To protect the strawberry bed from cheeky birds I erected a netting 'tent' - using canes to make a framework and stretching the netting over. I then secured the netting to the ground with pegs and stood back to admire my handywork - only to see a blackbird hop out from under the netting and scamper away across the allotment! Not bird-proof enough, then?? Now it is!!!
First Strawberry of the Year
In view of the wet weather we've been having I have, for the first time in my life, put straw under my strawberries. Hopefully this will prevent the fruit from resting on muddy soil and also deter greedy slugs, by being uncomfortable to crawl over. I'll be checking this later today.
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