Re: strawberries
- Subject: Re: strawberries
- From: J*
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 00:01:24 +0100
- Resent-Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 15:53:52 -0700
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kara Sweeney" <ksweeney@interactiveinc.org>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 10:57 PM
Subject: strawberries
> This is my first year planting/growing strawberries. I decided to add
them
> to my garden of mixed vegetables. Any hints or suggestions are
appreciated.
>
> Also, I was thinking of using seaweed (since it is plentiful and free in
my
> next of the woods) as a ground cover for my tomatoes, peppers, eggplants,
> etc. Has anyone used this before in their garden?
> Thanks. Kara
>
Seaweed is v. good in garden but not straight from beach. Compost first and
use as soil improver or mulch. Lots of trace elements in it. Watc out for
the slugs as they like strawberries as much as us but without the cream.
Jim
