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Where to buy straw?

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  • 20-06-2019 10:10pm
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    Stheno
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    Sorry for another stupid question. I have STRAWBERRY plants starting to fruit and keep reading I should put down a bed of straw for them.

    Where can I buy it? I'm in Dublin btw. Or can I use bark or another alternative?

    Thanks


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    Gloomtastic!
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    Pet shop. Rabbit bedding.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Dried grass, or hay, will do just as well.


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    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Lauren Weak Tile wrote: »
    Dried grass, or hay, will do just as well.

    Will it not attract slugs as it fits?


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Joel Tight Prisoner wrote: »
    Will it not attract slugs as it fits?

    No more so than straw.


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    fiacha
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    I used a thick layer of wood chippings last year with good results. Didn't notice any difference between it and the pet shop bedding I normally use.

    Trying it again this year just in case it was a fluke :)


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    uck51js9zml2yt
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    fiacha wrote: »
    I used a thick layer of wood chippings last year with good results. Didn't notice any difference between it and the pet shop bedding I normally use.

    Trying it again this year just in case it was a fluke :)

    I suppose the advantage is that it's too rough for slugs to go over


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    Mooooo
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    Find a local farmer may have a bale or two left over. Straw has the the advantage of being better for the soil when it rots etc


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    Roen
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    Can you use cardboard?


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    Graces7
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    Mooooo wrote: »
    Find a local farmer may have a bale or two left over. Straw has the the advantage of being better for the soil when it rots etc

    also straw has no seeds in it as hay does. and lets more air in than hay . and yes farmers will be glad to use older bales. Going to see my own farmer neighbour about this soon ;)


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    Graces7
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    Roen wrote: »
    Can you use cardboard?

    You mean plant through holes made in it? To keep the berries off muddy ground? Why not?


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Roen wrote: »
    Can you use cardboard?

    You can but it needs to be fairly thick or it will get soggy when wet. If the protection is keep the berries dry and mud free you can buy strawberry mats or make them from weed membrane.


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    Stheno
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    Lauren Weak Tile wrote: »
    You can but it needs to be fairly thick or it will get soggy when wet. It the protection is keep the berries dry and mud free you can but strawberry mats or make them from weed membrane.

    Do you mean I can use weed control fabric? I've loads of that


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Do you mean I can use weed control fabric? I've loads of that

    Cut it into squares like these

    https://suttons.s3.amazonaws.com/p/SUMUL22233_3.jpg


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