have said too
|
| I would have said it as well but I would have been much more witty.

Well, that's what comes from living in the land of blarney.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.